Construction company owner, Dan Serrano, an advocate for splitting up the Albuquerque Public School's district and creating a separate district on the city's Westside, announced his 2010 campaign for a seat on the Bernalillo County Commission.

He's vying for the District 1 seat being vacated by Alan Armijo is term-limited after his second consecutive term.

The Democrat father of three greeted supporters at a local resturant and said his campaign's guiding theme will be, "Putting our community to work."

A small business owner, former police officer, and chairman of the Albuqerque Westside Chamber of Commerce, Serrano said he supports "practical economic development and the growing need to combat the crime in New Mexico communities that makes it hard for business to thrive."

"People need to get back to work now," Serrano wrote in a campaign email news release. "A safer community and an educated workforce attract business to New Mexico. We only have to invest in ourselves to create long-term opportunities."