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.

Denise Derkacs

County Council - Chair

  • Telephone505.663.1750
  • Email denise.derkacs@lacnm.us
  • ProfileDenise was elected to the County Council in the November 2020 general election. Her fellow councilors elected her chair of the council in January 2023. Term expires: December 31, 2024

Theresa Cull

County Council - Vice 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 vice chair to the council in January 2023. Term expires on 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

Suzie Havemann

Councilor

  • Telephone505.663.1750
  • Email suzie.havemann@lacnm.us
  • ProfileSuzie was elected to the County Council in the November 2022 general election. Her term expires December 31, 2026.

Keith Lepsch

Councilor

  • Telephone505.663.1750
  • Email keith.lepsch@lacnm.us
  • ProfileLos Alamos County Council appointed Keith Lepsch on April 5, 2022, to complete the unexpired term of Councilor Sean Williams. His term expires on December 31, 2024.

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 Michael Redondo

Probate Court Judge

  • Telephone505.709.7463
  • Email michael.redondo@lacnm.us
  • ProfileRaised in Los Alamos, New Mexico, the Honorable Redondo was first appointed as Probate Judge in 2019. He is currently serving his second four-year term. Judge Redondo holds a B.S. degree in biology and Spanish and a Master's degree in community and regional planning and natural resource planning, both from the University of New Mexico.

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