A former lobbyist with three DWI arrests is under contract with the University of New Mexico's Health Sciences Center.
The Albuquerque Journal reportsa third DWI arrest and pressure from university officials prompted Marc Saavedra to resign in September of last year from directing the government and community affairs department, a job that came with $156,000 in annual salary.
Following his second arrest for DWI in 2006, Saavedra signed an agreement with the university that said he could be fired if another incident occurred.
A statement from the university's health sciences center says the department is aware of Saavedra's past legal troubles and that he's been rehabilitated.
UNM President Bob Frank said the million-dollar question is whether Saavedra is ready to be back.
Saavedra is the son of former state Rep. Henry "Kiki" Saavedra.
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