New Mexico House of Representatives
Lower house of New Mexico's state legislature
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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.
Type
Term limits
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January 21, 2025New Mexico House of Representatives Cámara de representantes de Nuevo México | |
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| New Mexico State Legislature | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | None |
| History | |
New session started | January 21, 2025 |
| Leadership | |
Majority Leader | |
Minority Leader | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 70 |
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Political groups | Majority
Minority
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Length of term | 2 years |
| Authority | Article IV, New Mexico Constitution |
| Salary | None + per diem |
| Elections | |
Last election | November 5, 2024 (70 seats) |
Next election | November 3, 2026 (70 seats) |
| Redistricting | Legislative Control |
| Meeting place | |
| House of Representatives Chamber New Mexico State Capitol Santa Fe, New Mexico | |
| Website | |
| www | |
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 | ||||
| 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 | 67 | 3 | |||
| Begin 2021 | 45 | 0 | 25 | 70 | 0 | |
| February 6, 2021[1] | 1 | 24 | ||||
| Begin 2023 | 45 | 0 | 25 | 70 | 0 | |
| Latest voting share | 64% | 0% | 36% | |||
Leadership
| Position | Representative[2] | Party | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speaker of the House of Representantes | Javier Martínez | Dem | 11 |
| Majority Floor Leader | Reena Szczepanski | Dem | 47 |
| Majority Whip | Dayan Hochman-Vigil | Dem | 15 |
| Minority Floor Leader | Gail Armstrong | Rep | 49 |
| Minority Whip | Alan Martinez | Rep | 23 |
Current members
- Originally appointed.
- De La Cruz previously served in the state house from 2020–2021.
- Thomson previously served in the state house from 2013–2015.
- Chávez previously served in the state house from 2009–2013.
- Joanne Ferrary (District 37) and Susan K. Herrera (District 41) resigned on July 27, 2026
- Sanchez previously served in the state house from 2019–2021.
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 | 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 |
| 2025–2026 | 43 | 26 | 1 |