New Mexico House of Representatives

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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 17, 2023
Leadership
Speaker	Javier Martínez (D) since January 17, 2023
Majority Leader	Gail Chasey (D) since January 17, 2023
Minority Leader	Rod Montoya (R) since April 5, 2024
Structure
Seats	70

Political groups	Majority Democratic (45) Minority Republican (25)
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article IV, New Mexico Constitution
Salary	None + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 8, 2022 (70 seats)
Next election	November 5, 2024 (70 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative Control
Meeting place
House of Representatives Chamber New Mexico State Capitol Santa Fe, New Mexico
Website
www.nmlegis.gov

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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 5, 2024. During that election the Republican Party of New Mexico picked up one seat.

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	45	0	25	70	0
February 6, 2021	45	1	24	70	0

Begin 2023	45	0	25	70	0
Latest voting share	64%	0%	36%

Leadership

Position	Representative	Party	District
Speaker of the House of Representantes	Javier Martínez	Dem	11
Majority Floor Leader	Gail Chasey	Dem	18
Majority Whip	Reena Szczepanski	Dem	47
Minority Floor Leader	Rod Montoya	Rep	1
Minority Whip	Alan Martinez	Rep	23

Current members

District	State Representative	Party	Residence	Elected
1	Rod Montoya	Rep	Farmington	2014
2	Mark Duncan	Rep	Farmington	2022
3	Bill Hall	Rep	Aztec	2024†
4	Anthony Allison	Dem	Shiprock	2018
5	Doreen Wonda Johnson	Dem	Church Rock	2014
6	Vacant	Dem
7	Tanya Mirabal Moya	Rep	Los Lunas	2022
8	Brian Baca	Rep	Los Lunas	2022†
9	Patricia Lundstrom	Dem	Gallup	2000
10	G. Andrés Romero	Dem	Albuquerque	2014
11	Javier Martínez	Dem	Albuquerque	2014
12	Art De La Cruz	Dem	Albuquerque	2022† (2020†*)
13	Patricia Roybal Caballero	Dem	Albuquerque	2004
14	Miguel Garcia	Dem	Albuquerque	1996
15	Dayan Hochman-Vigil	Dem	Albuquerque	2018
16	Yanira Gurrola	Dem	Albuquerque	2023†
17	Cynthia Borrego	Dem	Albuquerque	2022
18	Gail Chasey	Dem	Albuquerque	1996
19	Janelle Anyanonu	Dem	Albuquerque	2022
20	Meredith Dixon	Dem	Albuquerque	2020
21	Debra M. Sariñana	Dem	Albuquerque	2016
22	Stefani Lord	Rep	Tijeras	2020
23	Alan Martinez	Rep	Bernalillo	2022
24	Elizabeth Thomson	Dem	Albuquerque	2016 (2012*)
25	Cristina Parajón	Dem	Albuquerque	2023†
26	Eleanor Chavez	Dem	Albuquerque	2022 (2008*)
27	Marian Matthews	Dem	Albuquerque	2019†
28	Pamelya Herndon	Dem	Albuquerque	2021†
29	Joy Garratt	Dem	Albuquerque	2018
30	Natalie Figueroa	Dem	Albuquerque	2018
31	Bill Rehm	Rep	Albuquerque	2006
32	Jenifer Jones	Rep	Deming	2022
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	Tara Jaramillo	Dem	Socorro	2022
39	Luis Terrazas	Rep	Bayard	2020
40	Joseph Sanchez	Dem	Alcalde	2022 (2018*)
41	Susan K. Herrera	Dem	Española	2018
42	Kristina Ortez	Dem	Taos	2020
43	Christine Chandler	Dem	Los Alamos	2018
44	Kathleen Cates	Dem	Rio Rancho	2022
45	Linda Serrato	Dem	Santa Fe	2020†
46	Andrea Romero	Dem	Pojoaque	2018
47	Reena Szczepanski	Dem	Santa Fe	2022
48	Tara Lujan	Dem	Santa Fe	2020†
49	Gail Armstrong	Rep	Magdalena	2017†
50	Matthew McQueen	Dem	Eldorado	2014
51	John Block	Rep	Alamogordo	2022
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	Harlan Vincent	Rep	Glencoe	2022
57	Jason Harper	Rep	Rio Rancho	2012
58	Candy Ezzell	Rep	Roswell	2004
59	Jared Hembree	Rep	Roswell	2024†
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	Andrea Reeb	Rep	Clovis	2022
65	Derrick Lente	Dem	Sandia Pueblo	2016
66	Jimmy Mason	Rep	Artesia	2022
67	Jack Chatfield	Rep	Tucumcari	2018
68	Charlotte Little	Dem	Albuquerque	2022
69	Harry Garcia	Dem	Grants	2016
70	Ambrose Castellano	Dem	Ribera	2020

† Member was originally appointed.

* Member served a previous non-consecutive term.

Past composition of the House of Representatives

Main article: Political party strength in New Mexico

(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	38	32	0
2014	37	33	0
2015–2016	33	37	0
2017–2018	38	32	0
2019–2020	46	24	0
2021–2022	45	24	1
2023–2024	45	25	0

References

Phelps Anderson (District 66) left the Republican Party and became an independent."Lawmaker leaves Republican Party, becomes an independent". New Mexico Political Report. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
"Leadership". New Mexico Legislature. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
"Districts". New Mexico Legislature. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
Eliseo Alcon resigned on November 25, 2024 because of health concerns.

External links

New Mexico Legislature Official Government Website

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56th Legislature (2023–2024) Speaker of the House Javier Martínez (D) Majority Leader Gail Chasey (D) Minority Leader Rod Montoya (R)
▌Rod Montoya (R) ▌Mark Duncan (R) ▌Bill Hall (R) ▌Anthony Allison (D) ▌Doreen Wonda Johnson (D) ▌Vacant ▌Tanya Mirabal Moya (R) ▌Brian Baca (R) ▌Patricia Lundstrom (D) ▌G. Andrés Romero (D) ▌Javier Martínez (D) ▌Art De La Cruz (D) ▌Patricia Roybal Caballero (D) ▌Miguel Garcia (D) ▌Dayan Hochman-Vigil (D) ▌Yanira Gurrola (D) ▌Cynthia Borrego (D) ▌Gail Chasey (D) ▌Janelle Anyanonu (D) ▌Meredith Dixon (D) ▌Debra Sariñana (D) ▌Stefani Lord (R) ▌Alan Martinez (R) ▌Elizabeth Thomson (D) ▌Cristina Parajón (D) ▌Eleanor Chavez (D) ▌Marian Matthews (D) ▌Pamelya Herndon (D) ▌Joy Garratt (D) ▌Natalie Figueroa (D) ▌Bill Rehm (R) ▌Jenifer Jones (R) ▌Micaela Lara Cadena (D) ▌Raymundo Lara (D) ▌Angelica Rubio (D) ▌Nathan Small (D) ▌Joanne Ferrary (D) ▌Tara Jaramillo (D) ▌Luis Terrazas (R) ▌Joseph Sanchez (D) ▌Susan K. Herrera (D) ▌Kristina Ortez (D) ▌Christine Chandler (D) ▌Kathleen Cates (D) ▌Linda Serrato (D) ▌Andrea Romero (D) ▌Reena Szczepanski (D) ▌Tara Lujan (D) ▌Gail Armstrong (R) ▌Matthew McQueen (D) ▌John Block (R) ▌Doreen Gallegos (D) ▌Willie D. Madrid (D) ▌James G. Townsend (R) ▌Cathrynn Brown (R) ▌Harlan Vincent (R) ▌Jason Harper (R) ▌Candy Ezzell (R) ▌Jared Hembree (R) ▌Joshua Hernandez (R) ▌Randall Pettigrew (R) ▌Larry Scott (R) ▌Martin R. Zamora (R) ▌Andrea Reeb (R) ▌Derrick Lente (D) ▌Jimmy Mason (R) ▌Jack Chatfield (R) ▌Charlotte Little (D) ▌Harry Garcia (D) ▌Ambrose Castellano (D)
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Members of the New Mexico House of Representatives

56th Legislature (2023–2024)

Speaker of the House: Javier Martínez (D)
Majority Leader: Gail Chasey (D)
Minority Leader: Rod Montoya (R)

Majority caucus: ▌Democratic (45)
Minority caucus: ▌Republican (25)

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