Mayor· 2025-12-01 – 2029-12-01 (month-level start: elected mayor November 2025; Mayor Payne's last meeting was December 16, 2025 per that meeting's minutes and McDonald presided as Mayor on January 13, 2026; month-level end: 2029-12 per city commissioner page 'Term: December 2029' and four-year terms)

Sharon McDonald

Alamogordo

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News mentions: 1

Term ending Dec 1, 2029.

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White Sands Regional Airport engineering contract

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2nd Life Media Alamogordo Town NewsJan 14, 2026

Sharon McDonald

Top issues during term (1)(Infrastructure)

White Sands Regional Airport engineering contract

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Historic Swearing-In Marks Milestone for Alamogordo and New Mexico: Sharon McDonald Becomes First Elected Black Mayor in State History