New Mexico Senate Explained

New Mexico State Senate
Native Name:Senado de Nuevo México
Legislature:New Mexico State Legislature
Coa Pic:Seal of the New Mexico Senate.svg
Term Limits:None
New Session:January 19, 2021
Session Room:InteriorOfRoundhouseSenateNM.jpg
House Type:Upper house
Leader1 Type:President
Leader1:Howie Morales (D)
Election1:January 1, 2019
Leader2 Type:President pro tempore
Leader2:Mimi Stewart (D)
Election2:January 19, 2021
Leader3 Type:Majority Leader
Leader3:Peter Wirth (D)
Election3:January 17, 2017
Leader4 Type:Minority Leader
Leader4:Gregory A. Baca (R)
Election4:January 19, 2021
Term Length:4 years
Authority:Article IV, New Mexico Constitution
Salary:None + per diem
Members:42
Structure1:New Mexico Senate.svg
Structure1 Res:250px
Political Groups1:Majority

Minority

Last Election1:November 3, 2020
(42 seats)
Next Election1:November 5, 2024
(42 seats)
Redistricting:Legislative Control
Meeting Place:State Senate Chamber
New Mexico State Capitol
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Website:New Mexico State Legislature

The New Mexico Senate (Spanish; Castilian: 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
DemocraticIndRepublicanVacant
nowrap style="font-size:80%"End 200824018420
nowrap style="font-size:80%"2009–201227015420
nowrap style="font-size:80%"Begin 201325017420
nowrap style="font-size:80%"End 20162418
nowrap style="font-size:80%"2017–202126016420
nowrap style="font-size:80%"Begin 202127015420
nowrap style="font-size:80%"December 6, 2021261
nowrap style="font-size:80%"October 19, 20220411
nowrap style="font-size:80%"November 16, 202227420
nowrap style="font-size:80%"August 1, 202314411
nowrap style="font-size:80%"September 15, 202315420
nowrap style="font-size:80%"October 25, 202314411
nowrap style="font-size:80%"January 5, 202415420
Latest voting share

Leadership

PositionSenator[1] District
President/Lieutenant GovernorHowie Morales
President pro temporeMimi Stewart17
Majority LeaderPeter Wirth25
Majority WhipMichael Padilla14
Minority LeaderGregory A. Baca29
Minority WhipCraig Brandt40

Current members

DistrictSenator[2] PartyResidenceFirst electedCounties represented
1William SharerRepFarmington2000San Juan (part)
2Steven NevilleRepAztec2004San 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 GonzalesDemTaos2019†Los Alamos (part), Rio Arriba (part), Santa Fe (part), Taos (part)
7Pat WoodsRepBroadview2012†Curry (part), Quay (part), Union
8Pete CamposDemLas Vegas1990Colfax, Guadalupe, Harding, Mora, Quay (part), San Miguel (part), Taos (part)
9Brenda McKennaDemCorrales2020Bernalillo (part), Sandoval (part)
10Katy DuhiggDemAlbuquerque2020Bernalillo (part), Sandoval (part)
11Linda M. LopezDemAlbuquerque1996Bernalillo (part)
12Jerry Ortiz y PinoDemAlbuquerque2004Bernalillo (part)
13Bill O'NeillDemAlbuquerque2012Bernalillo (part)
14Michael PadillaDemAlbuquerque2012Bernalillo (part)
15Daniel Ivey-SotoDemAlbuquerque2012Bernalillo (part)
16Antoinette Sedillo LopezDemAlbuquerque2019†Bernalillo (part)
17Mimi StewartDemAlbuquerque2015†Bernalillo (part)
18Bill TallmanDemAlbuquerque2016Bernalillo (part)
19Gregg SchmedesRepAlbuquerque2020Bernalillo (part), Sandoval (part), Santa Fe (part), Torrance (part)
20Martin HickeyDemAlbuquerque2020Bernalillo (part)
21Mark MooresRepAlbuquerque2012Bernalillo (part)
22Benny ShendoDemJemez Pueblo2012Bernalillo (part), McKinley (part), Rio Arriba (part), San Juan (part), Sandoval (part)
23Harold Pope Jr.DemAlbuquerque2020Bernalillo (part)
24Nancy RodriguezDemSanta Fe1996Santa Fe (part)
25Peter WirthDemSanta Fe2008Santa Fe (part)
26Moe MaestasDemAlbuquerque2022†Bernalillo (part)
27Greg NibertRepRoswell2024†Chaves (part), Curry (part), De Baca, Lea (part), Roosevelt
28Siah Correa HemphillDemSilver City2020Catron, Grant, Socorro (part)
29Gregory A. BacaRepBelen2016Bernalillo (part), Valencia (part)
30Joshua A. SanchezRepGrants2020Cibola (part), McKinley (part), Socorro (part), Valencia (part)
31Joe CervantesDemLas Cruces2012Doña Ana (part)
32Cliff PirtleRepRoswell2012Chaves (part), Eddy (part), Lincoln (part)
33William BurtRepAlamogordo2011†Chaves (part), Lincoln (part), Otero (part)
34Ron GriggsRepAlamogordo2012Eddy (part), Otero (part)
35Crystal DiamondRepDeming2020Doña Ana (part), Hidalgo, Luna, Sierra
36Jeff SteinbornDemLas Cruces2016Doña Ana (part)
37William SoulesDemLas Cruces2012Doña Ana (part), Sierra (part)
38Carrie HamblenDemLas Cruces2020Doña Ana (part)
39Liz StefanicsDemCerrillos2016Bernalillo (part), Lincoln (part), Santa Fe (part), San Miguel (part), Torrance (part), Valencia (part)
40Craig BrandtRepRio Rancho2012Sandoval (part)
41David GallegosRepJal2020Eddy (part), Lea (part)
42Steve McCutcheonRepCarlsbad2023†Chaves (part), Eddy (part), Lea (part)

† Senator was originally appointed.

Past composition of the Senate

See main article: Political party strength in New Mexico.

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Leadership . New Mexico Legislature . August 24, 2023.
  2. Web site: Districts . New Mexico Legislature . September 23, 2015.

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