New Mexico House of Representatives
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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
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...

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The Speaker of the House is Ben Luján
Ben Lujan
Ben Lujan is an American politician. A Democrat, he is currently the Speaker of the New Mexico House of Representatives. He has served in the House since 1975 and as Speaker since 2001. His legislative district, the 46th, is composed mostly of Santa Fe....

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Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

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Composition

The current makeup of the House for the 2009-2010 session is:
Affiliation Party Total
Democratic Ind
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...

Republican Vacant
End of previous legislature 42 0 28 70 0
Begin 37 0 33 70 0
January 26, 2011 36 1
Latest voting share 52.9% 47.1%

Leadership

Position Representative Party District
Speaker of the House
Speaker (politics)
The term speaker is a title often given to the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body. The speaker's official role is to moderate debate, make rulings on procedure, announce the results of votes, and the like. The speaker decides who may speak and has the...

Ben Luján
Ben Lujan
Ben Lujan is an American politician. A Democrat, he is currently the Speaker of the New Mexico House of Representatives. He has served in the House since 1975 and as Speaker since 2001. His legislative district, the 46th, is composed mostly of Santa Fe....

Dem 46
Majority Leader W. Ken Martinez
W. Ken Martinez
W. Ken Martinez is a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives, representing the 69th District since 1998.-External links:* official NM House website* profile*Follow the Money - W. Ken Martinez** campaign contributions...

Dem 69
Majority Whip Sheryl Williams Stapleton
Sheryl Williams Stapleton
Sheryl Williams Stapleton is a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives where she represents District 19. A member of the Democratic Party, she is currently the majority whip in the House. She was first elected to office in 1995....

Dem 19
Minority Leader Thomas C. Taylor
Thomas C. Taylor
Thomas C. Taylor is the minority floor leader in the New Mexico House of Representatives, 2006-2010. He has represented the New Mexico State House 1st district centered around Farmington in San Juan County, since January 1999....

Rep 1
Minority Whip Keith Gardner Rep 66

Current members

District Representative Party Residence First elected
1 Thomas C. Taylor
Thomas C. Taylor
Thomas C. Taylor is the minority floor leader in the New Mexico House of Representatives, 2006-2010. He has represented the New Mexico State House 1st district centered around Farmington in San Juan County, since January 1999....

Rep Farmington
Farmington, New Mexico
Farmington is a city in San Juan County in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 U.S. Census the city had a total population of 45,877 people. Farmington makes up one of the four Metropolitan Statistical Areas in New Mexico. The U.S...

2002
2 James R.J. Strickler Rep Farmington 2006
3 Paul Bandy Rep Aztec
Aztec, New Mexico
Aztec is a city in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. It is part of the Farmington, New Mexico Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 6,378 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of San Juan County...

2006
4 Ray Begaye Dem Shiprock
Shiprock, New Mexico
Shiprock is a census-designated place in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States, on the Navajo reservation. The population was 8,156 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Farmington Metropolitan Statistical Area....

1998
5 Sandra Jeff Dem Crownpoint
Crownpoint, New Mexico
Crownpoint is a census-designated place in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 2,630 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Crownpoint is located at ....

2009
6 Eliseo Alcon Dem Milan
Milan, New Mexico
Milan is a village in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 3,245 at the 2010 Census. A suburb of Grants, Milan has a decent population growth...

2009
7 David Chavez Rep Tome-Adelino
Tome-Adelino, New Mexico
Tome-Adelino is a census-designated place in Valencia County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 2,211 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

2006
8 Alonzo Baldonado Rep Belen
Belen, New Mexico
Belen is a city in Valencia County, New Mexico, United States. Belen is Spanish for Bethlehem, and over time has gained the nickname "Hub City" because of the Belen Cutoff of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. The Cutoff made it possible for many more trains to travel east and west across...

2006
9 Patricia Lundstrom Dem Gallup
Gallup, New Mexico
- Demographics :As of the census of 2000, there were 20,209 people, 6,810 households, and 4,869 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,513.7 people per square mile...

2000
10 Henry Saavedra Dem Albuquerque
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque is the largest city in the state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population was 545,852 as of the 2010 Census and ranks as the 32nd-largest city in the U.S. As...

1976
11 Rick Miera Dem Albuquerque 1990
12 Ernest Chavez, Sr. Dem Albuquerque 2004
13 Eleanor Chavez Dem Albuquerque 2004
14 Miguel Garcia Dem Albuquerque 1996
15 William O'Neill Dem Albuquerque 2008
16 Antonio Maestas Dem Albuquerque 2006
17 Edward Sandoval Dem Albuquerque 1982
18 Gail Chasey Dem Albuquerque 1996
19 Sheryl Williams Stapleton
Sheryl Williams Stapleton
Sheryl Williams Stapleton is a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives where she represents District 19. A member of the Democratic Party, she is currently the majority whip in the House. She was first elected to office in 1995....

Dem Albuquerque 1994
20 James White Rep Albuquerque 2008
21 Mimi Stewart Dem Albuquerque 1994
22 James Smith Rep Cedar Crest
Cedar Crest, New Mexico
Cedar Crest is a census-designated place in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,060 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

2010
23 David Doyle Rep Corrales
Corrales, New Mexico
Corrales is a village in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 8,329 at the 2010 Census. It is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area. With proximity to the Rio Grande, the village was founded for agricultural purposes. The Rio Grande Bosque on the eastern...

2010
24 Conrad James Rep Albuquerque 2010
25 Danice Picraux Dem Albuquerque 2008
26 Al Park Dem Albuquerque 2000
27 Lorenzo Larranaga Rep Albuquerque 1994
28 Jimmie Hall Rep Albuquerque 2004
29 Thomas Anderson Rep Albuquerque 2004
30 Nathaniel Gentry Rep Albuquerque 2010
31 William Rehm Rep Albuquerque 2006
32 Dona Irwin Dem Deming
Deming, New Mexico
Deming is a city in Luna County, New Mexico, United States, located 60 miles west of Las Cruces. The population was 14,116 at the 2000 census. Deming is the county seat and principal town of Luna County.-History:...

1998
33 Joni Gutierrez Dem Mesilla
Mesilla, New Mexico
Mesilla is a town in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 2,180 at the 2000 census...

2004
34 Mary Helen Garcia Dem Las Cruces
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Las Cruces, also known as "The City of the Crosses", is the county seat of Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 97,618 in 2010 according to the 2010 Census, making it the second largest city in the state....

2004
35 Antonio Lujan
Antonio Luján
Antonio Lujan is a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives, representing the 35th District since 2002.Now, he lives in Las Cruces, New Mexico.-External links:*...

Dem Las Cruces 2002
36 Andrew Nunez Ind Hatch
Hatch, New Mexico
Hatch is a village in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,673 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Las Cruces Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town is experiencing moderate growth, along with its outliers of Salem, Arrey, Derry, and Rincon...

2000
37 Terry McMillan Rep Las Cruces 2010
38 Dianne Hamilton Rep Silver City
Silver City, New Mexico
Silver City is a town in Grant County, New Mexico, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 10,545. It is the county seat of Grant County. The city is the home of Western New Mexico University.-History:...

1999
39 Rodolpho Martinez Dem Bayard
Bayard, New Mexico
Bayard is a city in Grant County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 2,534 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Bayard is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....

2009
40 Nick Salazar Dem Ohkay Owingeh
Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico
Ohkay Owingeh is a pueblo and census designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. Its elevation is and it is located at . One of its boundaries is contiguous with Española, about north of Santa Fe....

1973
41 Debbie Rodella Dem Espanola
Española, New Mexico
Española also known as Espanola , is a city primarily in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, in the United States. A portion of the central and eastern section of the city is in Santa Fe County. Española was founded in 1880 as a railroad village, incorporated as a city in 1925. The city is situated in...

1993
42 Roberto Gonzales Dem Taos
Taos, New Mexico
Taos is a town in Taos County in the north-central region of New Mexico, incorporated in 1934. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,700. Other nearby communities include Ranchos de Taos, Cañon, Taos Canyon, Ranchitos, and El Prado. The town is close to Taos Pueblo, the Native American...

1994
43 Jeannette Wallace Rep Los Alamos
Los Alamos, New Mexico
Los Alamos is a townsite and census-designated place in Los Alamos County, New Mexico, United States, built upon four mesas of the Pajarito Plateau and the adjoining White Rock Canyon. The population of the CDP was 12,019 at the 2010 Census. The townsite or "the hill" is one part of town while...

1991
44 Jane Powdrell-Culbert Rep Corrales
Corrales, New Mexico
Corrales is a village in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 8,329 at the 2010 Census. It is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area. With proximity to the Rio Grande, the village was founded for agricultural purposes. The Rio Grande Bosque on the eastern...

2002
45 Jim Trujillo Dem Santa Fe
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is the fourth-largest city in the state and is the seat of . Santa Fe had a population of 67,947 in the 2010 census...

2003
46 Ben Luján
Ben Lujan
Ben Lujan is an American politician. A Democrat, he is currently the Speaker of the New Mexico House of Representatives. He has served in the House since 1975 and as Speaker since 2001. His legislative district, the 46th, is composed mostly of Santa Fe....

Dem Santa Fe 2003
47 Brian Egolf, Jr. Dem Santa Fe 2008
48 Luciano Varela Dem Santa Fe 1986
49 Don Tripp Rep Socorro
Socorro, New Mexico
Socorro is a city in Socorro County in the U.S. state of New Mexico. It stands in the Rio Grande Valley at an elevation of . The population was 9,051 at the 2010 census...

2003
50 Rhonda Sue King Dem Stanley
Stanley, New Mexico
Stanley is an unincorporated community in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States. The Zip Code is: 87056.-Notable people:*Alan Ebnother, artist*Bruce King, Governor of New Mexico*Gary King, Attorney General of New Mexico, and son of Bruce King-Notes:...

1999
51 Yvette Herrell Rep Alamogordo
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Alamogordo is the county seat of Otero County and a city in south-central New Mexico, United States. A desert community lying in the Tularosa Basin, it is bordered on the east by the Sacramento Mountains. It is the nearest city to Holloman Air Force Base. The population was 35,582 as of the 2000...

2010
52 Joseph Cervantes
Joseph Cervantes
Joseph Cervantes is a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives, representing the 52nd District since 2002.-External links:* official NM House website* profile*Follow the Money - Joseph Cervantes** campaign contributions...

Dem Las Cruces 2002
53 Ricky Little Rep Las Cruces 2010
54 William Gray Rep Artesia
Artesia, New Mexico
Artesia is a city in Eddy County, New Mexico, United States, centered at the intersection of U.S. Route 82 and 285; the two highways serve as the city's Main Street and First Street, respectively...

2007
55 Cathrynn Brown Rep Carlsbad
Carlsbad, New Mexico
Carlsbad is a city in and the county seat of Eddy County, New Mexico, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 26,138. Carlsbad is the center of the designated micropolitan area of Carlsbad-Artesia, which has a total population of 55,435...

2010
56 Zachary Cook Rep Ruidoso
Ruidoso, New Mexico
Ruidoso is a village in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States, adjacent to the Lincoln National Forest. The population was 8,029 at the 2010 census...

2009
57 Dennis Kintigh Rep Roswell
Roswell, New Mexico
Roswell is a city in and the county seat of Chaves County in the southeastern quarter of the state of New Mexico, United States. The population was 48,366 at the 2010 census. It is a center for irrigation farming, dairying, ranching, manufacturing, distribution, and petroleum production. It is also...

2009
58 Candy Spence Ezzell Rep Roswell 2004
59 Nora Espinoza Rep Roswell 2007
60 Timothy Lewis Rep Rio Rancho
Rio Rancho, New Mexico
There were 18,995 households out of which 40.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.4% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.7% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.9% had...

2010
61 Shirley Tyler Rep Lovington
Lovington, New Mexico
Lovington is a city in and the county seat of Lea County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 9,471 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Lovington is located at ....

2006
62 Donald Bratton Rep Hobbs
Hobbs, New Mexico
Hobbs is a city in Lea County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 28,657 at the 2000 census.Hobbs is the principal city of the Hobbs, New Mexico Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Lea County.-Geography:...

2010
63 George Dodge, Jr. Dem Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa, New Mexico
Santa Rosa is a city in and the county seat of Guadalupe County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 2,744 at the 2000 census. It lies between Albuquerque and Tucumcari, situated on the Pecos River at the intersection of Interstate 40, U.S. Route 54, and U.S. Route 84...

2010
64 Anna Crook Rep Clovis
Clovis, New Mexico
Clovis is the county seat of Curry County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 32,667 at the 2000 census; according to 2010 Census Bureau estimates, the population had risen to 37,775....

1994
65 James Roger Madalena, Jr. Dem Jemez Pueblo
Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico
Jemez Pueblo is a census-designated place in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,953 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area.The CDP is named after the pueblo at its center...

1985
66 Keith Gardner Rep Roswell 2005
67 Dennis Roch Rep Tucumcari
Tucumcari, New Mexico
Tucumcari is a city in and the county seat of Quay County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 5,989 at the 2000 census. Tucumcari was founded in 1901, two years before Quay County was founded.-History:...

2009
68 Thomas Garcia Dem Ocate 2007
69 W. Ken Martinez
W. Ken Martinez
W. Ken Martinez is a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives, representing the 69th District since 1998.-External links:* official NM House website* profile*Follow the Money - W. Ken Martinez** campaign contributions...

Dem Grants
Grants, New Mexico
Grants is a city in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 9,182 at the 2010 Census. It is the county seat of Cibola County....

1999
70 Richard Vigil Dem Ribera
Ribera, New Mexico
Ribera is a small unincorporated community in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States. Located in the northern part of the state, it is next to Villanueva State Park at the foot of Rowe Mesa and along the Pecos River, 50 mi...

1999

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