REGULAR LOCAL ELECTION PROCLAMATION
Pursuant to the Regular Local Election Act, NMSA 1978, Sections 1-22-2 to 1-22-19 (as amended), I, Sara Torres, Clerk of Colfax County by virtue of the authority vested in me, do hereby issue the following proclamation:
That a Regular Local Election is called to be held throughout the State of New Mexico and in each county and precinct thereof on November 4, 2025; and
That a Regular Local Election shall be a nonpartisan election, and the names of all candidates shall be listed on the ballot with no party or slate designation; and
That a Regular Local Election shall be held to elect qualified persons to membership on a local governing body and, where applicable, to elect municipal officers for the following offices:
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
CITY OF RATON – THREE COMMISSIONERS
District 2 Commissioner FOUR-YEAR TERM
JASON SCOTT BENNETT
DONALD LEE GIACOMO
DANIEL M CAMPBELL
District 4 Commissioner FOUR-YEAR TERM
JEFFREY MARK MCLEAN
KATHLEEN MARIE HANSON
LINDE A SCHUSTER
District 5 Commissioner FOUR-YEAR TERM
JOE A BUSTOS
SALLY ANN HOGER
JAMES NEIL SEGOTTA
TOWN OF SPRINGER – ONE MAYOR AND TWO TRUSTEES
Mayor FOUR-YEAR TERM
BOE CHARLES LOPEZ
ASHLEY MARIE DEHERRERA
Trustee FOUR-YEAR TERM
REBECCA ADRIENNA RAMIREZ
FRANCESCA ANTONIA CHAVES
TONY A. KING
JOE ANSELMO APODACA, JR.
VILLAGE OF ANGEL FIRE – TWO COUNCILORS
Councilor FOUR-YEAR TERM
MATTHEW DILLON BILLINGSLEY
OWEN SULLIVAN CURRY
CHARLES EDWARD HOWE
VILLAGE OF CIMARRON – ONE MAYOR AND THREE COUNCILORS
Mayor TO FILL REMAINING TWO-YEARS
OF A FOUR-YEAR TERM
ELOY L BRAZIL
Councilor FOUR-YEAR TERM
Councilor TO FILL REMAINING TWO-YEARS
OF A FOUR-YEAR TERM
Councilor TO FILL REMAINING TWO-YEARS OF A FOUR-YEAR TERM
ERNIE L LEDOUX
JUDY B LEDOUX
MIRIAH ANGELIQUE LEDOUX
MATTHEW ELIAS GONZALES
COLIN C TAWNEY
VILLAGE OF EAGLE NEST – ONE MAYOR AND TWO COUNCILORS
Mayor FOUR-YEAR TERM
CHRISSI G LUND
FOX V GUINN
Councilor FOUR-YEAR TERM
DEBORAH MARIE ESPIE
CHARLES H DREW
MELVIN EUGENE COOPER, JR
ANDREW DALE FULLER, SR
JULIE A KULHAN
GINO H ATTARDI
VILLAGE OF MAXWELL – ONE MAYOR AND THREE COUNCILORS
Mayor FOUR-YEAR TERM
MICHAEL LUTHER BRANDENBURG
SHANTELL LYNN GALLEGOS
Councilor FOUR-YEAR TERM
Councilor FOUR-YEAR TERM
Councilor TO FILL REMAINING TWO-YEARS
OF A FOUR-YEAR TERM
KIMBERLY R BERRY
MARK J CRUZ
ROY HAPEMAN
CIMARRON MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 3 –
THREE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS
Board Member TO FILL REMAINING TWO-YEARS
OF A FOUR-YEAR TERM
Board Member FOUR-YEAR TERM
Board Member FOUR-YEAR TERM
JUDY B LEDOUX
JOHN SIEMON WATSON
BENJAMIN MICHAEL HERMAN
KAYCEE M SANDOVAL
DES MOINES MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 85 –
TWO SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS
(Colfax & Union)
Board Member FOUR-YEAR TERM
DAMON S BROWN
BARRY K HITTSON
MAXWELL MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 26 –
THREE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS
Board Member FOUR-YEAR TERM
AMANDA ELIZA GALLI
CHARLENE I MONDRAGON
KACIE JEAN DEINES
DEVON MARK CRUZ
RATON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 11 –
TWO SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS
Board Member FOUR-YEAR TERM
RYAN NEIL BOONE
JASON P PHILLIPS
SPRINGER MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 24 –
TWO SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS
(Colfax & Union)
Board Member FOUR-YEAR TERM
EDWIN LEE MARTINEZ, JR
FRANCESCA ANTONIA CHAVES
SAMANTHA YVONNE HYATT
ELYDIA C. VIGIL
SOUTH CENTRAL COLFAX COUNTY SPECIAL HOSPITAL DISTRICT –
THREE HOSPITAL BOARD MEMBERS
(Colfax & Union)
District 1 Board Member FOUR-YEAR TERM
KAYCEE M SANDOVAL
District 2 Board Member FOUR-YEAR TERM
DEBORA CHRIS CAMPBELL
ERIN LYNN SCHUSTER-TAWNEY
District 3 Board Member TO FILL REMAINING TWO-
YEARS OF A FOUR-YEAR TERM
BOE CHARLES LOPEZ
JOHNNY L CHAVEZ
COLFAX SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT –
TWO DISTRICT SUPERVISORS
Supervisor FOUR-YEAR TERM
RITA MARIE BEARD
GERALD KEITH SEWARD
RATON PUBLIC SCHOOL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT TAX QUESTION
Shall the Board of Education of the Raton Public School District No. 11, Count of Colfax, State of New Mexico, be authorized to impose a property tax of $2.00 on each $1,000.00 of net taxable value of the property allocated to the District under the Property Tax Code for the property tax years 2028, 2029, 2030, 2031, 2032, and 2033 for capital improvements in the District?
SPRINGER PUBLIC SCHOOL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT TAX QUESTION
Shall Springer Municipal School District, be authorized to continue the Public School Capital Improvements Tax at the rate of $2.00 per each $1,000.00 of net taxable value for property within the District under the Property Tax Code which includes residential, non-residential for the property tax years 2028, 2029, 2030, 2031, 2032, and 2033?
SPRINGER PUBLIC SCHOOL GENERAL OBLIGATION SCHOOL BOND QUESTION
Shall the Springer Municipal School District be authorized to issue up to $1,000,000 of general obligation bonds for the purpose of erecting, remodeling, equipping and furnishing school buildings; purchasing or improving school grounds; purchasing computer software and hardware for student use in public schools; providing matching funds for capital outlay projects funded pursuant to the Public School Capital Outlay Act; or any combination of these purposes?
CIMARRON PUBLIC SCHOOL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT TAX QUESTION
Shall the Cimarron Municipal School District No. 3 continue to impose a property tax of $2.00 per each $1,000.00 of net taxable value for property within the District under the Property Tax Code which includes residential, non-residential and oil and gas for the property tax years 2026, 2027 2028, 2029, 2030 and 2031?
DES MOINES PUBLIC SCHOOL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT TAX QUESTION
Shall the Des Moines Municipal School District No. 22, Union and Colfax Counties, State of New Mexico, be authorized to continue to impose a property tax of $2.00 per each $1,000.00 of net taxable value of property allocated to the Des Moines Municipal School District for the property tax years 2028, 2029, 2030, 2031, 2032 and 2033 for capital improvements in the District?
Colfax County Polling Locations
Voter Convenience Centers (VCC):
(All voters in the county may vote at these locations, regardless of where they live.)
1 Eagle Nest Community Center
151 Willow Creek Drive, Eagle Nest, NM
8-9 Angel Fire Community Center
15 CS Ranch Road, Angel Fire, NM
2 -3 Cimarron Village Hall
356 9th Street B, Cimarron, NM
4 – 5 Springer LUNA Community College
516 Maxwell Avenue, Springer, NM
7 Maxwell School Auditorium
4th Street and Parque, Maxwell, NM
10-22 St. Patrick/St. Joseph Parish Hall – VCC
104 Buena Vista Street, Raton, NM
10-22 Raton Convention Center – VCC
901 South 3rd Street, Raton, NM
Absentee/In Person Courthouse-Clerk’s Office
333 Savage Avenue, Raton
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto subscribe my name and affix my official seal on this the 20th day of October, 2025.
/s/ Sara Torres
Sara Torres Colfax County Clerk
