Brad Winter is an American politician from the

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New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ke ...

. 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

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Susana Martinez Susana Martinez (born July 14, 1959) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 31st governor of New Mexico from 2011 to 2019. A Republican, she served as chair of the Republican Governors Association (RGA) from 2015 to 2016. She ...

following the resignation of former Secretary of State Dianna Duran, and was a member of the

Albuquerque City Council The Albuquerque City Council is the elected legislative authority of the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico. It consists of nine members, elected from respective districts of the city on a non-partisan basis. The form of city government is mayor–c ...

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.

Career

Winter worked as a teacher and rose to principal in

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(APS). In 1999, he ran for Albuquerque City Council and defeated Sam Bregman, local lawyer and Democratic activist. Winter would become the

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of APS, a post he held for almost 5 years after resigning in 2014. Three months later, he was appointed as the interim

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of APS. He was sworn in as Secretary of State on December 15, 2015, following the resignation of Dianna Duran, serving until December 9, 2016. 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

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, which was won by

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Maggie Toulouse Oliver Maggie Toulouse Oliver (born ) is an American politician from the U.S. state, state of New Mexico. She is the 26th Secretary of State of New Mexico and a member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party. Prior to serving as Secr ...

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