Governor endorses former Taos mayor for return to office

TAOS — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham weighed in on another 2025 New Mexico mayoral race this week, lending her support to former mayor and state legislator Dan Barrone, who is vying against three other candidates to lead the Town of Taos.

“Experience matters,” said Lujan Grisham, who attended St. Michael’s High School in Santa Fe with Barrone. “As a mayor, county commissioner, and state representative, Dan Barrone knows how to get things done. He’s worked at every level of government and built partnerships that have delivered concrete results for the Taos community.”

Barrone, a local business owner, served as Taos mayor for two terms, from 2014-2022. He lost his bid for a third term to Pascual Maestas, who announced early in his tenure he would not be seeking re-election.

Maestas’ time in office was marked by a reintroduction of paid parking downtown, new field and event fees, the more than $2 million purchase of a shuttered bank building on Taos Plaza, and the exodus of key town staff, including a town manager and marketing director.



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