Former Santa Fe City Councilor Ron Trujillo had an unsuccessful run for mayor in 2018, finishing second to Alan Webber. Trujillo has been a vocal critic of Webber during his two terms in office, especially concerning cultural issues and what he feels is a degradation of basic services. 

Trujillo is back on the campaign trail as one of eight candidates who are looking to succeed Webber as Santa Fe’s top leader. He joined Santa Fe New Mexican reporter Daniel J. Chacón for the latest episode of “Around the Roundhouse” to discuss his background and his stance on some of the big issues facing the city.

Chacón asks Trujillo about his motivation for running for mayor a second time, and the large field of candidates who he’s competing against in the ranked-choice race. He later asks about Trujillo’s plans for affordable housing and his thoughts on initiatives to scale back the power of Santa Fe’s mayor. Trujillo also discusses what he would do as mayor regarding the toppled Plaza obelisk.  

This is the third interview in Around the Roundhouse’s series of interviews with Santa Fe’s mayoral candidates, following interviews with Justin Green and Michael Garcia. 

Former Santa Fe City Councilor Ron Trujillo had an unsuccessful run for mayor in 2018, finishing second to Alan Webber. Trujillo has been a vocal critic of Webber during his two terms in office, especially concerning cultural issues and what he feels is a degradation of basic services.&nbsp;
Trujillo is back on the campaign trail as one of eight candidates who are looking to succeed Webber as Santa Fe&rsquo;s top leader. He joined Santa Fe New Mexican reporter Daniel J. Chac&oacute;n for the latest episode of &ldquo;Around the Roundhouse&rdquo; to discuss his background and his stance on some of the big issues facing the city.
Chac&oacute;n asks Trujillo about his motivation for running for mayor a second time, and the large field of candidates who he&rsquo;s competing against in the ranked-choice race. He later asks about Trujillo&rsquo;s plans for affordable housing and his thoughts on initiatives to scale back the power of Santa Fe&rsquo;s mayor. Trujillo also discusses what he would do as mayor regarding the toppled Plaza obelisk.&nbsp;&nbsp;
This is the third interview in Around the Roundhouse&rsquo;s series of interviews with Santa Fe&rsquo;s mayoral candidates, following interviews with Justin Green and Michael Garcia.&nbsp;

The Santa Fe New Mexican’s weekly podcast hosted by state government and lead politics reporter Daniel J. Chacón features the policies, politics and personalities at the state Capitol during New Mexico's 2025 legislative session.

The Santa Fe New Mexican&rsquo;s weekly podcast hosted by state government and lead politics reporter Daniel J. Chac&oacute;n features the policies, politics and personalities at the state Capitol during New Mexico's 2025 legislative session.

Around the Roundhouse

The Santa Fe New Mexican&rsquo;s weekly podcast hosted by state government and lead politics reporter Daniel J. Chac&oacute;n features the policies, politics and personalities at the state Capitol during New Mexico's 2025 legislative session.