Larry Ray Clark (Mayor of Roswell, New Mexico, candidate 2025)

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Larry Ray Clark

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Candidate, Mayor of Roswell

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Next election

November 4, 2025

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Larry Ray Clark is running for election to the Mayor of Roswell in New Mexico. Clark is on the ballot in the general election on November 4, 2025.[source]

Clark completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.

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Biography

Larry Ray Clark provided the following biographical information via Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey on September 22, 2025:

  • Birth date: February 23, 1956
  • Birth place: Coffeeville, Kansas
  • High school: Wheat Ridge High
  • Profession: Transportation
  • Incumbent officeholder: No
  • Campaign slogan: Make Roswell a safer Place

Elections

General election

The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.

General election for Mayor of Roswell

Larry Ray Clark, Christopher Gledon Hensley, Timothy Zeph Jennings, and Eva I. Tellez are running in the general election for Mayor of Roswell on November 4, 2025.


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Candidate Connection

Larry Ray Clark completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Clark's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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I'm a Twenty Year plus Resident Of Roswell New Mexico.I have Worked In Corporate Management For Large Corporations For over 30 Years Of My Life I have Always Been the Problem Solver In These Positions And The Budget Control Guy I Figure out how to make things run more efficient And Smoothly.Iam also A family Man my Wife And I have raised 5 Children Here in Roswell and presently Have Grandchildren in Schools here. I Grew up In Breckenridge Co. wet to High school in Wheat Ridge Co and attended college in Denver co. I have sold real estate in Roswell new Mexico And i Have owned several of my own Company's My Hobbies include Golf and Fishing
  • I will always Have and open Door Policy. I want to hear your Ideals on how we Can Make Roswell a Better and safer Place To Live and Raise your family's I have some Ideals but it takes a village to Run a Town so yes if elected i will set aside time every week to Do what i call have coffee with the Mayor . you the people voted for me I work for you !! I look Forward to any ideals or suggestions you have i will present them to the city council for review
  • 2nd Thing is we Need to build our police force.We need to figure out how to get the Pay up on your policeman to where other agencies are not taking them away. we also need to grow it The 2020 census says we have approximately 50000 people in roswell i guarantee probably 20% percent never filled that out, and in the last 5 years we probably had 20% move here .Chicago has like 4 police for every 1000 residents. I feel we are far below that
  • I want to create a department that looks at all the prices we are getting on everything from Vendors .From toilet paper to equipment to vehicles. we need to get the best price so we can save on the budget so we can work on Building the police department and the Aging infrastructure. Usually when a company sells to a government entity they jack the price up this department will be looking for the best bang for the buck. Its your money i want accountability
Pubic Safety .I grew up in a Small Town I think it was safe Because everyone Knew Everybody .I will i highly encourage Neighborhood watch programs and i will Encourage everyone in Roswell to get out and know your Neighbors a few houses away i mean you don't have to get in their business but get to know who should be there or not!! It will help create a much safer environment. And improving your law enforcement
My Father He was a Very Knowledgeable soft spoken Tuff as Nails father
Honesty ,Accountability ,Open Door Policy. The people hired you Work For the People!!!
To Make Sure all City Department's Are working well together.And to seek new opportunities for roswell to Create more jobs
That My kids remember me the way i remember my dad
Trucking Company working on Dock in high School Loading and unloading Trucks 3 years
To represent our Great City with integrity Honesty and Passion to make it a safe and Exciting place to live and work
Making sure all departments are working well together to meet the needs of the citizens 2nd get out and find Business that want to grow in Roswell create opportunities for our citizens and to figure out what services we can improve on
The Small Town Feel the Friendly people And the affordability of living here
Creating Jobs for the Young people and the ability to make affordable housing ,and working on the infrastructure to support a growing city.
I feel all government entities should work together to better serve the citizens instead of having power struggles were elected to serve the people
I feel all government entities should work together to better serve the citizens instead of having power struggles were elected to serve the people
I feel the mayor should back the law enforcement and also pressure judges for Tougher sentences on repeat offenders
How i have become a better person more understanding of people and the world thru going to church on the move what an amazing pastor we have

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