

Dan Lewis
Non-Partisan | New Mexico
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Dan Lewis
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2025
Election
Albuquerque Mayoral, City Council, and School Board General
Race
Albuquerque City Council 5
Incumbent
Yes
EDUCATION
Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, BA, 1992
WORK & MILITARY
Asphalt Pavement Association of New Mexico, Executive Director, 1.5
AFFILIATIONS
Albuquerque City Council, City Councilor, 12
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Albuquerque City Council, 12
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
ENDORSEMENTS
LIBERAL (2)
AFSCME Council 18
IAFF Local 244 Albuquerque Area Firefighters
OTHER (1)
Albuquerque Police officers Association (APOA)
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (3)
IAFF244 Firefighters
City Fire Union
2025
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
Elisa Martinez (2020)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
SELECTED FINANCIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.
Strongly Agree
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Strongly Agree
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Government should not discriminate against individuals, organizations, or business owners who affirm marriage as between one man and one woman.
Strongly Agree
Religious liberty is at risk in the United States and deserves the highest level of protection in the law.
Strongly Agree
ECONOMY
I support using taxpayer funds to lobby the state legislature and/or U.S. Congress.
Strongly Disagree
It is the responsibility of city government to provide subsidized housing at taxpayer expense.
Strongly Disagree
Property taxes should be abolished.
Strongly Agree
IMMIGRATION
City officials should have the right to proclaim their city a sanctuary city for illegal aliens.
Strongly Disagree
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
I support redirecting funds from police departments to community programs.
Strongly Disagree
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
I support addressing mental health issues and increasing school security, and stronger penalties for crimes involving guns.
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
I support the legalization of recreational marijuana.
Disagree
LOCAL
I support annual financial audits of every city department by an independent, third party auditor.
Strongly Agree
Please list up to three issues or projects that you think need the most attention.
Crime, essential infastructure, homelessness
ABOUT YOU
Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.
No
Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.
No
What do you think is the general purpose of government?
Protect individual liberty, maintain order, and provide for the common defense.
Candidates and officeholders should be required to disclose all business investments and real estate, whether in the city or in an area currently proposed for annexation.
Disagree
iVoterGuide Notes:
The candidate notified iVoterGuide that his answer should have been Strongly Agree.
Please list your business investments and/or real estate, whether within the city or in an area currently proposed for annexation.
Did not answer
When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to immigration and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?
Very Conservative
I voted in these primaries and general elections:
2014 Republican Primary 2014 General Election 2016 Republican Primary 2016 General Election 2018 Republican Primary 2018 General Election 2020 Republican Primary 2020 General Election 2022 Republican Primary 2022 General Election
VALUES
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I'm a Christian
Children have the right to be protected from sexually explicit materials in publicly funded libraries, including school libraries.
Strongly Agree
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
All filings by candidates for municipal office, including ballot application and campaign finance reports, should be available for public online access on the city website within 24 hours of filing deadline.
Strongly Agree
Ballot measures which include bond issues should fully disclose both the potential tax rate increase and actual monetary increase for the average single family residence.
Strongly Agree
EQUALITY
Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison.
Strongly Agree
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) instruction should be required for all city employees.
Strongly Disagree
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Taxpayers should subsidize green initiatives such as electric vehicle charging stations.
Strongly Disagree
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