
Bill Tallman serves as a State Senator in District 18, where he has fought for secure and safe retirement funding for New Mexico’s seniors, consumer protection, good government practices and capital outlay reform. He has also worked for improved access for those who want to return to college to further their education.
Bill has served as Senator for District 18 since 2017. The District covers Albuquerque’s NE Heights, with Wyoming Blvd on the west; Constitution on the south; Academy on the north; and Tramway and Juan Tabo on the east.
Bill served as Deputy City Manager of Santa Fe, NM, where he worked with 1,500 employees and a budget of $250 million. He created a performance budgeting program and supervised the divisions/departments of information technology, fleet, building maintenance, risk management, emergency management, senior services and recreation.
During his 35 years of experience as a City Manager or Assistant City Manager, Bill implemented cost-saving measures, spearheaded infrastructure improvements and created new jobs. His major emphasis has been in personnel, labor relations, financial management, productivity improvement, budgeting and economic development.
His most exciting Public Works project was serving on the board of the Quad Cities Civic Center Authority which oversaw the planning and construction of a 12,000 seat multi purpose arena. The local newspaper editorialized that he was the major “flag waver” who strongly advocated for the project in spite of opposition. The project was eventually endorsed and praised by most residents in the Quad Cities metro area.
He was a past member of the Board of Directors of the Connecticut Town & City Management Association. Bill has taught undergraduate courses in public administration and human resources in Illinois, Upstate New York and at UNM. He has published articles in PM Magazine.
Bill has been active in the Municipal Leagues of Pennsylvania, Illinois and Connecticut. He is a. past member of the Corporation for Regional Development, the Quad City Civic Center Authority, the Quad City Development Group and the Southeastern Connecticut Council of Governments.
Bill holds an MA in Public Administration from the University of Cincinnati and a BA in Political Science from Syracuse University. He was City Manager in Norwich, Conn. for nine years; City Administrator in Moline, Ill. for five years; and has served as the top administrative officer in New Castle, Penn. and Hamilton, Ohio.
Bill previously served as a mediator for the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court and was a member of the Mid-Region Council of Governments Involvement Committee. He was a Volunteer Ombudsman for the NM Aging & Long-Term Services Department, and he served for 8 years as Vice President of his neighborhood association.
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His family includes wife Becky, two children and three grandchildren.
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