 debbie jaramillo (born 1952) was mayor of santa fe, new mexico from 1994 to 1998. jaramillo was elected mayor after serving six years on the city council. she was santa fe's first female mayor.james brooke, "rift in santa fe over black police chief", new york times, november 25, 1995. as a city councilor she had expressed concern about the gentrification of santa fe, which was forcing the primarily hispanic local population to move out of its historical neighborhoods: "we painted our downtown brown and moved the brown people out", she said in 1991.chris wilson, the myth of santa fe (university of new mexico press, 1997), isbn 978-0-8263-1746-9, p. 165 (excerpt available at google books). she ran on a platform promising to place the interests of local residents above those of santa fe's booming tourist industry,dennis wall, "santa fe's balancing act", new mexico business journal (december 1997) in contrast to the more pro-development policies of the incumbent mayor, sam pick.andrew leo lovato, santa fe hispanic culture: preserving identity in a tourist town (university of new mexico press, 2006), isbn 978-0-8263-3226-4, pp. 109ff (excerpt available at google books). her campaign slogans included "take back santa fe!", and in her victory speech she said, "this town is not for sale. it belongs to the community."james brooke,"in santa fe, residents turn cold shoulder to newcomers", new york times, january 19, 1997. jaramillo had previously run against pick for mayor, unsuccessfully, and her 1994 election was viewed as something of an upset, since she had been outspent by her opponents and she had trailed in pre-election polls.ernie atencio, "new santa fe mayor says: "'this town is not for sale'", high country news, march 21, 1994. jaramillo's administration was marked by controversy
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