Martin Chávez, Mayor of Albuquerque, New Mexico (USA)
Albuquerque native Martin J. Chávez earned a Juris Doctorate from Georgetown.  He was the founding Director of the Workers’ Compensation Administration in 1986, and from 1989 to 1993 served in the New Mexico State Senate, where he championed legislative initiatives from early voting, ethics reform, to urban forestry and workers compensation.
From 1993 through 1997 Chávez served as Mayor of Albuquerque in a term that featured a.o. lower crime rates.  Chávez also initiated a highly successful water conservation campaign and led the fight to protect Kirtland Air Force Base from closure.
Since returning to the Mayor’s Office in 2001, Chávez a.o., rebuilt the public safety infrastructure.