New Mexico Senate

Upper house of the New Mexico State Legislature

New Mexico State Senate

Senado de Nuevo México

New Mexico State Legislature
Type
Type|

Upper house

Term limits

| None
History

New session started

| January 19, 2021
Leadership

President

Howie Morales (D)
since January 1, 2019

President pro tempore

Mimi Stewart (D)
since January 19, 2021

Majority Leader

Peter Wirth (D)
since January 17, 2017

Minority Leader

Gregory A. Baca (R)
since January 19, 2021

Structure
Seats| 42

Political groups

| Majority

* Democratic (27)

Minority

* Republican (15)

Length of term

| 4 years
Authority| Article IV, New Mexico Constitution
Salary| None + per diem
Elections

Last election

| November 3, 2020
(42 seats)

Next election

| November 5, 2024
(42 seats)
Redistricting| Legislative Control
Meeting place
State Senate Chamber
New Mexico State Capitol
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Website
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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[edit]

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

Affiliation  | Party

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

| Total  |

|
|
|

|  |  |
Democratic | Ind | Republican | Vacant
End 2008  | 24  | 0  | 18  | 42  | 0
2009–2012  | 27  | 0  | 15  | 42  | 0
Begin 2013  | 25  | 0  | 17  | 42  | 0
End 2016  | 24  | 18
2017–2021  | 26  | 0  | 16  | 42  | 0
Begin 2021  | 27  | 0  | 15  | 42  | 0
December 6, 2021[a] | 26  | 1
October 19, 2022[b] | 0  | 41  | 1
November 16, 2022[c] | 27  | 42  | 0
August 1, 2023[d] | 14  | 41  | 1
September 15, 2023[e] | 15  | 42  | 0
October 25, 2023[f] | 14  | 41  | 1
January 5, 2024[g] | 15  | 42  | 0
Latest voting share  | 64%  | 36%  |

1. ^ Jacob Candelaria (District 26) left the Democratic Party and registered as an Independent.[1]
2. ^ Independent Jacob Candelaria (District 26) resigned.[2]
3. ^ Democrat Moe Maestas was appointed to succeed Candelaria[3]
4. ^ Republican Gay Kernan (District 42) resigned.[4]
5. ^ Republican Steve McCutcheon was appointed to succeed Kernan.[5]
6. ^ Republican Stuart Ingle (District 27) resigned.[6]
7. ^ Republican Greg Nibert was appointed to succeed Ingle.[7]

### Leadership[edit]

Position  | Senator[8] | District

|
|

President/Lieutenant Governor  | Howie Morales |
President pro tempore | Mimi Stewart | 17
Majority Leader | Peter Wirth | 25
Majority Whip | Michael Padilla | 14
Minority Leader | Gregory A. Baca | 29
Minority Whip | Craig Brandt | 40

### Current members[edit]

District  | Senator[9] | Party  | Residence  | First elected  | Counties represented

|
|
|
|
|

1  | William Sharer | Rep  | Farmington | 2000  | San Juan (part)
2  | Steven Neville | Rep  | Aztec | 2004  | San Juan (part)
3  | Shannon Pinto | Dem  | Tohatchi | 2019†  | McKinley (part), San Juan (part)
4  | George Muñoz | Dem  | Gallup  | 2008  | Cibola (part), McKinley (part), San Juan (part)
5  | Leo Jaramillo | Dem  | Española | 2020  | Los Alamos (part), Rio Arriba (part), Sandoval (part), Santa Fe (part)
6  | Roberto Gonzales | Dem  | Taos | 2019†  | Los Alamos (part), Rio Arriba (part), Santa Fe (part), Taos (part)
7  | Pat Woods | Rep  | Broadview | 2012†  | Curry (part), Quay (part), Union
8  | Pete Campos | Dem  | Las Vegas | 1990  | Colfax, Guadalupe, Harding, Mora, Quay (part), San Miguel (part), Taos (part)
9  | Brenda McKenna | Dem  | Corrales | 2020  | Bernalillo (part), Sandoval (part)
10  | Katy Duhigg | Dem  | Albuquerque | 2020  | Bernalillo (part), Sandoval (part)
11  | Linda M. Lopez | Dem  | Albuquerque | 1996  | Bernalillo (part)
12  | Jerry Ortiz y Pino | Dem  | Albuquerque | 2004  | Bernalillo (part)
13  | Bill O'Neill | Dem  | Albuquerque  | 2012  | Bernalillo (part)
14  | Michael Padilla | Dem  | Albuquerque  | 2012  | Bernalillo (part)
15  | Daniel Ivey-Soto | Dem  | Albuquerque  | 2012  | Bernalillo (part)
16  | Antoinette Sedillo Lopez | Dem  | Albuquerque  | 2019†  | Bernalillo (part)
17  | Mimi Stewart | Dem  | Albuquerque  | 2015†  | Bernalillo (part)
18  | Bill Tallman | Dem  | Albuquerque  | 2016  | Bernalillo (part)
19  | Gregg Schmedes | Rep  | Albuquerque | 2020  | Bernalillo (part), Sandoval (part), Santa Fe (part), Torrance (part)
20  | Martin Hickey | Dem  | Albuquerque  | 2020  | Bernalillo (part)
21  | Mark Moores | Rep  | Albuquerque  | 2012  | Bernalillo (part)
22  | Benny Shendo | Dem  | Jemez Pueblo | 2012  | Bernalillo (part), McKinley (part), Rio Arriba (part), San Juan (part), Sandoval (part)
23  | Harold Pope Jr. | Dem  | Albuquerque  | 2020  | Bernalillo (part)
24  | Nancy Rodriguez | Dem  | Santa Fe | 1996  | Santa Fe (part)
25  | Peter Wirth | Dem  | Santa Fe  | 2008  | Santa Fe (part)
26  | Moe Maestas | Dem  | Albuquerque | 2022†  | Bernalillo (part)
27  | Greg Nibert | Rep  | Roswell | 2024†  | Chaves (part), Curry (part), De Baca, Lea (part), Roosevelt
28  | Siah Correa Hemphill | Dem  | Silver City | 2020  | Catron, Grant, Socorro (part)
29  | Gregory A. Baca | Rep  | Belen | 2016  | Bernalillo (part), Valencia (part)
30  | Joshua A. Sanchez | Rep  | Grants | 2020  | Cibola (part), McKinley (part), Socorro (part), Valencia (part)
31  | Joe Cervantes | Dem  | Las Cruces | 2012  | Doña Ana (part)
32  | Cliff Pirtle | Rep  | Roswell | 2012  | Chaves (part), Eddy (part), Lincoln (part)
33  | William Burt | Rep  | Alamogordo | 2011†  | Chaves (part), Lincoln (part), Otero (part)
34  | Ron Griggs | Rep  | Alamogordo  | 2012  | Eddy (part), Otero (part)
35  | Crystal Diamond | Rep  | Deming | 2020  | Doña Ana (part), Hidalgo, Luna, Sierra
36  | Jeff Steinborn | Dem  | Las Cruces | 2016  | Doña Ana (part)
37  | William Soules | Dem  | Las Cruces  | 2012  | Doña Ana (part), Sierra (part)
38  | Carrie Hamblen | Dem  | Las Cruces  | 2020  | Doña Ana (part)
39  | Liz Stefanics | Dem  | Cerrillos | 2016  | Bernalillo (part), Lincoln (part), Santa Fe (part), San Miguel (part), Torrance (part), Valencia (part)
40  | Craig Brandt | Rep  | Rio Rancho | 2012  | Sandoval (part)
41  | David Gallegos | Rep  | Jal | 2020  | Eddy (part), Lea (part)
42  | Steve McCutcheon  | Rep  |  | 2023†  | Chaves (part), Eddy (part), Lea (part)

† Senator was originally appointed.

## Past composition of the Senate[edit]

Main article: Political party strength in New Mexico

## See also[edit]

* New Mexico House of Representatives

## Notes[edit]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Lyman, Andy. "Sen. Jacob Candelaria leaves Dem party, registers as decline to state". Las Cruces Sun-News. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
2. ^ Honeycutt, Jordan (October 19, 2022). "Senator resigns from New Mexico's legislature". KRQE.
3. ^ Lohmann, Patrick; November 16, Source New Mexico (16 November 2022). "Maestas appointed to state Senate following bitter debate and dark accusations". Source New Mexico.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
4. ^ Segarra, Curtis (28 June 2023). "New Mexico Senator Gay Kernan retiring from legislature". KRQE News.
5. ^ Segarra, Curtis (19 September 2023). "Governor appoints McCutcheon to New Mexico Senate". Roswell Daily Record.
6. ^ Segarra, Curtis (25 October 2023). "New Mexico Senator Stuart Ingle announces retirement". Roswell Daily Record.
7. ^ Segarra, Curtis (5 January 2024). "New Mexico politician appointed to state senate". KRQE News.
8. ^ "Leadership". New Mexico Legislature. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
9. ^ "Districts". New Mexico Legislature. Retrieved September 23, 2015.

## External links[edit]

* Official government website
* Project Vote Smart – State Senate of New Mexico

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Members of the New Mexico Senate

56th Legislature (2023–2024)

President of the Senate
Howie Morales (D)
President pro tempore
Mimi Stewart (D)
Majority Leader
Peter Wirth (D)
Minority Leader
Greg Baca (R)

1. ▌William Sharer (R)
2. ▌Steven Neville (R)
3. ▌Shannon Pinto (D)
4. ▌George Muñoz (D)
5. ▌Leo Jaramillo (D)
6. ▌Roberto Gonzales (D)
7. ▌Pat Woods (R)
8. ▌Pete Campos (D)
9. ▌Brenda McKenna (D)
10. ▌Katy Duhigg (D)
11. ▌Linda M. Lopez (D)
12. ▌Jerry Ortiz y Pino (D)
13. ▌Bill O'Neill (D)
14. ▌Michael Padilla (D)
15. ▌Daniel Ivey-Soto (D)
16. ▌Antoinette Sedillo Lopez (D)
17. ▌Mimi Stewart (D)
18. ▌Bill Tallman (D)
19. ▌Gregg Schmedes (R)
20. ▌Martin Hickey (D)
21. ▌Mark Moores (R)
22. ▌Benny Shendo (D)
23. ▌Harold Pope Jr. (D)
24. ▌Nancy Rodriguez (D)
25. ▌Peter Wirth (D)
26. ▌Moe Maestas (D)
27. ▌Greg Nibert (R)
28. ▌Siah Correa Hemphill (D)
29. ▌Greg Baca (R)
30. ▌Joshua A. Sanchez (R)
31. ▌Joe Cervantes (D)
32. ▌Cliff Pirtle (R)
33. ▌William Burt (R)
34. ▌Ron Griggs (R)
35. ▌Crystal Diamond (R)
36. ▌Jeff Steinborn (D)
37. ▌William Soules (D)
38. ▌Carrie Hamblen (D)
39. ▌Liz Stefanics (D)
40. ▌Craig Brandt (R)
41. ▌David Gallegos (R)
42. ▌Steve McCutcheon (R)

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* ▌Republican (15)

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