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New Mexico Senate

{{Short description|Upper house of the New Mexico State Legislature}}

{{Infobox legislature

| background_color = {{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}

| name = 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 21, 2025

| 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 = William Sharer (R)

| election4 = January 21, 2025

| term_length = 4 years

| authority = Article IV, New Mexico Constitution

| salary = None + per diem

| members = 42

| structure1 = NM Senate 2025.svg

| structure1_res = 250px

| political_groups1 =

Majority

  • {{Color box|#0000FF|border=darkgray}} Democratic (26)

Minority

  • {{Color box|#FF0000|border=darkgray}} Republican (16)

| last_election1 = November 5, 2024
(42 seats)

| next_election1 = November 7, 2028
(42 seats)

| redistricting = Legislative Control

| meeting_place = State Senate Chamber
New Mexico State Capitol
Santa Fe, New Mexico

| website = [http://www.nmlegis.gov/ New Mexico State Legislature]

|logo_pic=|picture=}}

{{Politics of New Mexico}}

The New Mexico State Senate ({{langx|es|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:

class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
style="vertical-align:bottom;"

! rowspan=3 | Affiliation

! colspan=2 | Party

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

! rowspan=3 | Total

!

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| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |

| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |

| style="background: black" |

Democratic

! Republican

! Vacant

nowrap style="font-size:80%"|End 2008

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 24

| 18

! 42

| 0

colspan=5 |
nowrap style="font-size:80%"|2009–2012

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 27

| 15

! 42

| 0

colspan=5 |
nowrap style="font-size:80%"|Begin 2013

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 25

| 17

! rowspan=2|42

| rowspan=2|0

nowrap style="font-size:80%"|End 2016

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 24

| 18

colspan=5 |
nowrap style="font-size:80%"|2017–2020

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 26

| 16

! 42

| 0

colspan=5 |
nowrap style="font-size:80%"|2021–2024

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 27

| 15

! 42

| 0

colspan=5 |
nowrap style="font-size:80%"|Begin 2025

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 26

| 16

! 42

| 0

Latest voting share

! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{percentage|26|42|0}}

! {{percentage|16|42|0}}

! colspan=2 |

{{notelist}}

=Leadership=

class="wikitable"

! style="text-align:center;" | Position

! Senator{{cite web |url=http://www.nmlegis.gov/lcs/leadership.aspx |title=Leadership |publisher=New Mexico Legislature |access-date=April 2, 2025}}

! District

President/Lieutenant Governor

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Howie Morales

| {{Party shading/Independent}}|

President pro tempore

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Mimi Stewart

| 17

Majority Leader

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Peter Wirth

| 25

Majority Whip

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Michael Padilla

| 14

Minority Leader

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | William Sharer

| 1

Minority Whip

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Pat Woods

| 7

=Current members=

class="wikitable sortable"
District

! Senator{{cite web |url=http://www.nmlegis.gov/lcs/districts.aspx |title=Districts |publisher=New Mexico Legislature |access-date=April 2, 2025}}

! Party

! Residence

! First elected

! Counties represented

1

| William Sharer

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep

| Farmington

| 2000

| San Juan (part)

2

| Steve D. Lanier

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep

| Aztec

| 2024

| San Juan (part)

3

| Shannon Pinto

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem

| Tohatchi

| 2019†

| McKinley (part), San Juan (part)

4

| George Muñoz

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem

| Gallup

| 2008

| Cibola (part), McKinley (part), San Juan (part)

5

| Leo Jaramillo

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem

| Española

| 2020

| Los Alamos (part), Rio Arriba (part), Sandoval (part), Santa Fe (part)

6

| Roberto Gonzales

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem

| Ranchos de Taos

| 2019†

| Los Alamos (part), Rio Arriba (part), Santa Fe (part), Taos (part)

7

| Pat Woods

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep

| Broadview

| 2012†

| Curry (part), Harding (part), Quay (part), Union

8

| Pete Campos

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem

| Las Vegas

| 1990

| Colfax, Guadalupe, Harding (part), Mora, Quay (part), San Miguel (part), Taos (part)

9

| Cindy Nava

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem

| Bernalillo

| 2024

| Bernalillo (part), Sandoval (part)

10

| Katy Duhigg

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem

| Albuquerque

| 2020

| Bernalillo (part)

11

| Linda M. Lopez

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem

| Albuquerque

| 1996

| Bernalillo (part)

12

| Jay C. Block

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep

| Rio Rancho

| 2024

| Bernalillo (part), Sandoval (part)

13

| Debbie O'Malley

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem

| Albuquerque

| 2024

| Bernalillo (part)

14

| Michael Padilla

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem

| Albuquerque

| 2012

| Bernalillo (part)

15

| Heather Berghmans

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem

| Albuquerque

| 2024

| Bernalillo (part)

16

| Antoinette Sedillo Lopez

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem

| Albuquerque

| 2019†

| Bernalillo (part)

17

| Mimi Stewart

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem

| Albuquerque

| 2015†

| Bernalillo (part)

18

| Natalie Figueroa

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem

| Albuquerque

| 2024

| Bernalillo (part)

19

| Ant Thornton

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep

| Sandia Park

| 2024

| Bernalillo (part), Sandoval (part), Santa Fe (part), Torrance (part)

20

| Martin Hickey

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem

| Albuquerque

| 2020

| Bernalillo (part)

21

| Nicole Tobiassen

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep

| Albuquerque

| 2024

| Bernalillo (part)

22

| Benny Shendo

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem

| Jemez Pueblo

| 2012

| Bernalillo (part), McKinley (part), Rio Arriba (part), San Juan (part), Sandoval (part)

23

| Harold Pope Jr.

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem

| Albuquerque

| 2020

| Bernalillo (part)

24

| Linda Trujillo

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem

| Santa Fe

| 2024

| Santa Fe (part), Socorro (part)

25

| Peter Wirth

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem

| Santa Fe

| 2008

| Santa Fe (part)

26

| Moe Maestas

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem

| Albuquerque

| 2022†

| Bernalillo (part)

27

| Pat Boone

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep

| Elida

| 2024

| Chaves (part), Curry (part), De Baca, Lea (part), Roosevelt

28

| Gabriel Ramos

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep

| Silver City

| 2024{{efn|Served from 2019 to 2020 as a Democrat}}

| Grant (part), Hidalgo (part), Luna (part)

29

| Joshua A. Sanchez

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep

| Bosque

| 2020

| Socorro (part), Valencia (part)

30

| Angel Charley

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem

| Acoma

| 2024

| Bernalillo (part)

31

| Joe Cervantes

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem

| Las Cruces

| 2012

| Chaves (part), Doña Ana (part), Otero (part)

32

| Candy Ezzell

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep

| Roswell

| 2024

| Chaves (part), Eddy (part)

33

| Nick Paul

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep

| Alamogordo

| 2024

| Lincoln, Otero (part)

34

| James G. Townsend

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep

| Artesia

| 2024

| Eddy (part), Otero (part)

35

| Crystal Brantley

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep

| Elephant Butte

| 2020

| Catron, Doña Ana (part), Grant (part), Hidalgo (part), Luna (part), Sierra, Socorro (part)

36

| Jeff Steinborn

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem

| Las Cruces

| 2016

| Doña Ana (part)

37

| William Soules

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem

| Las Cruces

| 2012

| Doña Ana (part)

38

| Carrie Hamblen

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem

| Las Cruces

| 2020

| Doña Ana (part)

39

| Liz Stefanics

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem

| Los Cerrillos

| 2016

| San Miguel (part), Santa Fe (part), Torrance (part), Valencia (part)

40

| Craig Brandt

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep

| Rio Rancho

| 2012

| Sandoval (part)

41

| David Gallegos

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep

| Eunice

| 2020

| Eddy (part), Lea (part)

42

| Larry R. Scott

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep

| Hobbs

| 2024

| Chaves (part), Eddy (part), Lea (part)

† Senator was originally appointed.

Past composition of the Senate

{{main|Political party strength in New Mexico}}

See also

Notes

{{notelist}}

References

{{reflist|30em}}

External links

  • [http://www.nmlegis.gov/lcs/ Official government website]
  • [http://www.vote-smart.org/official_state_legislator.php?type=office&state_id=NM&criteria=upper Project Vote Smart – State Senate of New Mexico]

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Category:State upper houses in the United States

Category:Government of New Mexico