BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSIONER WAYNE JOHNSON IS MAKING IT OFFICIAL…HE’S RESIGNING FROM THE COMMISSION. HIS RESIGNATION WILL BE OFFICIAL ON MARCH FIRST OF THIS YEAR.
JOHNSON WAS APPOINTED STATE AUDITOR BY GOVERNOR MARTINEZ ON DECEMBER FIRST OF LAST YEAR TO FINISH OUT THE TERM OF FORMER AUDITOR TIM KELLER. KELLER LEFT THE AUDITOR’S OFFICE WHEN HE WAS ELECTED MAYOR OF ALBUQUERQUE.
JOHNSON WAS FIRST ELECTED TO THE COUNTY COMMISSION IN 2010 AND WAS RE-ELECTED IN 2014. HE IS A CANDIDATE FOR THE STATE AUDITOR’S JOB IN THE NOVEMBER ELECTION.