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The State Legislature of New Mexico
The State Legislature of New Mexico
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Senate ; House of Representatives
Leadership
President of the Senate	John Sanchez (R) ; since 2011
President pro tempore of the Senate	Timothy Jennings (D) ; since 2008
Speaker of the House	Ben Luján (D) ; since 2001
Structure
Seats	112
Political groups	Democratic Party; Republican Party; Independent Party
Elections
Last election	November 4, 2008
Meeting place
	State Capitol, Santa Fe
Website
	http://nmlegis.gov/

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The New Mexico Legislature is the legislative branch of the state government of New Mexico. It is a bicameral body made up of the New Mexico House of Representatives and the New Mexico Senate.

The legislature consists of 70 representatives and 42 senators. Each member of the House represents roughly 25,980 residents of New Mexico. Each member of the Senate represents roughly 43,300 residents.

The Democratic Party holds a majority in both the House and Senate. The Republican Party holds the Governor's office.

Affiliation (House)		Members
Template:American politics/party colors/Democratic\|	Democratic Party	36
Template:American politics/party colors/Republican\|	Republican Party	33
Template:American politics/party colors/Independent\|	Independent Party	1
Total		70
Government Majority		4

Affiliation (Senate)		Members
Template:American politics/party colors/Democratic\|	Democratic Party	27
Template:American politics/party colors/Republican\|	Republican Party	15
Total		42
Government Majority		10

External links

New Mexico Legislature official website

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  | meeting_place = [[New Mexico State Capitol|State Capitol]], [[Santa Fe, New Mexico|Santa Fe]]
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 |{{American politics/party colors/Republican}}|&nbsp;
 | [[United States Republican Party|Republican Party]]
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