Town of Edgewood Elected Officials beginning in 1999

1999 

Upon Incorporation: Governing body discusses water and wastewater policy; declines to make an offer for Edgewood Water Company in favor of building a wastewater plant.

Mayor: Larry Keaty 1999-2000 

Town Council:

Howard Calkins 1999-2000

Gary Chemistruck 1999-Feb. 2002

Chuck Ring 1999-Feb. 2008; March 2010- July 2017

Bob Stearley 1999-February 2004

2000

First resignation leads to a new mayor; Campbell Ranch Master Plan application transfers from Bernalillo County to the newly incorporated town government.

Mayor: Howard Calkins replaced Keaty sometime between August and October 2000. 

Town Council: 

Gary  Chemistruck 

Frank Lasky (appointed to fill Calkins’ council position)

Chuck Ring

Bob Stearley

2002

Following the March election: balance of power on Council shifts away from the pro-Campbell Ranch faction. Planning begins on construction of a wastewater plant.

Mayor: Howard Calkins

Town Council:

Paul Hoffman (elected 2002)

Chuck Ring

Bob Stearley (March 2002-March 2004; resigned council seat after being sworn in as mayor in 2004.)

Donzil Worthington (elected 2002)

2004

Following the March election: a lawsuit and a special election. Stearley oversees continued planning for the wastewater plant.

Mayor: Bob Stearley resigns his council seat and is sworn in as mayor; election contested by opposing candidate Calkins.

Town Council:

Mark Lowry (elected 2004; did not serve full term.) 

Chuck Ring 

Paul Hoffman

Ellen Wymer (defeats Howard Calkins in special election (July 2004) to complete Stearley’s term.)

2006 

Following the March Election: Three of the four council seats held by residents who live outside the original boundary map.

Town Council:

Glenn Felton (elected 2006)

Rita Loy Simmons (elected 2006)

Mark Lowry/Brad Hill (resigned before the end of his term; Brad Hill appointed as his replacement)

Chuck Ring

[November 2006-March 2008]

Calkins returns as Mayor after a card draw resolves the contested 2004 mayoral race which was declared a tie by a state district court judge. Poor record-keeping by the town and the town’s irregular voting map meant that people who should not have voted did so while others who were eligible to vote were prevented from doing so.

Town Council 

Glenn Felton (elected 2006)

Rita Loy Simmons (elected 2006)

Brad Hill (Had been previously appointed by town council at recommendation of Stearley to replace Lowry)

Chuck Ring

2008 

• Due to irregularities in the 2004 election, the SF County Clerk’s office and the NM Secretary of State’s office monitor the conduct of the election. 
• The county has representatives on hand to ensure that those entitled to vote were allowed to do so. 
• A special phone line was set up so that the County Clerk could communicate with poll workers. 
• Following March election: the pro-Campbell Ranch faction finds itself once again in the minority.

Mayor: Bob Stearley 

Town Council: 

John Abrams (elected 2008)

Glenn Felton 

Brad Hill  (elected 2008)

Rita Loy (Horton) Simmons

2010 

Following March election: With the defeat of Felton, Stearley forced to abandon attempts to write a wastewater connection ordinance as there is no consensus on the issue among the councilors.

Chuck Ring returned to council after defeating Felton

Rita Loy (Horton) Simmons

John Abrams

Brad Hill

2012 

Following March Election: Hill gives contract for managing the wastewater plant to EPCOR

Mayor: Brad Hill 

Town Council:

Sherry Abraham (elected 2012)

John Abrams (re-elected)

Chuck Ring

Rita Loy (Horton) Simmons

2014

Following March Election: Construction problems and rising costs threaten the viability of the wastewater plant; Hill begins work on a wastewater connection ordinance. After a year of work (done mostly out of public view), an ordinance passes with little comment.

John Abrams

Sherry Abraham

Chuck Ring (re-elected)

Rita Loy Simmons (re-elected)

2016 

Following March election; Bassett hires new management for the wastewater plant and institutes a competitive process for engineering bids. After EPCOR indicates that upgrading the water system is not part of their business plan, the town begins to explore the possibility of buying the utility and returning it to local control.

Mayor: John Bassett

Town Council:

John Abrams (re-elected)

Sherry Abraham (re-elected

Chuck Ring (2016-July 2017)

Linda Holle (appointed as Ring’s replacement in July 2017)

Rita Loy Simmons

2018 

Following March election: Councilors Audrey Jaramillo and Sherry Abraham block all attempts to move forward with buying the water utility and attempt to block efforts to continue work on fixing problems dating to the 2008 opening of the wastewater plant. Numerous complaints filed against the town regarding operation of the wastewater plant.

Audrey Jaramillo (elected)

Linda Holle (elected)

Sherry Abraham

John Abrams

Following a lawsuit filed by Howard Calkins, Jerry Powers, and Tom McGill, in October 2020 Bassett is removed by order of a state district court judge. Litigation is ongoing. Bassett is still waiting to present his case in court as of February 2025.  

October 2020-December 31, 2021:

With few exceptions all matters coming before the council were defeated due to a series of deadlocked 2-2 votes. 

Mayor Pro Tem: John Abrams

Town Council: 

Audrey Jaramillo

Sherry Abraham

Linda Holle 

January 1, 2022: 

Transition to Commission/Manager Government sees four different Town Managers in the first 18 months, as the new government starts off with a re-boot of Former Mayor Brad Hill’s administration as town hires Hill to run Planning and Zoning and brings back the former mayor’s senior management team.

Town Managers to date:

1. Kay Davis: Former town administrator appointed as interim following the swearing in of the five new Governing Body Commissioners pending hiring of a permanent manager.
2. Scott Sensanbauer July 25, 2022-November 2022
3. Jerret Perry-Acting Manager appointed upon the dismissal of Sensanbauer (November 2022-July 2023; served as interim pending the hiring of a permanent manager.)
4. Nina McCracken Appointed in July 2023; presently serving in the position.  [The longest serving Manager to date at the time of her resignation on October 28, 2025.]
5. The Commission made a provisional, 90 day appointment of the fifth Town Manager, Kelly Hamilton, in December, 2025. Following completion of a background check, his appointment was confirmed.  

Mayor: Audrey Jaramillo  served from January 2022 until August 2023 when she is removed by vote of the other four Commissioners; Town Manager shuffle ends by a promotion from within.

Commissioners with the staggered initial terms shown below: 

Phil Anaya (4 year term)

Ken Brennan (4 year term)

Sterling Donner (2 year term)

Jerry Powers (2 year term)

Audrey Jaramillo (2 year term)

2023

• Commission passes a controversial anti-abortion ordinance in April; 
• Opponents seek to put the question to voters, but their efforts are hindered by the town’s unwillingness or inability to deal with the petition; 
• Nina McCracken promoted to Town manager; 
• Commissioners squabble over the role of mayor which became a mostly ceremonial post under the Commission/Manager charter;
• Jaramillo removed as Mayor by vote of the Commission in August; replaced by Brennan;
• Jaramillo declines to stand for re-election and the voters replace her with Patrick Milligan;
• First post change election results in all incumbent Commissioners (Donner and Powers) who stand for re-election being returned to office, but this time for four year terms. 

2024

• Two Commissioners resign; 
• Mayor Ken Brennan files to run for state office while remaining in town government;
•  NM Supreme Court invalidates local anti-abortion ordinances;
• Jerry Powers resigns citing health reasons in July; 
• Steve Murillo appointed by the remaining Commissioners to replace him in August;
• Sterling Donner resigns in November; citing a desire to serve the community in other ways;
• After questions from the public, the town confirmed only that Donner had been under investigation regarding his email account prior to his departure.)

Mayor: Ken Brennan

Commissioners:

Phil Anaya

Sterling Donner (Resigned in November)

Patrick Milligan (Elected to replace Jaramillo who did not stand for re-election)

Jerry Powers (Resigned in July; replaced by Steve Murillo in August)

2025

Another reset for Edgewood as the fourth year of the Commission/Manager form of government begins with three of the five original Commissioners having been replaced; one through a regular election and two by appointment. Major issues raised as the year gets under way include; 

• The widening of the investigation which began with questions about a former Commissioner’s email; 
• Commissioner calls for a “forensic” audit of the rising costs for legal fees;
• Questions about the level of Commissioner Anaya’s participation begin to surface.)

Commissioner/Mayor: Kenneth Brennan (defeats challenger in November earning a second term)

Commissioners:

Phil Anaya (Questions arise due to his frequent absences and limited participation in meetings) Defeated in his bid for a second four year term.  

Patrick Milligan (replaced Jaramillo who did not seek re-election) Milligan’s term expires at the end of 2027.

Stephen Murillo (appointed to replace Powers in District 3 following Powers’ resignation although he resides in District 4) Having been appointed to replace Powers in District 3, in November 2025 Murillo challenged and won over incumbent Filandro (Phil) Anaya to represent Disrict 4 for the next four years. 

Mike Rariden (appointed March 11, 2025 to replace Donner following Donner’s November 2024 resignation) Facing no opposition, Rariden was elected for another two years in November 2025 allowing him to finish out Donner’s term which ends in 2027,

Municipal Election: Candidates who have filed for the 2025 municipal election: The winners’ terms officially begin on January 1, 2026 and upon completion of the swearing-in process. Devon Taylor was unopposed in his bid to represent District 3 for the remainder of Powers’ term which was set to end in 2027.

Municipal Judge, William White, was unopposed and elected to another four year

Town Managers: The town’s fourth Town Manager, Nina McCracken, abruptly resigns in late October. The Commission makes a provisional, 90 day appointment of the fifth Town Manager, Kelly Hamilton, in December. 

2026

Town Manager: Kelly Hamilton

Commissioner/Mayor: Mike Rariden

Commissioners listed by district:

District 1: Kenneth Brennan defeated challenger Adrian Chavez Sr to begin a second term. His term expires at the end of 2029. 

District 2: Patrick Milligan took office in January of 2024 replacing AudreyJaramillo who did not seek re-election following her initial two year term. Milligan’s first term expires at the end of 2027.

District 3: Devon Taylor who ran unopposed in the fall of 2025 was elected to complete Powers’ second four year term which ends in 2027. 

District 4: Stephen Murillo ran for the District 4 seat in 2025, and he defeated incumbent Filandro Anaya. His term expires in 2029. 

District 5: Mike Rariden was initially appointed March 11, 2025 to replace Donner. He was unopposed in the November 2025 election to complete the remainder of Donner’s term which was set to end in 2027. However, on April, 28, 2026, Rariden announced that he will step down once the lapsed Fire/EMS JPA with Santa Fe County has been replaced with a new agreement.