New Mexico Senate

New Mexico State Senate

Senado de Nuevo México
New Mexico State Senate ; Senado de Nuevo México
New Mexico State Legislature
Type
Type	Upper House
Term limits	None
History
New session started	January 15, 2019
Leadership
President of the Senate	Howie Morales (D) ; since January 1, 2019
President Pro Tempore	Mary Kay Papen (D) ; since January 15, 2013
Majority Leader	Peter Wirth (D) ; since January 17, 2017
Minority Leader	Stuart Ingle (R) ; since January 16, 2007
Structure
Seats	42
Political groups	Majority Democratic (26); Minority Republican (16);
Length of term	4 years
Authority	Article IV, New Mexico Constitution
Salary	None + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 8, 2016; (42 seats)
Next election	November 3, 2020; (42 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative Control
Meeting place
	State Senate Chamber; New Mexico State Capitol; Santa Fe, New Mexico
Website
	New Mexico State Legislature

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

The current makeup of the Senate for the 2009–2012 and 2013–2016 sessions is:

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total
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	Democratic	Republican		Vacant
End 2008	24	18	42	0

2009–2012	27	15	42	0

Begin 2013	25	17	42	0
End 2016	24	18	42	0

Begin 2017	26	16	42	0
January 1, 2019^[1]	25		41	1
January 8, 2019^[2]	24		40	2
January 16, 2019^[3]	26		42	0
May 24, 2019^[4]	25		41	1
July 25, 2019^[5]	26		42	0
September 17, 2019^[6]	25		41	1
December 20, 2019^[7]	26		42	0
Latest voting share	61.9%	38.1%

Leadership

Position	Senator^[8]	District
President/Lieutenant Governor	Howie Morales
President pro tempore	Mary Kay Papen	38
Majority Leader	Peter Wirth	25
Majority Whip	Mimi Stewart	36
Minority Leader	Stuart Ingle	27
Minority Whip	William H. Payne	20

Current members

District	Representative^[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	Richard Martinez	Dem	Española	2000	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	1991	Colfax, Guadalupe, Harding, Mora, Quay (part), San Miguel (part), Taos (part)
9	John Sapien	Dem	Corrales	2008	Bernalillo (part), Sandoval (part)
10	Candace Gould	Rep	Albuquerque	2017	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^[10]	Dem	Albuquerque	2019	Bernalillo (part)
17	Mimi Stewart	Dem	Albuquerque	2015	Bernalillo (part)
18	Bill Tallman	Dem	Albuquerque	2017	Bernalillo (part)
19	James White	Rep	Albuquerque	2017	Bernalillo (part), Sandoval (part), Santa Fe (part), Torrance (part)
20	William Payne	Rep	Albuquerque	1996	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	Sander Rue	Rep	Albuquerque	2008	Bernalillo (part)
24	Nancy Rodriguez	Dem	Santa Fe	1996	Santa Fe (part)
25	Peter Wirth	Dem	Santa Fe	2004	Santa Fe (part)
26	Jacob Candelaria	Dem	Albuquerque	2012	Bernalillo (part)
27	Stuart Ingle	Rep	Portales	1984	Chaves (part), Curry (part), De Baca, Lea (part), Roosevelt
28	Gabriel Ramos	Dem	Hurley	2019	Catron, Grant, Socorro (part)
29	Gregory A. Baca	Rep	Belen	2017	Bernalillo (part), Valencia (part)
30	Clemente Sanchez	Dem	Grants	2012	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	2010	Chaves (part), Lincoln (part), Otero (part)
34	Ron Griggs	Rep	Alamogordo	2012	Eddy (part), Otero (part)
35	John Arthur Smith	Dem	Deming	1989	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	Mary Kay Papen	Dem	Las Cruces	2000	Doña Ana (part)
39	Liz Stefanics	Dem	Cerrillos	2017	Bernalillo (part), Lincoln (part), Santa Fe (part), San Miguel (part), Torrance (part), Valencia (part)
40	Craig Brandt	Rep	Rio Rancho	2012	Sandoval (part)
41	Gregg Fulfer	Rep	Jal	2018	Eddy (part), Lea (part)
42	Gay Kernan	Rep	Hobbs	2001	Chaves (part), Eddy (part), Lea (part)

Past composition of the Senate

References

^ Democrat Howie Morales (District 28) resigned to take office as Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico.
^ Democrat Cisco McSorley (District 16) resigned to take office in the Lujan Grisham administration. [1]
^ Democrats Antoinette Sedillo Lopez and Gabriel Ramos appointed to succeed McSorley and Morales, respectively. [2][3]
^ Democrat John Pinto (District 3) died. [4]
^ Democrat Shannon Pinto appointed to succeed Pinto (her grandfather). [5]
^ Democrat Carlos Cisneros (District 6) died. [6]
^ Democrat Roberto Gonzales appointed to succeed Cisneros. [7]
^ "Leadership". New Mexico Legislature. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
^ "Districts". New Mexico Legislature. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
^ Boyd, Dan (January 14, 2019). "Sedillo Lopez appointed to vacant Senate seat". www.abqjournal.com. Albuquerque Journal.

External links

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

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[1] Democrat Howie Morales (District 28) resigned to take office as Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico.

[2] Democrat Cisco McSorley (District 16) resigned to take office in the Lujan Grisham administration. [1]

[3] Democrats Antoinette Sedillo Lopez and Gabriel Ramos appointed to succeed McSorley and Morales, respectively. [2][3]

[4] Democrat John Pinto (District 3) died. [4]

[5] Democrat Shannon Pinto appointed to succeed Pinto (her grandfather). [5]

[6] Democrat Carlos Cisneros (District 6) died. [6]

[7] Democrat Roberto Gonzales appointed to succeed Cisneros. [7]

[8] "Leadership". New Mexico Legislature. Retrieved September 23, 2015.

[9] "Districts". New Mexico Legislature. Retrieved September 23, 2015.

[10] Boyd, Dan (January 14, 2019). "Sedillo Lopez appointed to vacant Senate seat". www.abqjournal.com. Albuquerque Journal.

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