ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) State Sen. Tim Keller is going head-to-head against Republican lawyer Robert Aragon in a state auditor race that has brought out “Breaking Bad'' references, charges of unpaid taxes and a barking dog.
The Harvard Business School-educated Keller, currently the Senate majority whip, is promising to uncover an estimated $900 million of unspent public money and redirect it to state programs. Aragon, a former Democrat state lawmaker from a storied New Mexico political family, is vowing to attack waste and examine state settlements.
Keller recently ran a “Breaking Bad''-themed TV ad, which faulted Aragon for not paying taxes. Aragon says the ad dishonest and said he has paid all liens against him. In a radio ad with a barking dog, he promised to be the voters' “pit bull'' against fraud.
