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:
AffiliationParty(Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalDemocraticRepublicanVacantEnd 200824184202009–20122715420Begin 20132517420End 201624182017–202026164202021–20242715420Begin 20252616420Latest voting share

 Leadership 
PositionSenatorDistrictPresident/Lieutenant GovernorHowie MoralesPresident pro temporeMimi Stewart17Majority LeaderPeter Wirth25Majority WhipMichael Padilla14Minority LeaderWilliam Sharer1Minority WhipPat Woods7

 Current members 
DistrictSenatorPartyResidenceFirst electedCounties represented1William SharerRepFarmington2000San Juan (part)2Steve D. LanierRepAztec2024San Juan (part)3Shannon PintoDemTohatchi2019†McKinley (part), San Juan (part)4George MuñozDemGallup2008Cibola (part), McKinley (part), San Juan (part)5Leo JaramilloDemEspañola2020Los Alamos (part), Rio Arriba (part), Sandoval (part), Santa Fe (part)6Roberto GonzalesDemRanchos de Taos2019†Los Alamos (part), Rio Arriba (part), Santa Fe (part), Taos (part)7Pat WoodsRepBroadview2012†Curry (part), Harding (part), Quay (part), Union8Pete CamposDemLas Vegas1990Colfax, Guadalupe, Harding (part), Mora, Quay (part), San Miguel (part), Taos (part)9Cindy NavaDemBernalillo2024Bernalillo (part), Sandoval (part)10Katy DuhiggDemAlbuquerque2020Bernalillo (part)11Linda M. LopezDemAlbuquerque1996Bernalillo (part)12Jay C. BlockRepRio Rancho2024Bernalillo (part), Sandoval (part)13Debbie O'MalleyDemAlbuquerque2024Bernalillo (part)14Michael PadillaDemAlbuquerque2012Bernalillo (part)15Heather BerghmansDemAlbuquerque2024Bernalillo (part)16Antoinette Sedillo LopezDemAlbuquerque2019†Bernalillo (part)17Mimi StewartDemAlbuquerque2015†Bernalillo (part)18Natalie FigueroaDemAlbuquerque2024Bernalillo (part)19Ant ThorntonRepSandia Park2024Bernalillo (part), Sandoval (part), Santa Fe (part), Torrance (part)20Martin HickeyDemAlbuquerque2020Bernalillo (part)21Nicole TobiassenRepAlbuquerque2024Bernalillo (part)22Benny ShendoDemJemez Pueblo2012Bernalillo (part), McKinley (part), Rio Arriba (part), San Juan (part), Sandoval (part)23Harold Pope Jr.DemAlbuquerque2020Bernalillo (part)24Linda TrujilloDemSanta Fe2024Santa Fe (part), Socorro (part)25Peter WirthDemSanta Fe2008Santa Fe (part)26Moe MaestasDemAlbuquerque2022†Bernalillo (part)27Pat BooneRepElida2024Chaves (part), Curry (part), De Baca, Lea (part), Roosevelt28Gabriel RamosRepSilver City2024Grant (part), Hidalgo (part), Luna (part)29Joshua A. SanchezRepBosque2020Socorro (part), Valencia (part)30Angel CharleyDemAcoma2024Bernalillo (part)31Joe CervantesDemLas Cruces2012Chaves (part), Doña Ana (part), Otero (part)32Candy EzzellRepRoswell2024Chaves (part), Eddy (part)33Nick PaulRepAlamogordo2024Lincoln, Otero (part)34James G. TownsendRepArtesia2024Eddy (part), Otero (part)35Crystal BrantleyRepElephant Butte2020Catron, Doña Ana (part), Grant (part), Hidalgo (part), Luna (part), Sierra, Socorro (part)36Jeff SteinbornDemLas Cruces2016Doña Ana (part)37William SoulesDemLas Cruces2012Doña Ana (part)38Carrie HamblenDemLas Cruces2020Doña Ana (part)39Liz StefanicsDemLos Cerrillos2016San Miguel (part), Santa Fe (part), Torrance (part), Valencia (part)40Craig BrandtRepRio Rancho2012Sandoval (part)41David GallegosRepEunice2020Eddy (part), Lea (part)42Larry R. ScottRepHobbs2024Chaves (part), Eddy (part), Lea (part)
† Senator was originally appointed.

 Past composition of the Senate 

 Related pages 
 New Mexico House of Representatives

 Notes 

 References 

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

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