New Mexico Senate

The **New Mexico Senate** () is the upper house of the New Mexico Legislature. The Senate has 42 members, with each senator representing an equal amount of single-member constituent districts across the state. All of the senate districts are divided to contain a average population of 43,300 state residents. Members of the Senate are elected to four-year terms, without term limits.

The Senate meets at the New Mexico State Capitol building in Santa Fe.

## Composition

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

|style="text-align:center;"|Position|Senator|District||
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|President/Lieutenant Governor||Howie Morales|||
|President _pro tempore_||Mimi Stewart|17||
|Majority Leader||Peter Wirth|25||
|Majority Whip||Michael Padilla|14||
|Minority Leader||William Sharer|1||
|Minority Whip||Pat Woods|7||

### Current members

|District|Senator|Party|Residence|First elected|Counties represented||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1|William Sharer||Rep|Farmington|2000|San Juan (part)|
|2|Steve D. Lanier||Rep|Aztec|2024|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|Ranchos de Taos|2019†|Los Alamos (part), Rio Arriba (part), Santa Fe (part), Taos (part)|
|7|Pat Woods||Rep|Broadview|2012†|Curry (part), Harding (part), Quay (part), Union|
|8|Pete Campos||Dem|Las Vegas|1990|Colfax, Guadalupe, Harding (part), Mora, Quay (part), San Miguel (part), Taos (part)|
|9|Cindy Nava||Dem|Bernalillo|2024|Bernalillo (part), Sandoval (part)|
|10|Katy Duhigg||Dem|Albuquerque|2020|Bernalillo (part)|
|11|Linda M. Lopez||Dem|Albuquerque|1996|Bernalillo (part)|
|12|Jay C. Block||Rep|Rio Rancho|2024|Bernalillo (part), Sandoval (part)|
|13|Debbie O'Malley||Dem|Albuquerque|2024|Bernalillo (part)|
|14|Michael Padilla||Dem|Albuquerque|2012|Bernalillo (part)|
|15|Heather Berghmans||Dem|Albuquerque|2024|Bernalillo (part)|
|16|Antoinette Sedillo Lopez||Dem|Albuquerque|2019†|Bernalillo (part)|
|17|Mimi Stewart||Dem|Albuquerque|2015†|Bernalillo (part)|
|18|Natalie Figueroa||Dem|Albuquerque|2024|Bernalillo (part)|
|19|Ant Thornton||Rep|Sandia Park|2024|Bernalillo (part), Sandoval (part), Santa Fe (part), Torrance (part)|
|20|Martin Hickey||Dem|Albuquerque|2020|Bernalillo (part)|
|21|Nicole Tobiassen||Rep|Albuquerque|2024|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|Linda Trujillo||Dem|Santa Fe|2024|Santa Fe (part), Socorro (part)|
|25|Peter Wirth||Dem|Santa Fe|2008|Santa Fe (part)|
|26|Moe Maestas||Dem|Albuquerque|2022†|Bernalillo (part)|
|27|Pat Boone||Rep|Elida|2024|Chaves (part), Curry (part), De Baca, Lea (part), Roosevelt|
|28|Gabriel Ramos||Rep|Silver City|2024|Grant (part), Hidalgo (part), Luna (part)|
|29|Joshua A. Sanchez||Rep|Bosque|2020|Socorro (part), Valencia (part)|
|30|Angel Charley||Dem|Acoma|2024|Bernalillo (part)|
|31|Joe Cervantes||Dem|Las Cruces|2012|Chaves (part), Doña Ana (part), Otero (part)|
|32|Candy Ezzell||Rep|Roswell|2024|Chaves (part), Eddy (part)|
|33|Nick Paul||Rep|Alamogordo|2024|Lincoln, Otero (part)|
|34|James G. Townsend||Rep|Artesia|2024|Eddy (part), Otero (part)|
|35|Crystal Brantley||Rep|Elephant Butte|2020|Catron, Doña Ana (part), Grant (part), Hidalgo (part), Luna (part), Sierra, Socorro (part)|
|36|Jeff Steinborn||Dem|Las Cruces|2016|Doña Ana (part)|
|37|William Soules||Dem|Las Cruces|2012|Doña Ana (part)|
|38|Carrie Hamblen||Dem|Las Cruces|2020|Doña Ana (part)|
|39|Liz Stefanics||Dem|Los Cerrillos|2016|San Miguel (part), Santa Fe (part), Torrance (part), Valencia (part)|
|40|Craig Brandt||Rep|Rio Rancho|2012|Sandoval (part)|
|41|David Gallegos||Rep|Eunice|2020|Eddy (part), Lea (part)|
|42|Larry R. Scott||Rep|Hobbs|2024|Chaves (part), Eddy (part), Lea (part)|
† Senator was originally appointed.

## Related pages

- New Mexico House of Representatives

## Other websites

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

## Infobox (legislature)

- **name**: New Mexico State Senate
- **native name**: Senado de Nuevo México
- **legislature**: New Mexico 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**: Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico, President
- **leader1**: Howie Morales (Democratic Party (United States), D)
- **election1**: January 1, 2019
- **leader2 type**: President pro tempore
- **leader2**: Mimi Stewart (Democratic Party (United States), D)
- **election2**: January 19, 2021
- **leader3 type**: Majority Leader
- **leader3**: Peter Wirth (politician), Peter Wirth (Democratic Party (United States), D)
- **election3**: January 17, 2017
- **leader4 type**: Minority Leader
- **leader4**: William Sharer (Republican Party (United States), R)
- **election4**: January 21, 2025
- **term length**: 4 years
- **authority**: Article IV, New Mexico Constitution
- **salary**: None + per diem
- **members**: 42
- **structure1**: New Mexico Senate.svg
- **structure1 res**: 250px
- **political groups1**: **Majority**
*  New Mexico Democratic Party, Democratic (26)
**Minority**
*  New Mexico Republican Party, Republican (16)
- **last election1**: 2024 New Mexico Senate election, November 5, 2024
(42 seats)
- **next election1**: 2028 New Mexico Senate election, November 7, 2028
(42 seats)
- **redistricting**: Legislative Control
- **meeting place**: State Senate Chamber
New Mexico State Capitol
Santa Fe, New Mexico, Santa Fe, New Mexico
- **website**: [http://www.nmlegis.gov/ New Mexico State Legislature]