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MARCH 19, 2008 POLITICAL EXPERT JOE MONAHAN SAYS WIENER IS MOST WELL- KNOWN OF THE 3 CANDIDATES VYING FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER IN DISTRICT 4 www.joemonahan.com "What happened to biz guy Chuck Gara? A bunch of R's told us he was going to run for the county commission seat being vacated by Tim Cummins. But he was a no-show Tuesday. That makes former State Senator Michael Wiener the best known name among the three R's hoping to replace Cummins. The other two are attorney Ned Fuller and Ivonne Nelson. No Dems filed." MARCH 18, 2008 WIENER DRAWS BALLOT POSITION # 1 IN MARCH 18TH CANDIDATE FILING County Commission District 4 Four Year Term Republican Candidate Name (Ballot) / Filed MICHAEL C. WIENER (1) / 4:58:00 PM IVONNE I. NELSON (2) / 10:23:00 AM NED S. FULLER (3) / 9:09:00 AM NO DEMOCRAT FILED FOR THIS RACE - SO THE PRIMARY WINNER WINS IT ALL ON JUNE 3RD! MARCH 8, 2008 FORMER SENATOR WIENER ANNOUNCES HIS BID FOR COUNTY COMMISSION Former New Mexico State Senator Michael C. Wiener has today announced, that he will seek the Republican nomination for Bernalillo County Commission - District 4 in the June 3rd Primary election. Wiener, 53, lost the same race eight years ago by only 113 votes to Tim Cummins (the closest contest in Bernalillo County in 2000); Cummins is term-limited and cannot seek re-election. A former City Councilor ('85 - '89), Wiener vows, if elected, to fight property tax increases and believes in strong law enforcement with efficient and swift judicial determination. "The Judicial system must be a vital part of the long-term solution, by analyzing its own contributions to the problem of jail overcrowding that we face, and the wisdom of incarcerating offenders for many nonviolent offenses." "We are currently spending $72 million a year running the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center and almost $400 million in all areas of Public Safety, including Court Administration and Incarceration. For what the taxpayers are spending, the rate of convictions is far too low while recidivism is soaring." "Working together we can achieve greater efficiencies and every inmate at MDC should be evaluated for a work or industries program while they are incarcerated," Wiener added. He has been studying the operation and budget of the Metropolitan Detention Center and looking at the operation of other jails in Southwestern Cities. Last week, Wiener spent the day with Sheriff Joe Arpaio in Phoenix and returned to Albuquerque with a number of ideas that he hopes to "put on the table." After a 25 year career as a Real Estate Broker, Wiener co-founded a retail business in the Northeast Heights which he sold after five years. He now writes and designs guides and publications for law enforcement. Wiener earned his BA from the University of New Mexico in 1976 and has been a 35 year resident of Albuquerque. MARCH 1, 2008 AMERICA'S TOUGHEST SHERIFF ENDORSES MICHAEL WIENER THE BEST KNOWN/TOUGHEST SHERIFF IN AMERICA, JOE ARPAIO OF MARICOPA COUNTY (PHOENIX) ARIZONA HAS ENDORSED FORMER NM STATE SENATOR MICHAEL WIENER - IN THE RACE FOR BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSION DISTRICT 4. WIENER SPENT THE DAY IN PHOENIX ON FEBRUARY 29TH - TOURING TENT CITY AND VIEWING ARPAIO'S OPERATION. SHERIFF ARPAIO OFFERED TO ENDORSE WIENER AFTER THE TWO HAD A NINETY MINUTE MEEETING saying they shared the same philosophy toward crime and incarceration - while looking out for the taxpayers best interests. |
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