New Mexico State Senate

New Mexico State Senate

Summary

The New Mexico Senate (Spanish: Senado de Nuevo México) is the upper house of the New Mexico State Legislature. The Senate consists of 42 members, with each senator representing an equal number of single-member constituent districts across the state. All senatorial districts are divided to contain a population on average of 43,300 state residents. Members of the Senate are elected to four-year terms without term limits.

The Senate convenes at the New Mexico State Capitol building in Santa Fe.

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The New Mexico Senate (Spanish: Senado de Nuevo México) is the upper house of the New Mexico State Legislature. The Senate consists of 42 members, with each senator representing an equal number of single-member constituent districts across the state. All senatorial districts are divided to contain a population on average of 43,300 state residents. Members of the Senate are elected to four-year terms without term limits.

The Senate convenes at the New Mexico State Capitol building in Santa Fe.

Composition

The makeup of the Senate for sessions from 2009–present is:

AffiliationParty

(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
DemocraticRepublicanVacant
End 20082418420
2009–20122715420
Begin 20132517420
End 20162418
2017–20202616420
2021–20242715420
Begin 20252616420
Latest voting share62%38%

Leadership

PositionSenator[1]District
President/Lieutenant GovernorHowie Morales
President pro temporeMimi Stewart17
Majority LeaderPeter Wirth25
Majority WhipMichael Padilla14
Minority LeaderWilliam Sharer1
Minority WhipPat Woods7

Current members

DistrictSenator[2]PartyResidenceFirst electedCounties represented
1William SharerRepFarmington2000San Juan (part)
2Steve D. LanierRepAztec2024San Juan (part)
3Shannon PintoDemTohatchi2019†McKinley (part), San Juan (part)
4George MuñozDemGallup2008Cibola (part), McKinley (part), San Juan (part)
5Leo JaramilloDemEspañola2020Los Alamos (part), Rio Arriba (part), Sandoval (part), Santa Fe (part)
6Roberto GonzalesDemRanchos de Taos2019†Los Alamos (part), Rio Arriba (part), Santa Fe (part), Taos (part)
7Pat WoodsRepBroadview2012†Curry (part), Harding (part), Quay (part), Union
8Pete CamposDemLas Vegas1990Colfax, Guadalupe, Harding (part), Mora, Quay (part), San Miguel (part), Taos (part)
9Cindy NavaDemBernalillo2024Bernalillo (part), Sandoval (part)
10Katy DuhiggDemAlbuquerque2020Bernalillo (part)
11Linda M. LopezDemAlbuquerque1996Bernalillo (part)
12Jay C. BlockRepRio Rancho2024Bernalillo (part), Sandoval (part)
13Debbie O’MalleyDemAlbuquerque2024Bernalillo (part)
14Michael PadillaDemAlbuquerque2012Bernalillo (part)
15Heather BerghmansDemAlbuquerque2024Bernalillo (part)
16Antoinette Sedillo LopezDemAlbuquerque2019†Bernalillo (part)
17Mimi StewartDemAlbuquerque2015†Bernalillo (part)
18Natalie FigueroaDemAlbuquerque2024Bernalillo (part)
19Ant ThorntonRepSandia Park2024Bernalillo (part), Sandoval (part), Santa Fe (part), Torrance (part)
20Martin HickeyDemAlbuquerque2020Bernalillo (part)
21Nicole TobiassenRepAlbuquerque2024Bernalillo (part)
22Benny ShendoDemJemez Pueblo2012Bernalillo (part), McKinley (part), Rio Arriba (part), San Juan (part), Sandoval (part)
23Harold Pope Jr.DemAlbuquerque2020Bernalillo (part)
24Linda TrujilloDemSanta Fe2024Santa Fe (part), Socorro (part)
25Peter WirthDemSanta Fe2008Santa Fe (part)
26Moe MaestasDemAlbuquerque2022†Bernalillo (part)
27Pat BooneRepElida2024Chaves (part), Curry (part), De Baca, Lea (part), Roosevelt
28Gabriel RamosRepSilver City2024[a]Grant (part), Hidalgo (part), Luna (part)
29Joshua A. SanchezRepBosque2020Socorro (part), Valencia (part)
30Angel CharleyDemAcoma2024Bernalillo (part)
31Joe CervantesDemLas Cruces2012Chaves (part), Doña Ana (part), Otero (part)
32Candy EzzellRepRoswell2024Chaves (part), Eddy (part)
33Nick PaulRepAlamogordo2024Lincoln, Otero (part)
34James G. TownsendRepArtesia2024Eddy (part), Otero (part)
35Crystal BrantleyRepElephant Butte2020Catron, Doña Ana (part), Grant (part), Hidalgo (part), Luna (part), Sierra, Socorro (part)
36Jeff SteinbornDemLas Cruces2016Doña Ana (part)
37William SoulesDemLas Cruces2012Doña Ana (part)
38Carrie HamblenDemLas Cruces2020Doña Ana (part)
39Liz StefanicsDemLos Cerrillos2016San Miguel (part), Santa Fe (part), Torrance (part), Valencia (part)
40Craig BrandtRepRio Rancho2012Sandoval (part)
41David GallegosRepEunice2020Eddy (part), Lea (part)
42Larry R. ScottRepHobbs2024Chaves (part), Eddy (part), Lea (part)

† Senator was originally appointed.

Past composition of the Senate

Main article: Political party strength in New Mexico

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Served from 2019 to 2020 as a Democrat

References

  1. ^ “Leadership”. New Mexico Legislature. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
  2. ^ “Districts”. New Mexico Legislature. Retrieved April 2, 2025.

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