New Mexico Senate

New Mexico State Senate
New Mexico State Legislature

Type
Type	Upper House
Term limits	None
History
New session started	January 18, 2011
Leadership
Lt. Governor/President	John Sanchez (R) Since January 1, 2011
President Pro Tem of the Senate	Mary Kay Papen (D) Since January 15, 2013
Leader of the Senate	Michael Sanchez (D) Since January 18, 2005
Minority Leader	Stuart Ingle (R) Since January 16, 2007
Structure
Seats	42

Political groups	Governing party Democratic (24) Opposition party Republican (18)
Length of term	4 years
Authority	Article IV, New Mexico Constitution
Salary	None + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 6, 2012 (42 seats)
Next election	November 8, 2016 (42 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative Control
Meeting place

State Senate Chamber New Mexico State Capitol Santa Fe, New Mexico
Website
New Mexico State Legislature

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The New Mexico Senate is the upper house of the New Mexico State Legislature. The Senate consists of 42 members, with each senator representing an equal amount 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 current makeup of the Senate for the 2009–2012 and 2013–2016 sessions is:

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	Democratic	Republican		Vacant
End 2008	24	18	42	0

2009–2012	27	15	42	0

Begin 2013	25	17	42	0
March 14, 2015^[1]	24	17	41	1
April 3, 2015^[2]	24	18	42	0
Latest voting share	7001571000000000000♠57.1%	7001429000000000000♠42.9%

Leadership

Position	Senator ^[3]	District
President/Lieutenant Governor	John Sanchez
President pro tempore	Mary Kay Papen	32
Majority Leader	Michael S. Sanchez	29
Majority Whip	Michael Padilla	36
Minority Leader	Stuart Ingle	27
Minority Whip	William H. Payne	20

Current members

District	Representative ^[4]	Party	Residence	First elected	Counties represented
1	William E. Sharer	Rep	Farmington	2000	San Juan (part)
2	Steven P. Neville	Rep	Aztec	2004	San Juan (part)
3	John Pinto	Dem	Gallup	1976	McKinley (part), San Juan (part)
4	George K. Muñoz	Dem	Gallup	2008	Cibola (part), McKinley (part), San Juan (part)
5	Richard C. Martinez	Dem	Española	2000	Los Alamos (part), Rio Arriba (part), Sandoval (part), Santa Fe (part)
6	Carlos R. Cisneros	Dem	Questa	1984	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	1991	Colfax, Guadalupe, Harding, Mora, Quay (part), San Miguel (part), Taos (part)
9	John M. Sapien	Dem	Corrales	2008	Bernalillo (part), Sandoval (part)
10	John C. Ryan	Rep	Los Ranchos de Albuquerque	2004	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 B. O'Neill	Dem	Albuquerque	2012	Bernalillo (part)
14	Michael Padilla	Dem	Albuquerque	2012	Bernalillo (part)
15	Daniel A. Ivey-Soto	Dem	Albuquerque	2012	Bernalillo (part)
16	Cisco McSorley	Dem	Albuquerque	1996	Bernalillo (part)
17	Mimi Stewart	Dem	Albuquerque	2015	Bernalillo (part)
18	Lisa Torraco	Rep	Albuquerque	2012	Bernalillo (part)
19	Sue Wilson Beffort	Rep	Sandia Park	1996	Bernalillo (part), Sandoval (part), Santa Fe (part), Torrance (part)
20	William H. Payne	Rep	Albuquerque	1996	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	Sander Rue	Rep	Albuquerque	2008	Bernalillo (part)
24	Nancy Rodriguez	Dem	Santa Fe	1996	Santa Fe (part)
25	Peter Wirth	Dem	Santa Fe	2004	Santa Fe (part)
26	Jacob R. Candelaria	Dem	Albuquerque	2012	Bernalillo (part)
27	Stuart Ingle	Rep	Portales	1984	Chaves (part), Curry (part), De Baca, Lea (part), Roosevelt
28	Howie C. Morales	Dem	Silver City	2008	Catron, Grant, Socorro (part)
29	Michael S. Sanchez	Dem	Belen	1992	Bernalillo (part), Valencia (part)
30	Clemente Sanchez	Dem	Grants	2012	Cibola (part), McKinley (part), Socorro (part), Valencia (part)
31	Joseph Cervantes	Dem	Las Cruces	2012	Doña Ana (part)
32	Cliff R. Pirtle	Rep	Roswell	2012	Chaves (part), Eddy (part), Lincoln (part)
33	William F. Burt	Rep	Alamogordo	2010	Chaves (part), Lincoln (part), Otero (part)
34	Ron Griggs	Rep	Alamogordo	2012	Eddy (part), Otero (part)
35	John Arthur Smith	Dem	Deming	1989	Doña Ana (part), Hidalgo, Luna, Sierra
36	Lee S. Cotter	Rep	Las Cruces	2012	Doña Ana (part)
37	William P. Soules	Dem	Las Cruces	2012	Doña Ana (part), Sierra (part)
38	Mary Kay Papen	Dem	Las Cruces	2000	Doña Ana (part)
39	Ted Barela	Rep	Estancia	2015	Bernalillo (part), Lincoln (part), Santa Fe (part), San Miguel (part), Torrance (part), Valencia (part)
40	Craig W. Brandt	Rep	Rio Rancho	2012	Sandoval (part)
41	Carroll H. Leavell	Rep	Jal	1996	Eddy (part), Lea (part)
42	Gay G. Kernan	Rep	Hobbs	2001	Chaves (part), Eddy (part), Lea (part)

References

↑ Phil Griego (District 39) resigned over his involvement in a scandal concerning the sale of a state building.
↑ Ted Barela was appointed to replace Griego
↑ "Leadership". New Mexico Legislature. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
↑ "Districts". New Mexico Legislature. Retrieved September 23, 2015.

External links

New Mexico Legislature Official government website
Project Vote Smart – State Senate of New Mexico

Members of the New Mexico State Senate

52nd Legislature (2015–2016) President of the Senate: John A. Sánchez (R) President pro Tempore: Mary Kay Papen (D) Majority Leader: Michael S. Sanchez (D) Minority Leader: Stuart Ingle (R)

William E. Sharer (R) Steven P. Neville (R) John Pinto (D) George K. Muñoz (D) Richard C. Martinez (D) Carlos R. Cisneros (D) Pat Woods (R) Pete Campos (D) John M. Sapien (D) John C. Ryan (R) Linda M. Lopez (D) Jerry Ortiz y Pino (D) Bill B. O'Neill (D) Michael Padilla (D) Daniel A. Ivey-Soto (D) Cisco McSorley (D) Mimi Stewart (D) Lisa Torraco (R) Sue Wilson Beffort (R) William H. Payne (R) Mark Moores (R) Benny Shendo (D) Sander Rue (R) Nancy Rodriguez (D) Peter Wirth (D) Jacob R. Candelaria (D) Stuart Ingle (R) Howie C. Morales (D) Michael S. Sanchez (D) Clemente Sanchez (D) Joseph Cervantes (D) Cliff R. Pirtle (R) William F. Burt (R) Ron Griggs (R) John Arthur Smith (D) Lee S. Cotter (R) William P. Soules (D) Mary Kay Papen (D) Ted Barela (R) Craig W. Brandt (R) Carroll H. Leavell (R) Gay G. Kernan (R)

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