Samantha R Barncastle Salopek
Republican · NM
Samantha Barncastle Salopek is a Southern New Mexico attorney and business-community member with a Juris Doctorate. Her campaign emphasizes community voice and local economic opportunity.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Testified as a witness at a U.S. House Natural Resources subcommittee hearing on the future of the federal Reclamation water program. She appeared as Family Farm Alliance executive director.
May 20, 2026
Source: docs.house.gov
Filed a U.S. Supreme Court brief for Elephant Butte Irrigation District against the proposed Texas and New Mexico Rio Grande water settlement. She argued the deal forced the district to give up water and contract rights.
October 13, 2023
Source: supremecourt.gov
Represented Elephant Butte Irrigation District in an appeal against a state water pollution permit for the Copper Flat copper mine. The New Mexico Court of Appeals upheld the permit on May 16, 2022.
May 16, 2022
Source: coa.nmcourts.gov
Past race Samantha R Barncastle Salopek ran in:
- County Commissioner, District 1 · November 3, 2026 · Doña Ana County, New Mexico