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Governor names Matt Broom interim New Mexico State Police chief
Broom takes over following Chief Troy Weisler’s departure; Capt. Bryan Waller named interim deputy chief
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday appointed New Mexico State Police Deputy Chief Matt Broom as the agency’s interim chief following the planned departure of Chief Troy Weisler.
A 24-year veteran of NMSP, Broom enters the top role following Weisler’s announcement earlier this month that he had planned to leave his post on March 13.
In announcing Broom’s appointment, the Governor’s Office also said NMSP Capt. Bryan Waller would be promoted to interim deputy chief.
“New Mexico State Police is the backbone of public safety across this state — in our cities, our rural communities, and everywhere in between,” Lujan Grisham said in a statement. “Matt Broom brings 24 years of experience and tested leadership to this role, and Bryan Waller is a decorated officer who has served New Mexicans with courage and integrity at every rank. I have confidence they will both serve New Mexicans well.”
Broom started his career in 2001 as a patrolman in Artesia. He has worked in the agency’s Uniform and Investigations Bureaus, the Governor’s Office said, overseeing narcotics and crimes against children investigations. He was appointed major in 2019 before being appointed deputy chief two years later.
Waller brings 17 years of law enforcement experience and has served in a wide variety of NMSP bureaus, including special operations and internal affairs. He was promoted to captain in 2023.
Weisler, the outgoing chief, joined NMSP in 2002 as a patrol officer in Deming and Moriarty before serving in various roles — including research and narcotics — with the department, according to the Governor’s Office.
Weisler was named chief in 2023, succeeding Chief Tim Q. Johnson, who also retired after more than two decades with the agency.
In an email to department staff earlier this month, Weisler said serving as chief had been “the greatest privilege” of his career and praised the agency’s personnel.
“There is no finer agency in this country than ours,” Weisler wrote.
