Steven Michael Quezada

Steven Michael Quezada (/kəˈsɑːdə/; born February 15, 1963) is an American actor and politician.^[1] He played Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent Steven Gomez in the AMC series Breaking Bad from 2008 to 2013 and 2 episodes of its spin-off, Better Call Saul in 2020.^[1]

Steven Michael Quezada
Chair of the Bernalillo County Board of Commissioners
In office January 9, 2018 – January 7, 2019
Preceded by	Debbie O'Malley
Succeeded by	Maggie Hart Stebbins
Vice Chair of the Bernalillo County Board of Commissioners
In office January 12, 2021 – January 10, 2022
Preceded by	Charlene Pyskoty
Succeeded by	Walt Benson
In office January 10, 2017 – January 8, 2018
Preceded by	Wayne Johnson
Succeeded by	Lonnie Talbert
Member of the Bernalillo County Board of Commissioners
Incumbent
Assumed office January 10, 2017
Preceded by	Art De La Cruz
Constituency	District 2
Personal details
Born	February 15, 1963 (1963-02-15) (age 60) Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Cherise Desiree Quezada ​ ​ (m. 2007)​
Children	4
Education	Eastern New Mexico University (attended)
Occupation	Actor, politician

Early life and education

Quezada was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico.^[2] He graduated from West Mesa High School in 1981.^[3] After graduating from high school, Quezada attended Eastern New Mexico University where he studied theatre arts, but did not earn a degree.^[4][5]

Career

Quezada played Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Agent Steven Gomez in Breaking Bad from 2008 to 2013.^[1] He has appeared in films such as First Snow (2006), Beerfest (2006), and Kites (2010). He hosted the talk show The After After Party in Albuquerque from 2010 to 2012. Quezada portrays a priest presiding over a roadside funeral in country singer Eric Church's music video for the single Give Me Back My Hometown (2014).^[6] He currently performs stand-up comedy for Carnival Cruise Line.

On February 4, 2013, he was elected to the Albuquerque school board;^[7] He ran unopposed for the District 2^[8] seat on the city's west side.^[7] In 2016, Quezada ran for and won the Democratic nomination for New Mexico's Bernalillo County Board of Commissioners for District 2. In a three-way race, Quezada won with 36 percent of the vote. He defeated Republican Patricia Paiz in the general election and was sworn in for a four-year term.^[9] He was re-elected in 2020 with no general election opposition.^[10]

Electoral History

2016

Bernalillo County Board of Commissioners District 2 Democratic Primary, 2016^[11]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steven Quezada	3,849	36
	Democratic	Adrian A Pedroza	3,511	32
	Democratic	Robert G Chavez	3,456	32
Total votes			10,816	100.00

Bernalillo County Board of Commissioners District 2 Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Steven Quezada	20,847	62.04
	Republican	Patricia Paiz	12,755	37.96
Total votes			33,602	100.0
	Democratic hold

2020

Bernalillo County Board of Commissioners District 2 Democratic Primary, 2020^[12]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steven Quezada	6,635	56.5
	Democratic	Frank Baca	5,104	43.5
Total votes			11,739	100.00

Bernalillo County Board of Commissioners District 2 Election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Steven Quezada	28,678	100

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Three Wise Guys	Rental Agent	Television film
2006	Beerfest	Mexican
2006	First Snow	Mechanic Enrique
2008	Milagros	Leon
2010	Love Ranch	First Drunk
2010	Kites	Cop
2011	The Reunion	Col.Ramirez
2011	Surreal Estate	Bearded Man
2011	Warrior Woman	Miguel
2012	Powder Pigs	Mr. Valdez
2013	Supernal Darkness	Victor
2013	The Rambler	Guard #2
2015	Spare Parts	Military Clerk
2015	La Vida Robot	Salgado
2015	The Condemned 2	Raul Baccaro
2016	Fender Bender	Mario
2016	The Last Transmission	Val	Short
2016	Outlaws and Angels	Alonzo
2017	Girlfriend's Day	Munoz
2019	3 from Hell	Diego
2019	Wish Man	Juan Delgadillo

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Wildfire	Ernie Kent	Episode: "Fear"
2008	In Plain Sight	Luis Cruz	Episode: "Hoosier Daddy"
2008–2013	Breaking Bad	Steven Gomez	Recurring; 33 episodes
2009	Crash	Councilman Rizzario	Episode: "You Set the Scene"
2015	Documentary Now!	El Chingon	Episode: "DRONEZ: The Hunt for El Chingon"
2015	Almost American	Jesus Quezman	Episode: "Teacher's Choice"
2015	Foreseeable	Gabriel Flores	Television film
2020	Roswell, New Mexico	Dean of Surgery	Episode: "What If God Was One of Us?"
2020	Better Call Saul	Steven Gomez	Episodes: "The Guy for This", "Namaste"
2021	Magnum P.I.	Uncle Bernardo	Episode: "Before the Fall"

Music videos

Year	Artist	Title	Role
2014	Eric Church	"Give Me Back My Hometown"	Priest at roadside funeral

References

1. . Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-04-17.
2. Collins, Sean T. (September 6, 2013). "Breaking Bad Q&A: Partner Up with Steven Michael Quezada's Gomez". Rolling Stone.
3. Journal Staff (January 26, 2013). "Candidate Q & A – APS District 5". Albuquerque Journal. NM.
4. "Albuquerque Public Schools Biography of Steven Michael Quezada". Albuquerque Public Schools.
5. Rosales, Glen. "Actor Brings Local History". abqjournal.com. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
6. Hansen, Dave J. (19 January 2014). . Don't Pop The Music. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
7. "Breaking Bad Actor Wins School Board Seat in NM". The Boston Globe. February 5, 2013.
8. "APS District 2 Map". aps.edu. Albuquerque Public Schools. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
9. Contreras, Russell. "'Breaking Bad' actor Quezada wins Democratic primary race". The Washington Times. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
10. "Municipal elections in Bernalillo County, New Mexico (2020)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
11. "New Mexico Secretary of State".
12. "New Mexico Secretary of State".

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