October 24th, 2026 

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Dear Friends:  

Early voting  has started and I urge every citizen to exercise their right and privilege to vote.   Please vote for Eric Stromberg and Jason Chappel for County Council.

 

Without a Republican candidate for County Assessor, please vote for Libertarian James Wernicke over Democrat Jeff Casalina. I am confident that James will bring transparency, accountability, competency, and integrity to this important public office.

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Check out Eric Stromberg’s campaign video: https://youtu.be/RXAyyTJ_CXY

Check out Jason Chappel’s campaign video:

https://youtube.com/shorts/UHd37FUy7F4

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Vote NO to all 3 County questions, and vote AGAINST all 4 Constitutional Amendments.

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For our last 2026 Council candidate work party, we will meet on Saturday,  12:00 noon at Open Door Bible Church (lower floor) on October 31st.  

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RPLA will have a table at Trick or Treat on Mainstreet on Friday, October 30th, 4-6pm. We need donations of candy and volunteers to work the table.

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Are you happy with our County Government?  

• Recent water rate increase of 8%:   Council voted 5-2 for it (David Reagor and Melanee Hand opposed).  

• Trinity Road Diet traffic disaster.  Council voted 6-1 for it (David Reagor opposed).  

• Gross Receipts Tax Increase.  Council voted 6-1 for it (David Reagor opposed).  Soon after, Council voted for big salary raises for Councilors (David Reagor opposed), elected County officials and County staff.  

• Mass Surveillance cameras and Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) system.   There is very little assurance that data is secure, our civil liberties are protected, and safeguards against abuse will be effective.  

• LEDA/MRA funds:   No answer yet on what our County is doing to ensure that this is not a slush fund for politically connected deals.  How do we avoid what happened with LEDA in Alamogordo and in 2021, the spectacular LEDA failure of Pebble Labs in Los Alamos?  While residents on a fixed income are being crushed by big utility rate increases, our County is shelling out $11.2M of LEDA/MRA (our tax dollars) to private, profit driven entities to expand and redevelop.     

 

We must elect new leadership that is committed to transparency, accountability, and fiscal responsibility when it comes to public funds. We must elect new leadership that prioritizes community input with Council decisions. 

 

I agree with Councilor Havemann, we cannot keep doing things the same way and expect different results.  Voting for Councilors Cull and Hand, as well as former County manager Steve Lynn guarantees we will continue on the same path.  

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Our Election Watch Party is tentatively scheduled on November 3rd, 7:30pm at the Los Alamos Golf Course Restaurant.  

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See you soon, 

 

Lisa Shin, RPLA Chair  

contact me at chair@losalamosgop.com  

Website:   www.losalamosgop.com     Phone:  505-310-3254

Instagram:  @RepublicanpartyofLosAlamos   Facebook: @RepublicanPartyofLosAlamos

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