For the first time in Starve Magazine’s history, we are recommending a candidate for Los Alamos County Assessor.
Are you wary of politicians and just wish a person who is an economist and data scientist would take the guesswork out of local county issues?

Before we, the Dusoma Foundation, met James Wernicke, we were studying the “logic layer” of elections and policy decisions and made these two videos about voter education.
https://dusoma.org/santa-fe-mayoral-candidates/
The questions was: ask me 5 questions about my wants, needs and values out of government and help me figure out who to vote for. It worked so incredibly well we shut it down for safety reasons – because any technology that “helps people pick a candidate they align with” is simply so powerful in terms of political influence that we have to study it more.
It’s now 6 months later and we are pointing out a candidate that is the most tech-friendly, logic-based, data science candidate who couples political knowledge, data science and tremendous ethical integrity.
We will update this page with our data analysis of the housing situation in Los Alamos. Instead of politics and promises, we simply parse the situation to the point that we can showcase over 3 areas that would be perfect for extending housing. Over 80 acres of land in Los Alamos.
If you want James to be on the ballot, please sign this before Friday, June 26.
This is not an official signature list, but it gives us your email so we can get in touch with you, validate your email and get James on the ballot (as an independent), with your permission.
Enter your information here: 90 signatures needed by Friday, June 26, 2026.
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