University of New Mexico's former chief lobbyist who resigned after a third DWI arrest has withdrawn from a $50,000 consulting contract with the school.
Marc Saavedra said he asked the UNM Health Sciences Center to cancel his contract to do community relations work.
Saavedra says the contract had become too much of a "distraction."
The 43-year-old son of a former state lawmaker is still on probation after being arrested for his third DWI last year.
The awarding of the year-long contract to Saavedra's consulting firm has drawn criticism from the public toward university officials.
Health Sciences Center Chancellor Paul Roth, however, says officials are open to Saavedra helping on a voluntary basis.
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Information from: Albuquerque Journal, http://www.abqjournal.com
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