By Marty Mayfield
KRTN Multi-Media
The list of candidates is out and the races in Raton proper all have three or more candidates so it could be an interesting election. Click the link to see the entire list (Colfax County Candidate List Pending for the November 7, 2023 Election)
Looking through the list of candidates there are only three races that are not contested, the Maxwell School Board where Mary Lou Kern is unopposed and in Cimarron Charlie Duran is unopposed in the municipal judge’s position. Lance Lacey is unopposed in the Springer Municipal Judge’s race. The remainder of the races all have two or three or more candidates especially since all of the races except the Raton City Commission races in Raton.
The total count was 60 candidates for this year’s election.
Commission District 3 RATON MUNICIPALITY 102 Ronald Chavez
Commission District 3 RATON MUNICIPALITY 102 Roy Manfredi
Commission District 3 RATON MUNICIPALITY 102 Mark Honeyfield
Commission District ‘1 RATON MTJNICIPALITY 102 Jason Bennett
Commission District ‘1 RATON MTJNICIPALITY 102 Joe Bustos
Commission District ‘1 RATON MTJNICIPALITY 102 Lori Chatterly
Municipal Judge RATON MUNICIPALITY 102 Amy Avila
Municipal Judge RATON MUNICIPALITY 102 Vincent Gatti
Municipal Judge RATON MUNICIPALITY 102 Christine Piancino
School Board Member At Large RATON SCHOOL BOARD John Duran
School Board Member At Large RATON SCHOOL BOARD Ronald Schuster
School Board Member At Large RATON SCHOOL BOARD Moises Ortiz
School Board Member At Large RATON SCHOOL BOARD Brenda Ferri
School Board Member At Large RATON SCHOOL BOARD Kathleen Honeyfield
School Board Member At Large RATON SCHOOL BOARD Theodore Kamp
School Board Member At Large RATON SCHOOL BOARD Dustin Walton