The New Mexico State Senate () is the upper house of the New Mexico State Legislature, the lower house being the New Mexico House of Representatives.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 Vacant Democratic RepublicanEnd 2008 24 18 42 0 2009–2012 27 15 42 0 Begin 2013 25 17420End 2016 24 18 2017–2020 26 16 42 0 2021–2024 27 15 42 0 Begin 2025 26 16 42 0 Latest voting share
Leadership
Position Senator District 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 Whip35
Current members DistrictNamePartyResidenceStartCounties1RepFarmington2000San Juan (part)2RepAztec2024San Juan (part)3DemTohatchi2019McKinley (part), San Juan (part)4DemGallup2008Cibola (part), McKinley (part), San Juan (part)5DemEspañola2020Los Alamos (part), Rio Arriba (part), Sandoval (part), Santa Fe (part)6DemRanchos de Taos2019Los Alamos (part), Rio Arriba (part), Santa Fe (part), Taos (part)7RepBroadview2012Curry (part), Harding (part), Quay (part), Union8DemLas Vegas1990Colfax, Guadalupe, Harding (part), Mora, Quay (part), San Miguel (part), Taos (part)9DemBernalillo2024Bernalillo (part), Sandoval (part)10DemAlbuquerque2020Bernalillo (part)11DemAlbuquerque1996Bernalillo (part)12RepRio Rancho2024Bernalillo (part), Sandoval (part)13DemAlbuquerque2024Bernalillo (part)14DemAlbuquerque2012Bernalillo (part)15DemAlbuquerque2024Bernalillo (part)16DemAlbuquerque2019Bernalillo (part)17DemAlbuquerque2015Bernalillo (part)18DemAlbuquerque2024Bernalillo (part)19RepSandia Park2024Bernalillo (part), Sandoval (part), Santa Fe (part), Torrance (part)20DemAlbuquerque2020Bernalillo (part)21RepAlbuquerque2024Bernalillo (part)22DemJemez Pueblo2012Bernalillo (part), McKinley (part), Rio Arriba (part), San Juan (part), Sandoval (part)23DemAlbuquerque2020Bernalillo (part)24DemSanta Fe2024Santa Fe (part), Socorro (part)25DemSanta Fe2008Santa Fe (part)26DemAlbuquerque2022Bernalillo (part)27RepElida2024Chaves (part), Curry (part), De Baca, Lea (part), Roosevelt28RepSilver City2024Grant (part), Hidalgo (part), Luna (part)29RepBosque2020Socorro (part), Valencia (part)30DemAcoma2024Bernalillo (part)31DemLas Cruces2012Chaves (part), Doña Ana (part), Otero (part)32RepRoswell2024Chaves (part), Eddy (part)33RepAncho2026Lincoln, Otero (part)34RepArtesia2024Eddy (part), Otero (part)35RepElephant Butte2020Catron, Doña Ana (part), Grant (part), Hidalgo (part), Luna (part), Sierra, Socorro (part)36DemLas Cruces2016Doña Ana (part)37DemLas Cruces2012Doña Ana (part)38DemLas Cruces2020Doña Ana (part)39DemLos Cerrillos2016San Miguel (part), Santa Fe (part), Torrance (part), Valencia (part)40RepRio Rancho2012Sandoval (part)41RepEunice2020Eddy (part), Lea (part)42RepHobbs2024Chaves (part), Eddy (part), Lea (part)
Past composition of the Senate
See also New Mexico House of Representatives
Notes
References
External links Official government website Project Vote Smart – State Senate of New Mexico