Rachel Golden

Rachel Golden

Nonpartisan

Rachel Golden was a nonpartisan candidate for mayor of Albuquerque in New Mexico. Golden did not collect enough signatures to qualify for the ballot. Golden identified herself as a Republican.

Biography

Golden was born on May 8, 1997. She has a high school diploma. Her professional experience includes security, jewelry, and food service.

Elections

2017

See also: Municipal elections in Albuquerque, New Mexico (2017)

The city of Albuquerque, New Mexico, held elections for mayor and city council on October 3, 2017. The filing deadline for mayoral candidates was March 31, 2017, and the filing deadline for city council candidates was May 31, 2017. Golden filed to run for mayor of Albuquerque, but did not qualify for the ballot.

Campaign themes

2017

See also: Ballotpedia's municipal government candidate survey

Golden participated in Ballotpedia's 2017 survey of municipal government candidates. The following sections display her responses to the survey questions. When asked what her top priority would be if elected, the candidate made the following statement:

“	Children	”
—Rachel Golden (May 12, 2017)

Ranking the issues

The candidate was asked to rank the following issues by importance in the city, with 1 being the most important and 12 being the least important: city services (trash, utilities, etc.), civil rights, crime reduction/prevention, environment, government transparency, homelessness, housing, K-12 education, public pensions/retirement funds, recreational opportunities, transportation, and unemployment. This table displays this candidate's rankings from most to least important.

Issue importance ranking
Candidate's ranking	Issue	Candidate's ranking	Issue
1	Transportation	7	Unemployment
2	Housing	8	Environment
3	City services (trash, utilities, etc.)	9	Government transparency
4	Recreational opportunities	10	Homelessness
5	Public pensions/retirement funds	11	Crime reduction/prevention
6	Civil rights	12	K-12 education

Nationwide municipal issues

The candidate was asked to answer questions from Ballotpedia regarding issues facing cities across America. The questions are in the left column and the candidate's responses are in the right column. Some questions provided multiple choices, which are noted after those questions.

Question	Response
Is it important for the city’s budget to be balanced?Answer options: Not important; Not important, but required by state law; A little important; A little important, but required by state law; Important; Very important	Very important
Which level of government do you feel should set a minimum wage?Answer options: None, Local, State, Federal	State
What do you think is the best way to improve a city’s public safety? Candidates could write their own answer or choose from the following options: Increased economic opportunities, Increased police presence/activity, Harsher penalties for offenders, Public outreach/education programs	Increased police presence/activity
How do you think your city should emphasize economic development? Candidates could write their own answer or choose from the following options: Changing zoning restrictions, Create a more competitive business climate, Focusing on small business development, Instituting a citywide minimum wage, Recruiting new businesses to your city, Regulatory and licensing reforms, and tax reform	Recruiting new businesses to your city
What is the one thing you’re most proud of about your city?	Rich culture
What is the one thing you’d most like to change about your city?	Future for children

Golden's website highlighted the following campaign themes:

Public transportation

• Excerpt: "I will provide more bikes for the public to use for transportation while taking measures to ensure checking in of bikes to prevent thievery."

Recycling

• Excerpt: "I will implement a better recycling program similar to that of Germany's."

Solar

• Excerpt: "I will start campaigns to encourage businesses and residents to implement solar energy. All of it will be completely voluntary."

Transparency

• Excerpt: "Mayor must have full transparency. There is no reason a mayor must hide anything from the public."

Dog fights

• Excerpt: "I wont stop until I find and annihilate dog fights and collections from Albuquerque. We will no longer be leaders in dog fighting. Your pets will be safe."

Education

• Excerpt: "Funding needs to go to schools and be carefully monitored so it is not squandered on nonsense. We need to stop cutting funding from school for other silly things."

Affordable housing

• Excerpt: "The HDB led by chairman Lim Kim San of Singapore has worked very well and I would like to look into implementing a similar public housing system."

Small business

• Excerpt: "It's a pain for small businesses to start up. I will have a step by step guide online for anyone to access. We also must make it easier for small businesses to operate and do business."

Jobs

• Excerpt: "I vow to bring many new jobs. I'll aim for businesses that will do well here and we need. I will personally call up many companies and harass them to come here."

See also

Albuquerque, New Mexico	New Mexico	Municipal government	Other local coverage

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