Aug 27, 2026 · 25 min · 9 segments
Harry Montoya has been a Democrat and a Republican. The former Pojoaque School Board member and Santa Fe County Commissioner says he doesn’t feel like he fits into the mold of either party anymore and…
Harry MontoyaGuest
Daniel ChacónHost
You know, I think, you know, I've been retired for three years and I've got a lot of work done around the house, which my wife has been grateful and there's still a lot more that needs to be done.
And I see this as a really good position and trying to help people, you know, because a lot of the people that come into magistrate court a lot of them are dealing with mental health issues, with poverty, with substance abuse, addiction issues.
And, you know, a lot of times it's not, you know, really, you know, sentencing them to something without giving them some help as well.
And that's really where I've come from in terms of my background, working in the area of substance abuse prevention and seeing the need for, and I still have a hand in a lot of what the behavioral health reform programs initiative is doing now through Senate Bill 3 and the work that's being done in Santa Fe County, Ria Reba County and Los Alamos County, working with that group to ensure that there are these services for the people that are going through the courts so that it's not always about what the situation is going to be, where we should be looking for alternative sources and resources to help these people out, to give them give them a hand up, you know, not a handout, but a hand up.
And that's where I really believe that we can help and I can help some of these people that are experiencing those mental health and substance abuse issues.
You know, I think, you know, I've been retired for three years and I've got a lot of work done around the house, which my wife has been grateful and there's still a lot more that needs to be done.
And I see this as a really good position and trying to help people, you know, because a lot of the people that come into magistrate court a lot of them are dealing with mental health issues, with poverty, with substance abuse, addiction issues.
And, you know, a lot of times it's not, you know, really, you know, sentencing them to something without giving them some help as well.
And that's really where I've come from in terms of my background, working in the area of substance abuse prevention and seeing the need for, and I still have a hand in a lot of what the behavioral health reform programs initiative is doing now through Senate Bill 3 and the work that's being done in Santa Fe County, Ria Reba County and Los Alamos County, working with that group to ensure that there are these services for the people that are going through the courts so that it's not always about what the situation is going to be, where we should be looking for alternative sources and resources to help these people out, to give them give them a hand up, you know, not a handout, but a hand up.
And that's where I really believe that we can help and I can help some of these people that are experiencing those mental health and substance abuse issues.
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