Elected Officials

Los Alamos County citizens vote every two years for council members, the county clerk, the county assessor, and the municipal and probate judges who hold four-year terms.

Theresa Cull

County Council - Chair

  • Telephone505.663.1750
  • Email theresa.cull@lacnm.us
  • ProfileTheresa Cull was elected to County Council in the November 2022 general election. Her fellow councilors elected her chair to the council at the January 7, 2025 council meeting. Term expires on December 31, 2026.

Suzie Havemann

Councilor - Vice Chair

  • Telephone505.663.1750
  • Email suzie.havemann@lacnm.us
  • ProfileSuzie was elected to the County Council in the November 2022 general election. Her fellow County Councilors voted her as vice chair at the January 7, 2025 meeting. Her term expires December 31, 2026.

Melanee Hand

Councilor

  • Telephone505.663.1750
  • Email melanee.hand@lacnm.us
  • ProfileMelanee Hand was elected to County Council in the November 2022 general election. Her term expires: December 31, 2026

Ryn Herrmann

Councilor

  • ProfileRyn Herrmann was elected to County Council in the November 2024 general election. Her term expires on December 31, 2028.

Beverly Neal-Clinton

Councilor

  • ProfileBeverly Neal-Clinton was elected to County Council in the November 2024 general election. Her term ends December 31, 2028.

David Reagor

Los Alamos County Councilor

  • Telephone505.663.1750
  • Email david.reagor@lacnm.us
  • ProfileDavid Reagor was elected to the Council in the November 2020 election. His term expires December 31, 2024.

Randall Ryti

Los Alamos County Councilor

  • Telephone505.663.1750
  • Email randall.ryti@lacnm.us
  • ProfileRandall was re-elected to his second term on the County Council in the November 2022 general election. His term expires on December 31, 2026.

Jason Wardlow Herrera

Sheriff

  • Telephone(505) 662-8028
  • Email jason.herrera@lacnm.us
  • ProfileJason Wardlow-Herrera has over 19 years of law enforcement experience. He retired from the Los Alamos Police Department in December of 2021. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice and is an FBI National Academy Graduate (2015).

Honorable Elizabeth K. Allen

Municipal Court Judge

  • Telephone505.662.8025
  • Email municourt@lacnm.us
  • ProfileThe Honorable Allen is serving her second four-year term as the Presiding Judge of the Los Alamos County Municipal Court. Before being elected, she worked as a prosecutor, a defense attorney, and a sole practitioner. She represented children in child protection court, lifers in prison on post-conviction appeals, and families seeking special education services.

Honorable Perry Klare

Probate Court Judge

  • Telephone505.663.1732
  • Alternate Phone505.709.8148
  • Email perry.klare@lacnm.us
  • ProfileRaised in Los Alamos, Judge Klare is a practicing attorney who worked at the Law Offices of the Public Defender in Albuquerque for nine years. He returned to Los Alamos in 2020 to care for his father after his mother passed. He brings a wealth of legal experience and knowledge of the community to the position.

Michael D. Redondo

County Clerk
  • Telephone(505) 662-8010
  • Email michael.redondo@lacnm.us
  • ProfileBefore taking office as the Los Alamos County Clerk in January 2025, Michael served four and a half years as the Los Alamos County Probate Judge.

George Chandler

County Assessor

  • Telephone(505) 662-8030
  • Email assessor@lacnm.us
  • ProfilePlease contact the Assessor's Office for comments, question or concerns. George Chandler is available for in-person visits every Monday from 9:00am to 12:00pm at the Assessor's Office

Contact Information

Phone: 505-663-1750

Fax: 505-662-8179

Email: countycouncil@lacnm.us

Address: 1000 Central Avenue, Suite 350


County Manager's Office
Jacqueline Salazar
505-662-8017