It's a six way race to replace outgoing Councilor Hess Yntema in the Southeast Heights. I have Heinrich leading, but am waiting to see if the race gets tighter and how the pro-business Greater ABQ Committee spends its money over there. They have endorsed the lone Republican in the contest, Johanna Tighe, who is in the insurance business. The long-shot strategy by Greater ABQ is to have the five remaining liberal candidates split up the vote and get Tighe in with solid GOP backing. Yntema is more a populist than a Republican and the seat was previously held for eight years by Democrat Ruth Adams. The nature of these things is not to have four or five candidates split the vote, but for two or three serious contenders to emerge. District 7 Republican Councilor Sally Mayer is openly supporting Tighe, as well as Brad Winter's challenger Patrick Milligan in District 4. She is taking some hits for that from critics who say Sally should mind things in her own store. It will be interesting to see how tough the Greater ABQ literature against Heinrich will be and how he responds. See more in the Trib below and, as always, stayed tuned right here.


http://www.abqtrib.com/news/elections/d6.shtml