Albuquerque mayoral race heats up with personal attacks, accusations

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The Albuquerque mayoral race is getting heated. Candidate Manny Gonzales (R) launched serious (false) allegations against Mayor Tim Keller (D) in a debate on Tuesday night. During a debate on KOB -TV 4, all three candidates — Mayor Tim Keller (D), Manny Gonzales (R) and Eddy Aragon (I) — were allowed to question their opponents.

Gonzales asked Keller during the debate, "where is your accountability? There is serious misconduct allegations at city hall under your watch. Allegations of your own domestic violence incident being covered up by high-ranking city officials."

GOP rumors have been circulating on social media about an alleged domestic violence incident involving Keller. Target 7 (KOB-TV) submitted a public records request, called an IPRA, in May 2021. We asked for all calls placed to 911 from Keller's home. Target 7's public records request came back showing no evidence of a domestic violence accusation.

Target 7 reached out to Keller's campaign and in a statement, a spokesperson said, "Manny doubled down on his record of outrageous lies last night with a disgusting, false attack on the Mayor's family and the integrity of police officers. We're appalled by these tactics but not surprised that Manny is so desperate, with no record to run on, that all he has is internet conspiracy theories. We are pursuing legal options against these defamatory claims."

Target 7 reached out to Gonzales' campaign on Wednesday and did not hear back.

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