United States congressional delegations from New Mexico explained

These are tables of congressional delegations from New Mexico to the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate.

The deans of the New Mexico delegation are Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján, both having served in Congress since January 3, 2009. Heinrich has served in the Senate since 2013, and Luján since 2021. Both previously served in the House representing the 1st and 3rd districts respectively.

United States House of Representatives

See main article: List of United States representatives from New Mexico.

Current members of the House

List of members of the United States House of Representatives, their terms in office, district boundaries, and the district political ratings according to the CPVI. The delegation has a total of 3 members, all 3 Democrats.

Historical representatives

Pre-statehood

CongressDelegate
(1851–1853)Richard Hanson Weightman (D)
(1853–1855)José Manuel Gallegos (D)
(1855–1857) rowspan="3" Miguel Antonio Otero (D)
(1857–1859)
(1859–1861)
(1861–1863)John Sebrie Watts (R)
(1863–1865)Francisco Perea (R)
(1865–1867)José Francisco Chaves (R)
(1867–1869)Charles P. Clever (D)
rowspan=2 José Francisco Chaves (R)
(1869–1871)
(1871–1873)José Manuel Gallegos (D)
(1873–1875) rowspan=2 Stephen B. Elkins (R)
(1875–1877)
(1877–1879)Trinidad Romero (R)
(1879–1881)Mariano S. Otero (R)
(1881–1883) rowspan=2 Tranquilino Luna (R)
(1883–1885)
Francisco Antonio Manzanares (D)
(1885–1887) rowspan=5 Antonio Joseph (D)
(1887–1889)
(1889–1891)
(1891–1893)
(1893–1895)
(1895–1897)Thomas B. Catron (R)
(1897–1899)Harvey Butler Fergusson (D)
(1899–1901)Pedro Perea (R)
(1901–1903) rowspan=2 Bernard Shandon Rodey (R)
(1903–1905)
(1905–1907) rowspan=4 William Henry Andrews (R)
(1907–1909)
(1909–1911)
(1911–1913)

Post-statehood

CongressMembers elected at-large statewide
(1911–1913) rowspan=2 Harvey Butler
Fergusson
(D)
George Curry (R)
(1913–1915)Seat abolished
(1915–1917)Benigno C. Hernández (R)
(1917–1919)William B. Walton (D)
(1919–1921)Benigno C. Hernández (R)
(1921–1923)Néstor Montoya (R)
vacant
(1923–1925) rowspan=3 John Morrow (D)
(1925–1927)
(1927–1929)
(1929–1931)Albert G. Simms (R)
(1931–1933) rowspan=2 Dennis Chávez (D)
(1933–1935)
(1935–1937) rowspan=3 John J. Dempsey (D)
(1937–1939)
(1939–1941)
(1941–1943) rowspan=3 Clinton Anderson (D)
(1943–1945) rowspan=7 Antonio M. Fernández (D)
(1945–1947)
(1947–1949)Georgia Lee Lusk (D)
(1949–1951)John E. Miles (D)
(1951–1953) rowspan=5 John J. Dempsey (D)
(1953–1955)
(1955–1957)
vacant
(1957–1959) rowspan=5 Joseph Montoya (D)
vacant
(1959–1961) rowspan=5 Thomas G. Morris (D)
(1961–1963)
(1963–1965)
(1965–1967) rowspan=2 E. S. Johnny Walker (D)
(1967–1969)
Congress
(1969–1971) rowspan=10 Manuel Lujan Jr. (R)Ed Foreman (R)
(1971–1973) rowspan=5 Harold L. Runnels (D)
(1973–1975)
(1975–1977)
(1977–1979)
(1979–1981)
(1981–1983) rowspan=12 Joe Skeen (R)
(1983–1985) rowspan=8 Bill Richardson (D)
(1985–1987)
(1987–1989)
(1989–1991) rowspan=5 Steven Schiff (R)
(1991–1993)
(1993–1995)
(1995–1997)
(1997–1999)
rowspan=6 Heather Wilson (R)Bill Redmond (R)
(1999–2001) rowspan=5 Tom Udall (D)
(2001–2003)
(2003–2005)Steve Pearce (R)
(2005–2007)
(2007–2009)
(2009–2011) rowspan=2 Martin Heinrich (D)Harry Teague (D) rowspan=6 Ben Ray Luján (D)
(2011–2013) rowspan=4 Steve Pearce (R)
(2013–2015) rowspan=3 Michelle Lujan Grisham (D)
(2015–2017)
(2017–2019)
(2019–2021) rowspan=2Deb Haaland (D)Xochitl Torres Small (D)
(2021–2023) rowspan=2Yvette Herrell (R) rowspan=3Teresa Leger
Fernandez
(D)
rowspan=2Melanie Stansbury (D)
(2023–2025) rowspan=1Gabe Vasquez (D)

United States Senate

Current U.S. senators from New Mexico


Class I senatorClass II senator

Martin Heinrich


Ben Ray Luján

Party
Incumbent sinceJanuary 3, 2013January 3, 2021

See main article: List of United States senators from New Mexico.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022 Cook PVI: State Map and List. 2023-01-07. Cook Political Report. en.