Meet
Alex Uballez
Alex is the former U.S. Attorney for New Mexico, serving as its chief federal law enforcement officer since 2022. He has spent nearly 15 years in law enforcement seeking justice for New Mexicans.
As a state prosecutor, Alex specialized in crimes against children securing multiple life convictions against people who killed children.
As a federal prosecutor, Alex focused on drug trafficking cartels, including the extradition of the notorious leader of La Linea, the enforcement wing of the Juarez Cartel.
As U.S. Attorney, Alex led the largest fentanyl bust in FBI’s history, and the investigation which would eventually lead to the largest fentanyl bust in DEA’s history.
As U.S. Attorney, Alex also uncovered thirty years of public corruption in APD’s DWI unit, led major public safety initiatives—including the violence intervention program that is now a part of the Albuquerque Community Safety Department—and established the first federal re-entry court in New Mexico.
He earned a reputation for taking on tough cases and doing the quiet, relentless work to keep communities safe.
A dedicated husband and father, Alex always puts community first.
Now, Alex is running for Mayor to continue what he’s always done: make communities safe, stand up for the vulnerable, and solve problems with integrity. He knows how to get results.
Albuquerque deserves leadership that can deliver safety, unity, and progress and to do it with fierce urgency. The time is now.
In 2022, the President appointed Alex as U.S. Attorney for New Mexico—the state’s chief federal law enforcement officer. He led major investigations into drug and human trafficking and violent crime, including the largest fentanyl seizure in FBI history, and worked with international partners to bring cartel leaders to justice. But some of his most consequential work came in exposing deep corruption within New Mexico’s criminal justice system.
Under Alex’s leadership, federal investigators uncovered a sweeping DWI corruption scheme involving officers from the Albuquerque Police Department, Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office, and New Mexico State Police. The conspiracy spanned nearly two decades, undermined countless prosecutions, and violated the public’s trust. Alex’s office brought charges, secured convictions, and made it clear: no one is above the law.
Alex also knows that public safety goes beyond arrests. He helped launch Albuquerque’s Violence Intervention Program , which is now part of the Albuquerque Community Safety Department. He envisioned and created New Mexico’s first federal reentry court and led a regional effort to address Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons, including launching the first database of its kind in the U.S.
Alex accomplished all of this during the largest budgetary shortfall in the Department of Justice’s history, keeping his office in the black the entire time.
During his tenure, he restructured the office, deepened collaboration with state, local, and tribal governments, and ensured federal resources aligned with community needs. He also served as a senior policy advisor to the Attorney General of the United States.
Alex comes from a family grounded in resilience and hard work. His mother immigrated to the United States at age seven, and his father was raised in public housing. From an early age, Alex understood the value of opportunity, sacrifice, and service.
Today, he and his wife Gabrielle—born and raised in Albuquerque’s North Valley—are raising their own family in the same Albuquerque home they moved into over a decade ago. He walks his kids to school each day, braids their hair in the mornings, and proudly shuttles them to flamenco performances across the city.
