New Mexico House of Representatives

New Mexico House of Representatives
New Mexico State Legislature
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Term limits
None
History
New session started
January 2015
Leadership
Speaker
Don Tripp (R)
Since January 20, 2015
Leader of the House
Nate Gentry (R)
Since January 20, 2015
Minority Leader
Brian Egolf (D)
Since January 20, 2015
Structure
Seats 70
Political groups

Governing Party

Opposition Party

Length of term
2 years
Authority Article IV, New Mexico Constitution
Salary None + per diem
Elections
Last election
November 4, 2014
(70 seats)
Next election
November 8, 2016
(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 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.

Composition

Affiliation 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 70 0
2013-2014 37 0 33 70 0
Begin 2015 33 0 37 70 0
Latest voting share 47.1% 0% 52.9%

Party control

(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

Leadership

Position Representative [1] Party District
Speaker of the House Don L. Tripp Rep 49
Leader of the House Nate Gentry Rep 30
Majority Whip Alonzo Baldonado Rep 8
Minority Leader Brian F. Egolf Dem 47
Minority Whip Sheryl Williams Stapleton Dem 19

Current members

District Representative [2] Party Residence First elected
1 Rod Montoya Rep Farmington 2014
2 James R.J. Strickler Rep Farmington 2006
3 Paul C. Bandy Rep Aztec 2006
4 Sharon Clahchischilliage Rep Shiprock 2012
5 D. Wonda Johnson Dem Church Rock 2014
6 Eliseo Lee Alcon Dem Milan 2009
7 Kelly K. Fajardo Rep Tome-Adelino 2012
8 Alonzo Baldonado Rep Belen 2010
9 Patricia A. Lundstrom Dem Gallup 2000
10 G. Andrés Romero Dem Albuquerque 2014
11 Javier Martínez Dem Albuquerque 2014
12 Patricio Ruiloba Dem Albuquerque 2014
13 Patricia Roybal Caballero Dem Albuquerque 2004
14 Miguel P. Garcia Dem Albuquerque 1996
15 Sarah Maestas Barnes Rep Albuquerque 2014
16 Antonio "Moe" Maestas Dem Albuquerque 2006
17 Deborah A. Armstrong Dem Albuquerque 2015
18 Gail Chasey Dem Albuquerque 1996
19 Sheryl Williams Stapleton Dem Albuquerque 1994
20 Jim Dines Rep Albuquerque 2014
21 Stephanie Maez Dem Albuquerque 2014
22 James E. Smith Rep Sandia Park 2010
23 Paul A. Pacheco Rep Albuquerque 2012
24 Conrad James Rep Albuquerque 2014 (2011–2013)
25 Christine Trujillo Dem Albuquerque 2012
26 Georgene Louis Dem Albuquerque 2012
27 Larry A. Larrañaga Rep Albuquerque 1994
28 Jimmie C. Hall Rep Albuquerque 2004
29 David E. Adkins Rep Albuquerque 2014
30 Nate Gentry Rep Albuquerque 2010
31 William "Bill" R. Rehm Rep Albuquerque 2006
32 Dona G. Irwin Dem Deming 1998
33 Bill McCamley Dem Mesilla 2012
34 Bealquin Bill Gomez Dem La Mesa 2014
35 Jeff Steinborn Dem Las Cruces 2012
36 Andy Nuñez Rep[3] Hatch 2014 (2001–2013)
37 Terry H. McMillan Rep Las Cruces 2010
38 Dianne Miller Hamilton Rep Silver City 1999
39 John L. Zimmerman Rep Las Cruces 2014
40 Nick L. Salazar Dem Espanola 1973
41 Debbie A. Rodella Dem Espanola 1993
42 Roberto "Bobby" J. Gonzales Dem Taos 1994
43 Stephanie Garcia Richard Dem Los Alamos 2012
44 Jane E. Powdrell-Culbert Rep Corrales 2002
45 Jim R. Trujillo Dem Santa Fe 2003
46 Carl Trujillo Dem Pojoaque 2012
47 Brian Egolf Dem Santa Fe 2008
48 Luciano "Lucky" Varela Dem Santa Fe 1986
49 Don L. Tripp Rep Socorro 1999
50 Matthew McQueen Dem El Dorado 2014
51 Yvette Herrell Rep Alamogordo 2010
52 Doreen Y. Gallegos Dem Las Cruces 2012
53 Rick Little Rep Chaparral 2014 (2011–2013)
54 James G. Townsend Rep Artesia 2014
55 Cathrynn N. Brown Rep Carlsbad 2010
56 Zachary J. Cook Rep Ruidoso 2009
57 Jason C. Harper Rep Rio Rancho 2012
58 Candy Spence Ezzell Rep Roswell 2004
59 Nora Espinoza Rep Roswell 2007
60 Tim D. Lewis Rep Rio Rancho 2010
61 David M. Gallegos Rep Lovington 2012
62 Larry R. Scott Rep Hobbs 2014
63 George Dodge Dem Santa Rosa 2010
64 Randal S. Crowder Rep Clovis 1994
65 James Roger Madalena Dem Jemez Pueblo 1985
66 Bob Wooley Rep Roswell 2005
67 Dennis J. Roch Rep Tucumcari 2009
68 Monica Youngblood Rep Albuquerque 2012
69 Harry Garcia Dem Grants 2016
70 Tomás E. Salazar Dem Ribera 2012

See also

References

  1. "Leadership". New Mexico Legislature. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  2. "Districts". New Mexico Legislature. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  3. Elected as a Democrat from 2001–2011. Changed party to Independent January 2011. Defeated for reelection 2012. Reelected as a Republican in 2014.

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

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