Longtime Albuquerque City Councilor Ken Sanchez dies
Longtime Albuquerque City Councilor Ken Sanchez has died. Mayor Tim Keller, city councilors, and Sanchez's family came together and made the announcement at a press conference Wednesday. Sanchez was rushed to the hospital on November 25 after a serious medical emergency. At that time, he was expected to make a full recovery.
“On behalf of the family we just wanted to say thank you for the overwhelming love, support and prayers," Natalie Zamora, granddaughter of Sanchez, said. "It’s been a very difficult time and we know that he hasn’t only touched our family but so many other lives and he is such a big part of the city.”
Sanchez was serving his fourth term as Albuquerque City Councilor for District 1. He was first elected to the council in 2005 and served as council president in 2010, 2014 and 2018.
Sanchez also served the public as Bernalillo County Commissioner from 1995 through 2002. He had lived on Albuquerque's West Side for over 40 years.
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