Brad Winter

Brad Winter is an American politician from the state of New Mexico. He served as the 25th Secretary of State of New Mexico from December 18, 2015 to December 9, 2016, being appointed to the position by New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez following the resignation of former Secretary of State Dianna Duran, and was a member of the Albuquerque City Council for 7 consecutive terms, including three terms as council president, from 1999 to 2019. He served Albuquerque's far northeast heights, which became a reliably Republican stronghold.[1]

Brad Winter
25th Secretary of State of New Mexico
In office
December 18, 2015 – December 9, 2016
GovernorSusana Martinez
Preceded byMary Quintana (Acting)
Succeeded byMaggie Toulouse Oliver
Member of the Albuquerque City Council
from the 4th district
In office
January 1, 1999 – December 31, 2019
Preceded bySam Bregman
Succeeded byBrook Bassan
Personal details
Born1952 (age 70–71)
Political partyRepublican
Alma materUniversity of Oklahoma
University of New Mexico,
Albuquerque

Career

Winter worked as a teacher and rose to principal in Albuquerque Public Schools (APS). In 1999, he ran for Albuquerque City Council and defeated Sam Bregman, local lawyer and Democratic activist. Winter would become the chief operating officer of APS, a post he held for almost 5 years after resigning in 2014. Three months later, he was appointed as the interim Superintendent of APS.[2] He was sworn in as Secretary of State on December 15, 2015, following the resignation of Dianna Duran, serving until December 9, 2016.[3] Winter did not resign his City Council seat during that time, nor did he run for the remainder of Duran's term in the November 2016 special election, which was won by Democrat Maggie Toulouse Oliver.[4]

In 2019, Winter said he would not seek re-election to the City Council.[5]

References
  1. Matt Howerton (December 15, 2015). "Brad Winter to keep council seat". KOAT. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  2. Jon Swedien - Journal Staff Writer. "Albuquerque Journal - Board taps Brad Winter as APS interim superintendent". Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  3. "Gov. Martinez appoints Brad Winter as NM Sec. of State". www.KOB.com. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  4. Yingling, Sara (November 9, 2016). "Toulouse Oliver becomes New Mexico's Secretary of State". KRQE. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  5. Jessica Dyer, "Winter is going! ‘It’s enough,’ says councilor," Albuquerque Journal, 25 April 2019 : https://www.abqjournal.com/1307251/city-council-veteran-brad-winter-not-seeking-re-election.html


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