Darren White (politician)

Darren White is a former sheriff of Bernalillo County, New Mexico, elected in 2002 and re-elected in 2006. Prior to becoming Bernalillo County Sheriff, he was Secretary of the New Mexico Department of Public Safety in Governor Gary Johnson's cabinet. White resigned when Johnson began advocating the legalization of marijuana. White was appointed Chief Public Safety Officer for the City of Albuquerque on December 1, 2009, by the newly elected Albuquerque Mayor Richard J. Berry. He resigned amid allegations of questionable police procedure in an incident involving a family member, although was later cleared by an independent commission.

White ran for Mayor of Albuquerque in the 2025 Albuquerque mayoral election. He received 40,783 votes (31%) in the general election. He lost to incumbent Mayor Tim Keller in a runoff election on December 9, 2025.