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 19, 2021
Leadership
President	Howie Morales (D) ; since January 1, 2019
President pro tempore	Mimi Stewart (D) ; since January 19, 2021
Majority Leader	Peter Wirth (D) ; since January 17, 2017
Minority Leader	Gregory A. Baca (R) ; since January 19, 2021
Structure
Seats	42
Political groups	Majority Democratic (27); Minority Republican (15);
Length of term	4 years
Authority	Article IV, New Mexico Constitution
Salary	None + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 3, 2020; (42 seats)
Next election	November 5, 2024; (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 makeup of the Senate for sessions from 2009–present is:

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)			Total

	Democratic	Ind	Republican		Vacant
End 2008	24	0	18	42	0

2009–2012	27	0	15	42	0

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

2017–2021	26	0	16	42	0

Begin 2021	27	0	15	42	0
December 6, 2021^[a]	26	1		42	0
October 19, 2022^[b]	26	0		41	1
November 16, 2022^[c]	27			42	0
August 1, 2023^[d]			14	41	1
September 15, 2023^[e]			15	42	0
October 25, 2023^[f]			14	41	1
January 5, 2024^[g]			15	42	0
Latest voting share	64%	36%

^ Jacob Candelaria (District 26) left the Democratic Party and registered as an Independent.^[1]
^ Independent Jacob Candelaria (District 26) resigned.^[2]
^ Democrat Moe Maestas was appointed to succeed Candelaria^[3]
^ Republican Gay Kernan (District 42) resigned.^[4]
^ Republican Steve McCutcheon was appointed to succeed Kernan.^[5]
^ Republican Stuart Ingle (District 27) resigned.^[6]
^ Republican Greg Nibert was appointed to succeed Ingle.^[7]

Leadership

Position	Senator^[8]	District
President/Lieutenant Governor	Howie Morales
President pro tempore	Mimi Stewart	17
Majority Leader	Peter Wirth	25
Majority Whip	Michael Padilla	14
Minority Leader	Gregory A. Baca	29
Minority Whip	Craig Brandt	40

Current members

District	Senator^[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	Leo Jaramillo	Dem	Española	2020	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	1990	Colfax, Guadalupe, Harding, Mora, Quay (part), San Miguel (part), Taos (part)
9	Brenda McKenna	Dem	Corrales	2020	Bernalillo (part), Sandoval (part)
10	Katy Duhigg	Dem	Albuquerque	2020	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	Dem	Albuquerque	2019†	Bernalillo (part)
17	Mimi Stewart	Dem	Albuquerque	2015†	Bernalillo (part)
18	Bill Tallman	Dem	Albuquerque	2016	Bernalillo (part)
19	Gregg Schmedes	Rep	Albuquerque	2020	Bernalillo (part), Sandoval (part), Santa Fe (part), Torrance (part)
20	Martin Hickey	Dem	Albuquerque	2020	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	Harold Pope Jr.	Dem	Albuquerque	2020	Bernalillo (part)
24	Nancy Rodriguez	Dem	Santa Fe	1996	Santa Fe (part)
25	Peter Wirth	Dem	Santa Fe	2008	Santa Fe (part)
26	Moe Maestas	Dem	Albuquerque	2022†	Bernalillo (part)
27	Greg Nibert	Rep	Roswell	2024†	Chaves (part), Curry (part), De Baca, Lea (part), Roosevelt
28	Siah Correa Hemphill	Dem	Silver City	2020	Catron, Grant, Socorro (part)
29	Gregory A. Baca	Rep	Belen	2016	Bernalillo (part), Valencia (part)
30	Joshua A. Sanchez	Rep	Grants	2020	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	2011†	Chaves (part), Lincoln (part), Otero (part)
34	Ron Griggs	Rep	Alamogordo	2012	Eddy (part), Otero (part)
35	Crystal Diamond	Rep	Deming	2020	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	Carrie Hamblen	Dem	Las Cruces	2020	Doña Ana (part)
39	Liz Stefanics	Dem	Cerrillos	2016	Bernalillo (part), Lincoln (part), Santa Fe (part), San Miguel (part), Torrance (part), Valencia (part)
40	Craig Brandt	Rep	Rio Rancho	2012	Sandoval (part)
41	David Gallegos	Rep	Jal	2020	Eddy (part), Lea (part)
42	Steve McCutcheon	Rep	Carlsbad	2023†	Chaves (part), Eddy (part), Lea (part)