Alexa Maros
Alexa Maros, a retired corporate executive, has been a successful entrepreneur, professor, and lifelong organizer for progressive change. As DPSFC Chair for Ward 5A, she encouraged voter engagement and education, with community building being the mainstay of her organizational approach. Regular community meetings with candidates and elected officials, as well as social events, were a hallmark of her tenure as Chair. She also encouraged broad participation in both social and political volunteer activities in Eldorado and Santa Fe, encouraging many ward members to participate with the DPSFC Community Service Project. During election years, ward volunteers were active canvassing and gathering candidate signatures. Her Ward has consistently enjoyed record turnout in state and federal elections. Perhaps most importantly, Alexa teamed up with Ward 4A to create Eldorado Area Dems and establish a PAC to self-fund ward activities. This served as a model of bringing wards together to increase effectiveness, efficiency and reach. She also continues to serve on the DPSFC communications committee working on postcard design and messaging. Alexa now lives in Digby, Nova Scotia, with her wife Dominique, and dogs Pixel and Kai.
Amanda Bregel
An educator, communications professional and longtime Democratic organizer, Amanda Bregel knocked doors for Barack Obama in 2008 and has been helping people participate in the political process ever since. Early in her career, Amanda taught in Nairobi, Kenya, working alongside small nonprofits and orphanages. The experience solidified her belief that access to basic needs should never depend on a person’s wealth or circumstances. After returning to the United States and becoming a high school English teacher in rural western North Carolina, she joined the local party in a county where Republicans significantly outnumbered Democrats. Following the 2016 election, she helped lead the formation of Caldwell Women Rise, a grassroots organization created to empower women in the political process. By 2018, the local party could field a full slate of Democratic candidates for the first time in decades. Amanda has since run for the North Carolina House of Representatives and managed multiple campaigns for office. During the Black Lives Matter movement, she was tasked with leading the county NAACP chapter and organized efforts to reform local law enforcement practices. Today, Amanda lives in Santa Fe, where she serves as Director of Communications at The Food Depot, Northern New Mexico’s food bank. Her work connects communications with advocacy and community outreach to address the systemic causes of food insecurity. She also continues to volunteer with the Democratic Party of Santa Fe County, supporting voter outreach and the Federation of Democratic Women.
Philip Hansen
Philip Hansen moved from Kansas in the mid 70s, where the hills meet the plains, to the mountains and meadows of Northern New Mexico, spending his first 14 years in Pecos. The land of enchantment held him through its arts and culture. Fortunate to have started out in the small college town in Kansas, the Village of Pecos was refreshing – the mountains, the river and the people. His life is full with five children and a handful of grandchildren and step grandchildren. Through his years living in Pecos and the perimeter of Santa Fe he’s been fortunate to meet some of the most amazing people you might hope to know, people with vision and the creative motivation to bring it to pass. He served five years on the board of trustees at a local church, maintained amateur radio license for 25 years, served on the board of an international Christian relief organization, and served six years on the board of advisors for Carrie Tingley Hospital at UNM. As a volunteer for the Democratic Party of Santa Fe County he’s had the opportunity to meet many more people who have the vision and conviction to make the city, county and state a better place. The party can count on Philip to do everything from posting signs outside HQ to arranging events, from attending rallies to being a CCC member. He is a volunteer of the old school, a volunteer always ready to help.
Raúl Torrez
New Mexico’s 32nd Attorney General is a former federal prosecutor and senior advisor in the U.S. Department of Justice.He has dedicated his career to public service and strengthening the rule of law. Prior to being elected Attorney General, he served as the elected District Attorney for the Albuquerque metro area, where he led one of the state’s largest law offices. As Attorney General, Torrez has brought a clear and focused approach to some of New Mexico’s most difficult challenges. He has made protecting children a top priority—filing lawsuits against major tech companies like Meta and Snap Inc. for enabling online abuse, investigating failures in the child welfare system, and launching undercover operations to arrest online predators. His office is also working to improve youth mental health and reduce harmful behavior such as cyberbullying and hazing in schools. Torrez is a strong advocate for transparency, accountability and constitutional governance. He has led national efforts to protect civil rights, challenge executive overreach and defend the rule of law. Torrez has also led a bipartisan effort to adapt consumer protection laws to the rapidly evolving online marketplace, while simultaneously improving oversight of higher education, and safeguarding New Mexico’s natural resources from environmental harm and exploitation. A graduate of Harvard University, the London School of Economics, and Stanford Law School, Attorney General Torrez lives in Albuquerque with his wife, Nasha, and their two children.