New Mexico House of Representatives

New Mexico House of Representatives

Cámara de representantes de Nuevo México
New Mexico House of Representatives ; Cámara de representantes de Nuevo México
New Mexico State Legislature
Type
Type	Lower House
Term limits	None
History
New session started	January 19, 2021
Leadership
Speaker	Brian Egolf (D) ; since January 17, 2017
Majority Leader	Javier Martínez (D) ; since January 17, 2017
Minority Leader	James G. Townsend (R) ; since January 15, 2019
Structure
Seats	70
Political groups	Majority Democratic (44); Independent Democratic (1); Minority Republican (24); Independent (1);
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article IV, New Mexico Constitution
Salary	None + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 3, 2020; (70 seats)
Next election	; (70 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative Control
Meeting place
	House of Representatives Chamber; New Mexico State Capitol; Santa Fe, New Mexico
Website
	www.nmlegis.gov

The New Mexico House of Representatives (Spanish: Cámara de representantes de Nuevo México) is the lower house of the New Mexico State Legislature.

There are 70 members of the House. Each member represents roughly 25,980 residents of New Mexico.

The most recent elections were held on November 3, 2020.

Composition[]

	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)				Total

	Democratic	Ind		Republican		Vacant
End 2010	42	0		28	70	0

Begin 2011	37	0		33	70	0
End 2012	36	1		33	70	0

2013-2014	37	0		33	70	0

2015-2016	33	0		37	70	0

2017-2018	38	0		32	70	0

Begin 2019	46	0		24	70	0
End 2020	43	0		24	67	3
Begin 2021	44	1	1	24	70	0
Latest voting share	64.3%		35.7%

Leadership[]

Position	Representative ^[1]	Party	District
Speaker of the House	Brian Egolf	Dem	47
Majority Leader	Javier Martínez	Dem	11
Majority Whip	Doreen Gallegos	Dem	52
Minority Leader	James G. Townsend	Rep	54
Minority Whip	Rod Montoya	Rep	1

Current members[]

District	Representative^[2]	Party	Residence	First elected
1	Rod Montoya	Rep	Farmington	2014
2	James Strickler	Rep	Farmington	2006
3	T. Ryan Lane	Rep	Aztec	2020
4	Anthony Allison	Dem	Shiprock	2018
5	Doreen Wonda Johnson	Dem	Church Rock	2014
6	Eliseo Alcon	Dem	Milan	2009
7	Kelly Fajardo	Rep	Tome-Adelino	2012
8	Alonzo Baldonado	Rep	Belen	2010
9	Patricia Lundstrom	Dem	Gallup	2000
10	G. Andrés Romero	Dem	Albuquerque	2014
11	Javier Martínez	Dem	Albuquerque	2014
12	Brittney Barreras	Ind Dem	Albuquerque	2020
13	Patricia Roybal Caballero	Dem	Albuquerque	2004
14	Miguel Garcia	Dem	Albuquerque	1996
15	Dayan Hochman-Vigil	Dem	Albuquerque	2018
16	Moe Maestas	Dem	Albuquerque	2006
17	Deborah A. Armstrong	Dem	Albuquerque	2015
18	Gail Chasey	Dem	Albuquerque	1996
19	Kay Bounkeua	Dem	Albuquerque	2021
20	Meredith Dixon	Dem	Albuquerque	2020
21	Debra M. Sariñana	Dem	Albuquerque	2016
22	Stefani Lord	Rep	Tijeras	2020
23	Daymon Ely	Dem	Corrales	2016
24	Elizabeth Thomson	Dem	Albuquerque	2016 (2013–2015)
25	Christine Trujillo	Dem	Albuquerque	2012
26	Georgene Louis	Dem	Albuquerque	2012
27	Marian Matthews	Dem	Albuquerque	2019 (appointed)
28	Pamelya Herndon	Dem	Albuquerque	2021 (appointed)
29	Joy Garratt	Dem	Albuquerque	2018
30	Natalie Figueroa	Dem	Albuquerque	2018
31	Bill Rehm	Rep	Albuquerque	2006
32	Candie Sweetser	Dem	Deming	2016
33	Micaela Lara Cadena	Dem	Mesilla	2018
34	Raymundo Lara	Dem	La Mesa	2018
35	Angelica Rubio	Dem	Las Cruces	2016
36	Nathan Small	Dem	Las Cruces	2016
37	Joanne Ferrary	Dem	Las Cruces	2016
38	Rebecca Dow	Rep	Truth or Consequences	2016
39	Luis Terrazas	Rep	Bayard	2020
40	Roger Montoya	Dem	Española	2020
41	Susan K. Herrera	Dem	Española	2018
42	Kristina Ortez	Dem	Taos	2020
43	Christine Chandler	Dem	Los Alamos	2018
44	Jane Powdrell-Culbert	Rep	Corrales	2002
45	Linda Serrato	Dem	Santa Fe	2020 (appointed)
46	Andrea Romero	Dem	Pojoaque	2018
47	Brian Egolf	Dem	Santa Fe	2008
48	Tara Lujan	Dem	Santa Fe	2020 (appointed)
49	Gail Armstrong	Rep	Magdalena	2017 (appointed)
50	Matthew McQueen	Dem	Eldorado	2014
51	Rachel Black	Rep	Alamogordo	2018
52	Doreen Gallegos	Dem	Las Cruces	2012
53	Willie D. Madrid	Dem	Chaparral	2018
54	James G. Townsend	Rep	Artesia	2014
55	Cathrynn Brown	Rep	Carlsbad	2010
56	Zachary Cook	Rep	Ruidoso	2009
57	Jason Harper	Rep	Rio Rancho	2012
58	Candy Ezzell	Rep	Roswell	2004
59	Greg Nibert	Rep	Roswell	2016
60	Joshua Hernandez	Rep	Rio Rancho	2020
61	Randall Pettigrew	Rep	Lovington	2020
62	Larry R. Scott	Rep	Hobbs	2014
63	Martin R. Zamora	Rep	Santa Rosa	2018
64	Randal Crowder	Rep	Clovis	2014
65	Derrick Lente	Dem	Sandia Pueblo	2016
66	Phelps Anderson	Ind	Roswell	2018
67	Jack Chatfield	Rep	Tucumcari	2018
68	Karen C. Bash	Dem	Albuquerque	2018
69	Harry Garcia	Dem	Grants	2016
70	Ambrose Castellano	Dem	Ribera	2020

Past composition of the House of Representatives[]

(The party control table shows the balance of power after each recent general election. The preceding Makeup table includes results of special elections since the last general election.)

Years	Democrats	Republicans	Independents
2001–2002	42	28	0
2003–2004	43	27	0
2005–2006	42	28	0
2007–2008	42	28	0
2009–2010	45	25	0
2011–2012	36	33	1
2013–2014	38	32	0
2014–2015	37	33	0
2015–2016	33	37	0
2017–2018	38	32	0
2019–2021	46	24	0
2021–2023	44	24	2

References[]

^ "Leadership". New Mexico Legislature. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
^ "Districts". New Mexico Legislature. Retrieved September 21, 2015.

External links[]

New Mexico Legislature Official Government Website

Coordinates: 35°40′55″N 105°56′23″W / 35.6820°N 105.9397°W / 35.6820; -105.9397

[1] "Leadership". New Mexico Legislature. Retrieved January 18, 2017.

[2] "Districts". New Mexico Legislature. Retrieved September 21, 2015.

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55th Legislature (2021–2022) Speaker of the House Brian Egolf (D) Majority Leader Javier Martínez (D) Minority Leader James G. Townsend (R)
Rod Montoya (R) James Strickler (R) T. Ryan Lane (R) Anthony Allison (D) Doreen Wonda Johnson (D) Eliseo Alcon (D) Kelly Fajardo (R) Alonzo Baldonado (R) Patricia Lundstrom (D) G. Andrés Romero (D) Javier Martínez (D) Brittney Barreras (ID) Patricia Roybal Caballero (D) Miguel Garcia (D) Dayan Hochman-Vigil (D) Moe Maestas (D) Deborah A. Armstrong (D) Gail Chasey (D) Kay Bounkeua* (D) Meredith Dixon (D) Debra Sariñana (D) Stefani Lord (R) Daymon Ely (D) Elizabeth Thomson (D) Christine Trujillo (D) Georgene Louis (D) William B. Pratt (D) Pamelya Herndon* (D) Joy Garratt (D) Natalie Figueroa (D) Bill Rehm (R) Candie Sweetser (D) Micaela Lara Cadena (D) Raymundo Lara (D) Angelica Rubio (D) Nathan Small (D) Joanne Ferrary (D) Rebecca Dow (R) Rodolpho Martinez (D) Roger Montoya (D) Susan K. Herrera (D) Kristina Ortez (D) Christine Chandler (D) Jane Powdrell-Culbert (R) Linda Serrato (D) Andrea Romero (D) Brian Egolf (D) Tara Lujan (D) Gail Armstrong (R) Matthew McQueen (D) Rachel Black (R) Doreen Gallegos (D) Willie D. Madrid (D) James G. Townsend (R) Cathrynn Brown (R) Zachary Cook (R) Jason Harper (R) Candy Ezzell (R) Greg Nibert (R) Joshua Hernandez (R) Randall Pettigrew (R) Larry Scott (R) Martin R. Zamora (R) Randal Crowder (R) Derrick Lente (D) Phelps Anderson (I) Jack Chatfield (R) Karen C. Bash (D) Harry Garcia (D) Ambrose Castellano (D)
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