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Lea County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Aug 25, 2026
Board of County Commissioners meets
2nd and 4th Thursday of the month, 9:00 AM
Meeting location
Commission Chambers, 2nd floor, Lea County (Historic) Courthouse, 100 N. Main, Lovington, NM
County Clerk
Carrie Sandoval (R) · (575) 396-8619 · P.O. Box 1507, Lovington, NM 88260 · csandoval@leacounty.net
Agendas posted at
https://www.leacounty.gov/295/Lea-County-Board-of-County-Commissioners
Board of County Commissioners
Gary G. Eidson (District 3, 2026 Chair) · Brad Weber (District 2, Vice Chair) · Dee Ann Kimbro (District 1) · Tyson Pierce (District 4) · Pat Sims (District 5)

Other Local Government Here

Local government is layered — cities, counties, school districts, and special districts are separate, overlapping governments. Most residents are covered by several at once, and more may exist here than are listed below.

Other Known Local Governments Here

These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.

  • Eunice Municipal Schools · School District
  • Hobbs Municipal Schools · School District
  • Jal Public Schools · School District
  • Lovington Municipal Schools · School District
  • Tatum Municipal Schools · School District

Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

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