Henry Roybal
Democratic · NM
Henry Roybal is a project manager for Los Alamos County who served on the Santa Fe County Commission from 2015 to 2022, including as chair. His priorities are protecting land, water and open space and expanding community solar for working families, seniors and renters.
Where Henry Roybal stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Government Efficiency (1 record), Public Infrastructure (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 1 support
Voted with the 3-2 majority to seek a $750,000 federal block grant for a new health clinic in Edgewood. The losing options were an early childhood center and public housing roof repairs.
April 11, 2017Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: santafenewmexican.com
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Voted for a revised agreement that put stricter financial controls on the Regional Coalition of LANL Communities. It passed while two commissioners did not vote.
April 30, 2019Supports Government Efficiency
Source: santafenewmexican.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Proposed a change so the County Commission appoints the two customer seats on the new Pojoaque Basin Regional Water Authority board. The amended agreement creating the authority passed 5-0.
December 13, 2016Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: santafenewmexican.com
Track record — General
General · 10 records
Voted no on the county's short-term rental ordinance (Ordinance 2022-07), which licensed rentals and paused new non-owner-occupied ones for a year. It passed 3-1 with one abstention.
October 25, 2022
Source: santafecountynm.gov
Was elected chairman of the Santa Fe County Commission for 2020 by a unanimous 5-0 vote.
January 14, 2020
Source: santafecountynm.gov
Was elected vice chair of the Santa Fe County Commission for 2019 by a 5-0 vote.
January 8, 2019
Source: santafecountynm.gov
Voted with the 4-1 majority to reject the truck-stop parts of a proposed Pilot Flying J travel center near I-25 and N.M. 14. The board removed truck parking, a weigh station and diesel pumps from the plan.
May 8, 2018
Source: santafecountynm.gov
Voted for an added one-sixteenth-cent county gross receipts tax (Ordinance 2017-5). It passed 3-2 and was sent to county voters for approval.
June 27, 2017
Source: santafecountynm.gov
Was unanimously elected chairman of the Santa Fe County Commission for 2017.
January 10, 2017
Source: santafecountynm.gov
Voted against a proposed ordinance raising county water utility rates. It failed 2-3, with only Commissioners Holian and Chavez in favor.
November 29, 2016
Source: santafecountynm.gov
Published an op-ed defending Santa Fe County in Española's lawsuit over the county's hold-harmless gross receipts tax and in Rio Arriba County's push to annex part of Española.
September 12, 2016
Source: santafecountynm.gov
Was elected vice chair of the Santa Fe County Commission for 2016.
January 12, 2016
Source: santafecountynm.gov
Voted with a unanimous 5-0 board to adopt the county's Sustainable Land Development Code and zoning map. These rules govern land use outside city limits.
December 8, 2015
Source: santafecountynm.gov
Past race Henry Roybal ran in:
- County Commissioner by Commissioner District - Santa Fe DISTRICT 1 · November 3, 2026 · Santa Fe County, New Mexico