List of Mayors of Santa Fe, New Mexico


Mayor of the City of Santa Fe is head of the executive branch of Santa Fe, New Mexico's government. The mayor's office administers all city services, public property, police and fire protection, most public agencies, and enforces all city and state laws within the Santa Fe county.
The budget is overseen by the mayor's office and is set at approximately $500 million. The city expends approximately $355 million. The office of the mayor expends approximately $700,000 and the city government expends approximately $7 million. The mayor's office is located in Santa Fe City Hall. The mayor appoints a large number of officials, including commissioners who head city departments, and his deputy mayors. The mayor's regulations are compiled in the city of Santa Fe's Municipal Charter. According to current law, the mayor is limited to two consecutive four-year terms in office.

Current mayor

, American entrepreneur and founder of Fast Company, is serving as the 43rd mayor of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Webber was sworn in as mayor on March 12, 2018, following his win in a five-way mayoral contest to succeed Mayor Javier Gonzales.

Voting System

In 2018 the city switched to using ranked-choice voting to elect its mayor.

Qualifications and duties

Section 5.01 of the City of Santa Fe's Municipal Charter, according to the most recent version passed in 2014, requires that the mayor:
  1. be elected at large by the voters of the city;
  2. have a vote on all matters that come before the governing body;
  3. be the chief executive officer of the city whose position shall be full-time;
  4. is entitled an initial salary of $74,000 until such time that an independent salary commission is established by city ordinance and such commission sets the salary for mayor;
  5. appoint with the consent of the governing body, the city manager, city attorney, city clerk, and members of advisory commissions;
  6. exercise administrative control and supervision over the city manager, city attorney and city clerk;
  7. have the sole authority to remove the city manager, city attorney and city clerk;
  8. cause the ordinances and regulations of the city to be faithfully and constantly obeyed;
  9. have, within the city limits, the power conferred on the sheriffs of counties to suppress disorders and keep the peace;
  10. propose programs and policies to the governing body;
  11. represent the city in intergovernmental relationships;
  12. present an annual state of the city message which shall identify among other matters the mayor's legislative agenda for the upcoming year;
  13. work with city personnel and timely prepare an annual budget and proposed spending priority for review and approval by the finance committee and the governing body;
  14. be recognized as head of the city government for all ceremonial purposes; and be recognized by the governor for purposes of military law.
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The following is a list of the past and current mayor of the city of Santa Fe, New Mexico.
  1. William T. Thornton
  2. Manuel Valdez
  3. Ralph E. Twitchell
  4. J.H. Sloan
  5. Charles F. Easley
  6. Pedro Delgado
  7. Charles A. Spiess
  8. J.R. Hudson
  9. J.H. Sloan
  10. Amado Chavez
  11. I. Sparks
  12. A.R. Gibson
  13. Thomas B. Catron
  14. Jose D. Sena
  15. Arthur Seligman
  16. Celso Lopez
  17. William G. Sargent
  18. Edward P. Davies
  19. Thomas Z. Winter
  20. Charles C. Classon
  21. Nathan Jaffa
  22. Edward Safford
  23. James C. McConvery
  24. David Chávez
  25. Charles B. Barker
  26. Frank Andrews
  27. Alfredo Ortiz
  28. Manuel Lujan Sr.
  29. Frank S. Ortiz
  30. Paul Huss
  31. Leo Murphy
  32. Pat Hollis
  33. George Abrán Gonzales
  34. Joseph E. Valdes
  35. Samuel W. Pick
  36. Arthur E. Trujillo
  37. Louis R. Montano
  38. Samuel W. Pick
  39. Debbie Jaramillo
  40. Larry Delgado
  41. David Coss
  42. Javier Gonzales
  43. Alan Webber