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Damian Lara
2023 - Present
2027
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Damian Lara (Democratic Party) is the Bernalillo County Assessor in New Mexico. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Lara (Democratic Party) ran for election for Bernalillo County Assessor in New Mexico. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Lara received his bachelor's degrees in political science and philosophy from Brown University in 2001. He received his J.D. from the University of New Mexico School of Law in 2007. His professional experience includes working as an attorney with a specialization in immigration and family law. In 2003, Lara was appointed Deputy Assessor of Bernalillo County. In 2013 he began serving as a board member for the Bernalillo County Juvenile Justice Continuum. He has been a board member of the New Mexico Hispanic Bar Association, serving as treasurer from 2011 to 2015 and as the organization's president from 2015 to 2017. Beginning in 2009, Lara has served as treasurer for the steering committee for the Brown Club of New Mexico. In 2012, he started as a mentor for the New Mexico Second Judicial District Children's Court Special Programs. The 2018 election was his first time running for office.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Bernalillo County, New Mexico (2022)
General election
General election for Bernalillo County Assessor
Damian Lara won election in the general election for Bernalillo County Assessor on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Damian Lara (D) | 100.0 | 145,592 |
| Total votes: 145,592 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Bernalillo County Assessor
Damian Lara defeated Stephen Sais in the Democratic primary for Bernalillo County Assessor on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Damian Lara | 60.2 | 26,583 |
| Stephen Sais | 39.8 | 17,610 | ||
| Total votes: 44,193 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for U.S. House New Mexico District 1
Debra Haaland defeated Janice Arnold-Jones and Lloyd Princeton in the general election for U.S. House New Mexico District 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Debra Haaland (D) | 59.1 | 147,336 |
 | Janice Arnold-Jones (R) | 36.3 | 90,507 | |
 | Lloyd Princeton (L) | 4.5 | 11,319 | |
| Total votes: 249,162 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 1
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 1 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Debra Haaland | 40.6 | 25,444 |
 | Damon Martinez | 25.8 | 16,182 | |
 | Antoinette Sedillo Lopez | 20.6 | 12,919 | |
 | Paul Moya | 5.9 | 3,691 | |
 | Patrick Davis | 3.8 | 2,385 | |
| Damian Lara | 3.3 | 2,063 | |
| Total votes: 62,684 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- John Abrams (D)
- John Flores (D)
- Jesse Heitner (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 1
Janice Arnold-Jones advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 1 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Janice Arnold-Jones | 100.0 | 19,316 |
| Total votes: 19,316 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 1
Lloyd Princeton advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 1 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lloyd Princeton | 100.0 | 244 |
| Total votes: 244 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Damian Lara did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ 'Information submitted on Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form on January 24, 2018
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