New Mexico Senate

New Mexico State Senate
New Mexico State Legislature
Type
Type	Upper House
Term limits	None
History
New session started	January 18, 2011
Leadership
President of the Senate	John Sanchez, (R) Since January 1, 2011
President pro Tempore	Timothy Jennings, (D) Since January 20, 2009
Majority Leader	Michael Sanchez, (D) Since January 18, 2005
Minority Leader	Stuart Ingle, (R) Since January 16, 2007
Structure
Seats	42
Political groups	Democratic Party (27) Republican Party (15)
Length of term	4 years
Authority	Article IV, New Mexico Constitution
Salary	None + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 4, 2008 (42 seats)
Next election	November 6, 2012 (42 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative Control
Meeting place
State Senate Chamber New Mexico State Capitol Santa Fe, New Mexico
Website
New Mexico State Legislature

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The New Mexico Senate is the upper house of the New Mexico State Legislature. The Senate consists of 42 members, with each senator representing an equal amount 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 current makeup of the Senate for the 2009-2010 and 2011-2012 sessions is:

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total
	Democratic	Republican		Vacant
End 2010	24	18	42	0
2011-2012	27	15	42	0
Begin 2013	28	14	42	0
Latest voting share	66.7%	33.3%

Leadership

Position	Senator	District
President/Lieutenant Governor	John Sanchez
President pro tempore		32
Majority Leader	Michael Sanchez	29
Majority Whip	Mary Jane Garcia	36
Minority Leader	Stuart Ingle	27
Minority Whip	William Payne	20

Current members

District	Representative	Party	Residence	First elected
1	William Sharer	Rep	Farmington	2000
2	Steven Neville	Rep	Aztec	2004
3	John Pinto	Dem	Tohatchi	1976
4	George Munoz	Dem	Gallup	2008
5	Richard Martinez	Dem	Española	2000
6	Carlos Cisneros	Dem	Questa	1984
7	John Patrick Woods	Rep	Clovis	2012
8	Pete Campos	Dem	Las Vegas	1991
9	John Sapien	Dem	Corrales	2008
10	John Ryan	Rep	Albuquerque	2004
11	Linda M. Lopez	Dem	Albuquerque	1996
12	Jerry Ortiz y Pino	Dem	Albuquerque	2004
13	Dede Feldman	Dem	Albuquerque	1996
14	Michael Padilla	Dem	Albuquerque	2012
15	Daniel Ivey-Soto	Dem	Albuquerque	2012
16	Cisco McSorley	Dem	Albuquerque	1996
17	Tim Keller	Dem	Albuquerque	2008
18	Lisa Torraco	Rep	Albuquerque	2012
19	Sue Beffort	Rep	Sandia Park	1996
20	William Payne	Rep	Albuquerque	1996
21	Mark Moores	Rep	Albuquerque	2012
22	Benny J. Shendo, Jr.	Dem	Crownpoint	2012
23	Sander Rue	Rep	Albuquerque	2008
24	Nancy Rodriguez	Dem	Santa Fe	1996
25	Peter Wirth	Dem	Santa Fe	2008
26	Jacob Candelaria	Dem	Albuquerque	2012
27	Stuart Ingle	Rep	Portales	1984
28	Howie Morales	Dem	Silver City	2008
29	Michael Sanchez	Dem	Belen	1992
30	David Ulibarri	Dem	Grants	2006
31	Cynthia Nava	Dem	Las Cruces	1992
32	Cliff R. Pirtle	Rep	Roswell	2012
33	Rod Adair	Rep	Roswell	2006
34	Ron Griggs	Rep	Carlsbad	2012
35	John Arthur Smith	Dem	Deming	1999
36	Lee S. Cotter	Rep	Las Cruces	1988
37	William P. Soules	Dem	Mesilla Park	2012
38	Mary Kay Papen	Dem	Las Cruces	2000
39	Phil Griego	Dem	San Jose	1996
40	Craig W. Brandt	Rep	Alamogordo	2012
41	Carroll Leavell	Rep	Jal	1996
42	Gay Kernan	Rep	Hobbs	2003

External links

• New Mexico Legislature Official government website
• Project Vote Smart - State Senate of New Mexico