Camilla M Bustamante
Democratic · NM · Santa Fe County Commissioner, District 3
Camilla Bustamante is a Santa Fe County commissioner and former academic dean with a Ph.D. in health education and a master's in public health from the University of New Mexico. Her priorities are clean, plentiful water and housing working people can afford without displacing residents.
Where Camilla M Bustamante stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (6 records), Public Safety and Crime Control (2 records), Housing Affordability (3 records),
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (3 records)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 6 support
Sponsored and moved a commission letter raising concerns about proposed uranium exploration and mining in the Upper Chama Basin. It passed 4-0.
September 29, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: santafecountynm.gov
Co-sponsored Resolution 2025-100, opposing repeal of the federal Roadless Area Conservation Rule and urging Congress to pass the Pecos Watershed Protection Act. It passed unanimously.
September 30, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: santafecountynm.gov
Co-sponsored Resolution 2025-074, stating the county's support for protecting public lands. It passed unanimously.
July 8, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: santafecountynm.gov
Moved for the commission to support House Bill 212, a state bill to protect against PFAS 'forever chemicals.' The motion passed unanimously.
February 25, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: santafecountynm.gov
Co-sponsored a commission letter to President Biden and two cabinet secretaries asking for national monument status for the Caja del Rio. It passed unanimously.
December 9, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: santafecountynm.gov
Moved to pass Ordinance 2024-02, which banned truck engine brakes on more county roads, including near Galisteo. It passed 4-0.
March 12, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: santafecountynm.gov
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 3 oppose
Co-sponsored Resolution 2026-072, letting the county manager negotiate matching funds for federally funded broadband expansion in the county. It passed 5-0.
May 26, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: santafecountynm.gov
Voted with a 5-0 board to raise pay for county elected officials after the 2026 election, including commissioners' pay from $46,907 to $63,316 a year.
December 15, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: web.archive.org
Voted with a unanimous board to adopt the county's final budget for fiscal year 2025 (Resolution 2024-091).
July 9, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: santafecountynm.gov
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 support
Made the motion, passed 5-0, to reopen talks with the Town of Edgewood on keeping county fire and emergency medical services there.
April 20, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: web.archive.org
Voted with a unanimous board for a nuisance ordinance that lets the county clean up hazardous properties and place liens on them.
July 25, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: santafenewmexican.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 3 support
Voted against denying the 158-home Camino Verde subdivision plan near the La Tierra trails. The denial passed 3-2 over concerns about traffic, density and wastewater.
June 30, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: santafecountynm.gov
Voted with the 3-2 majority to extend by three months a ban on new non-owner-occupied short-term rentals on newly bought property. She cited the rentals' effect on housing for residents.
November 17, 2023Supports Housing Affordability
Source: santafenewmexican.com
Moved to pass Ordinance 2023-07, which changed the county's transfer of development rights program. It allows more homes per transferred right and exempts affordable housing from buying those rights.
November 14, 2023Supports Housing Affordability
Source: santafecountynm.gov
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Sponsored and moved Resolution 2024-140 to carry out the Santa Fe Food Policy Council's report on expanding food, nutrition and farm programs. It passed unanimously.
November 12, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: santafecountynm.gov
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 3 support
Sponsored and moved a commission letter to the state Public Regulation Commission about repeated power outages in La Cienega and La Cieneguilla. It passed 5-0.
July 13, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: santafecountynm.gov
Co-sponsored Resolution 2026-072, letting the county manager negotiate matching funds for federally funded broadband expansion in the county. It passed 5-0.
May 26, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: santafecountynm.gov
Co-sponsored and moved Resolution 2025-124, ordering a study of whether the county could create a publicly owned electric utility. It passed 5-0 after amendments.
November 10, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: santafecountynm.gov
Track record — General
General · 11 records
Seconded and voted for the county's Community Trust Ordinance (Ordinance 2026-08), which limits use of county staff, property and records for federal civil immigration enforcement. It passed 4-0.
September 29, 2026
Source: santafecountynm.gov
Sponsored and moved Resolution 2026-110, asking the state to name part of N.M. 41 the Survivors' Memorial Highway to honor abuse and trafficking survivors. It passed 5-0.
August 25, 2026
Source: santafecountynm.gov
Sponsored and moved Resolution 2026-063, backing a state truth commission and committing the county to cooperate with its records requests. It passed 5-0.
May 12, 2026
Source: santafecountynm.gov
Sponsored and moved Ordinance 2026-02, which raised how many pieces of personal ID the county needs to shift the burden of proof in illegal dumping cases. It passed 5-0.
April 14, 2026
Source: santafecountynm.gov
Abstained on the vote electing Commissioner Justin Greene as commission chair for 2026. She said he was not her first choice.
January 13, 2026
Source: web.archive.org
Co-sponsored Ordinance 2025-03, which requires a commission meeting during the Fiesta de Santa Fe and sets rules for honoring cultural events. It passed unanimously.
November 10, 2025
Source: web.archive.org
Publicly objected after the county manager barred the Fiesta Court from the county building. She then voted with a unanimous board to hire an outside attorney to investigate the decision.
September 9, 2025
Source: santafenewmexican.com
Co-sponsored Resolution 2025-066, defending the U.S. Constitution and the separation of powers. It passed unanimously.
June 24, 2025
Source: santafecountynm.gov
Was unanimously elected chair of the Santa Fe County Commission for 2025.
January 14, 2025
Source: santafecountynm.gov
Co-sponsored Resolution 2024-053, calling for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, release of all hostages and delivery of humanitarian aid. It passed 3-0 with two abstentions.
April 30, 2024
Source: santafecountynm.gov
Was unanimously elected vice chair of the Santa Fe County Commission for 2024.
January 9, 2024
Source: santafecountynm.gov
Past race Camilla M Bustamante ran in:
- County Commissioner by Commissioner District - Santa Fe DISTRICT 3 · November 3, 2026 · Santa Fe County, New Mexico · incumbent