Tetsuro Namba (Taos Town Council At-large, New Mexico, candidate 2025)

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Tetsuro Namba

Nonpartisan

Candidate, Taos Town Council At-large

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 4, 2025

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Tetsuro Namba ran for election to the Taos Town Council At-large in New Mexico. He was on the ballot in the general election on November 4, 2025.^[source]

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

Biography

Tetsuro Namba provided the following biographical information via Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey on October 7, 2025:

• High school: Taos High School
• Gender: Male
• Incumbent officeholder: No
• Campaign Facebook

Elections

General election

General election for Taos Town Council At-large (2 seats)

Tetsuro Namba, Billy Romero, Eugene A. Sanchez, and Susan K. Trujillo ran in the general election for Taos Town Council At-large on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Tetsuro Namba (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Billy Romero (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Eugene A. Sanchez (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Susan K. Trujillo (Nonpartisan)

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

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I grew up in Taos County and graduated from Taos High School class of 2002. I moved away for college and grad school, but moved back about 12 years ago to be closer to my family and community. I've worked as a community organizer and in various odd jobs in Taos and I have been a member of the Town of Taos Planning and Zoning commission since 2022. Every week since the pandemic, I volunteer at a food bank, giving back to the community and learning more about what kinds of struggles we face as Taosenos. My priorities are affordable housing and food security, and I believe that supporting this work will have many downstream effects that will help us keep our community's unique character.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Like much of the country, we are struggling with affordable housing. I hope to help direct the Town of Taos in crafting policy that would make housing accessible and affordable.
• We must update and maintain our local infrastructure to accommodate our community's development. Supporting our water, sewage, fire safety and community safety systems are all key to sustainable growth without sacrificing our values.
• Taos has a high number of nonprofit organizations doing a lot of important work. The function of municipal government is not to replace or replicate this work, but rather to remove barriers and to help facilitate collaborative efforts led by local experts to address our community's most pressing concerns.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I've managed to get a degree from a fancy liberal arts college and a graduate degree in an esoteric field. But when I was younger, I had assumed that I would end up on the streets. I want to do what I can to help people who are struggling in our community. I want people to be housed, fed and healthy.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Honesty, in not pretending to know but rather in being willing to learn.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

These core responsibilities are available to the public. Municipal government has a specific if limited capacity and responsibility. Most of this involves budgeting.

What is your favorite book? Why?

Dhalgren by Samuel R. Delany. Because community does not mean state.

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