Democrat David Hampton Files for Los Alamos County Council Seat

David Hampton filed Tuesday morning to seek election to the Los Alamos County Council, entering the race as a Democrat and bringing seven years of civic service on county boards and committees to his candidacy.

Hampton has been a consistent presence at county meetings and community events throughout that stretch. "For the last seven years, he has served the people of Los Alamos County on many boards and committees, and at many events," Hampton told the Los Alamos Reporter, framing his filing as a continuation of that work rather than a fresh start in public life.

His platform spans four priorities: housing availability and affordability, economic development built around small business sustainability and a boost to tourism, safe multi-modal transportation, and improved access to behavioral health resources. Hampton stated his intentions plainly: "I'd like to continue to serve the community on the County Council, working on housing availability and affordability, economic development based on small business sustainability with a boost to tourism, safe multi-modal transportation, and improved access to behavioral health resources."

The breadth of that platform reflects concerns that have surfaced repeatedly in Los Alamos County public discussions, from the high cost of housing near the national laboratory corridor to questions about bus service and pedestrian infrastructure connecting neighborhoods like White Rock to the townsite. Behavioral health access has similarly drawn attention at the county level in recent years.

Details about which specific council seat Hampton is seeking, whether he faces an incumbent or an open seat, and whether other candidates have filed were not immediately available. His campaign committee information and any endorsements also remain to be confirmed as the filing period continues.