The New Mexico Senate is the upper house

Upper house

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 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

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The Senate convenes at the New Mexico State Capitol

New Mexico State Capitol

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 building in Santa Fe.

Composition

The current makeup of the Senate for the 2009-2010 and 2011-2012 sessions is:

Affiliation	Party		Total
	Democratic	Republican		Vacant
End of previous legislature	24	18	42	0
Begin	27	15	42	0
January 1, 2011		14	41	1
January 14, 2011		15	42	0
Latest voting share	64.3%	35.7%

Leadership

Position	Senator	District
President President of the Senate The President of the Senate is a title often given to the presiding officer of a senate, and is the speaker of other assemblies.The senate president often ranks high in a jurisdiction's succession for its top executive office: for example, the President of the Senate of Nigeria is second in line... /Lieutenant Governor	John Sanchez John Sanchez John A. Sanchez is an American politician and, as of January 1, 2011, the 31st Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico by winning the primary election on June 1, 2010, and the general election on November 2, 2010.-Biography:...
President pro tempore President pro tempore A President pro tempore is a constitutionally recognized officer of a legislative body who presides over the chamber in the absence of the normal presiding officer...	Timothy Jennings Timothy Jennings Timothy Zeph Jennings is a Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate, representing the 32nd District since 1978. He served as Majority Whip from 1992 through 1996.-External links:* official NM Senate website* profile...	32
Majority Leader Majority leader In U.S. politics, the majority floor leader is a partisan position in a legislative body.In the federal Congress, the role differs slightly in the two houses. In the House of Representatives, which chooses its own presiding officer, the leader of the majority party is elected the Speaker of the...	Michael Sanchez Michael Sanchez For the Cuban volleyball player with the same name see Michael Sánchez Michael Sanchez is a Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate, representing the 29th District since 1992.-External links:* official NM Senate website* profile...	29
Majority Whip Whip (politics) A whip is an official in a political party whose primary purpose is to ensure party discipline in a legislature. Whips are a party's "enforcers", who typically offer inducements and threaten punishments for party members to ensure that they vote according to the official party policy...	Mary Jane Garcia Mary Jane Garcia Mary Jane M. Garcia is a Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate, representing the 36th District since 1988.In 1936 Mary Jane Garcia was born in Doña Ana, New Mexico. Garcia is related to the original founders that settled Doña Ana village circa 1840...	36
Minority Leader Minority leader In U.S. politics, the minority leader is the floor leader of the second largest caucus in a legislative body. Given the two-party nature of the U.S. system, the minority leader is almost inevitably either a Republican or a Democrat, with their counterpart being of the opposite party. The position...	Stuart Ingle Stuart Ingle Stuart Ingle is a Republican member of the New Mexico Senate, representing the 27th District since 1985. He currently serves as Minority Floor Leader.-External links:* official NM Senate website* profile*Follow the Money - Stuart Ingle...	27
Minority Whip Whip (politics) A whip is an official in a political party whose primary purpose is to ensure party discipline in a legislature. Whips are a party's "enforcers", who typically offer inducements and threaten punishments for party members to ensure that they vote according to the official party policy...	William Payne	20

Current members

District	Representative	Party	Residence	First elected
1	William Sharer	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...	2000
2	Steven Neville	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...	2004
3	John Pinto John Pinto John Pinto is a Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate, representing the 3rd District since 1977.-External links:* official NM Senate website* profile*Follow the Money - John Pinto** campaign contributions...	Dem	Tohatchi Tohatchi, New Mexico Tohatchi is a census-designated place in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,037 at the 2000 census. Tohatchi is located near the border of the Navajo Nation.-Geography:Tohatchi is located at ....	1976
4	George Munoz George Muñoz George Muñoz is President and co-founder of . The firm is primarily focused on financing and investments in the Emerging Markets Countries as well as in the U.S. Hispanic community. He is also a Partner at , a Chicago-based law firm focused on commercial litigation and international corporate...	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...	2008
5	Richard Martinez Richard Martinez Richard C. Martinez is a Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate, representing the 5th District since 2001.-External links:* official NM Senate website* profile*Follow the Money - Richard Martinez** campaign contributions...	Dem	Española 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...	2000
6	Carlos Cisneros Carlos Cisneros Carlos R. Cisneros is a Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate, representing the 6th District since 1985.-External links:* official NM Senate website* profile*Follow the Money - Carlos R Cisneros** campaign contributions...	Dem	Questa Questa, New Mexico Questa is a village in Taos County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,864 at the 2000 census. Located on the Enchanted Circle scenic highway, near the confluence of the Rio Grande and the Red River, Questa is the least tourist-oriented town on the route...	1984
7	Clinton Harden	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....	2003
8	Pete Campos Pete Campos Pete Campos is a Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate, representing the 8th District since 1991.-External links:* official NM Senate website* profile*Follow the Money - Pete Campos** campaign contributions...	Dem	Las Vegas Las Vegas, New Mexico Las Vegas is a city in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States. Once two separate municipalities both named Las Vegas, west Las Vegas and east Las Vegas , divided by the Gallinas River, retain distinct characters and separate, rival school districts. The population was 14,565 at the 2000...	1991
9	John Sapien	Dem	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...	2008
10	John Ryan	Rep	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...	2004
11	Linda M. Lopez	Dem	Albuquerque	1996
12	Jerry Ortiz y Pino Jerry Ortiz y Pino Gerald P. "Jerry" Ortiz y Pino is a Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate, representing the 12th District since 2005. He succeeded Richard Romero, a fellow Democrat who ran for Congress in 2002 & 2004 and for mayor of Albuquerque in 2009. Was unopposed for reelection in 2008...	Dem	Albuquerque	2004
13	Dede Feldman Dede Feldman Dede Feldman is a Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate, representing the 13th District since 1997.-External links:* official NM Senate website* profile*Follow the Money - Dede Feldman** campaign contributions...	Dem	Albuquerque	1996
14	Eric Griego	Dem	Albuquerque	2008
15	Tim Eichenberg	Dem	Albuquerque	2008
16	Cisco McSorley Cisco McSorley Cisco A. McSorley is a Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate, representing the 16th District since 1997. Earlier he was a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives from 1984 through 1996. He is currently chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee....	Dem	Albuquerque	1996
17	Tim Keller Timothy M. Keller Timothy M. Keller is an American politician and Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate, representing Senate District 17. The district is located in the Southeast of Albuquerque, New Mexico.-Early life and career:...	Dem	Albuquerque	2008
18	Mark Boitano	Rep	Albuquerque	1996
19	Sue Beffort	Rep	Sandia Park	1996
20	William Payne	Rep	Albuquerque	1996
21	Kent Cravens	Rep	Albuquerque	2000
22	Lynda Lovejoy Lynda Lovejoy Lynda Morgan Lovejoy is a Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate, Appointed 2007 and Elected 2008. representing District 22, which encompasses parts of Bernalillo, Cibola, McKinley, Rio Arriba and Sandoval Counties. Served as commissioner, New Mexico Public Regulation Commission, 1999 to 2006...	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 ....	2006
23	Sander Rue	Rep	Albuquerque	2008
24	Nancy Rodriguez Nancy Rodriguez Nancy E. Rodriguez is a Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate, representing the 24th District since 1996.-External links:* official NM Senate website* profile*Follow the Money - Nancy Rodriguez** campaign contributions...	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...	1996
25	Peter Wirth	Dem	Santa Fe	2008
26	Bernadette Sanchez Bernadette Sanchez Bernadette Sanchez is a Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate, representing the 26th District since 2001.-External links:* official NM Senate website* profile*Follow the Money - Bernadette M Sanchez** campaign contributions...	Dem	Albuquerque	2000
27	Stuart Ingle Stuart Ingle Stuart Ingle is a Republican member of the New Mexico Senate, representing the 27th District since 1985. He currently serves as Minority Floor Leader.-External links:* official NM Senate website* profile*Follow the Money - Stuart Ingle...	Rep	Portales Portales, New Mexico Portales is a city in and the county seat of Roosevelt County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 11,131 at the 2000 census. Portales is located near the larger city of Clovis as well as Cannon Air Force Base, a major contributor to the economy of the region.Eastern New Mexico...	1984
28	Howie Morales Howie Morales Henry "Howie" C. Morales is a Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate, representing the 28th District since 2008. The 28th District serves Catron, Grant, and Socorro counties.-Education:...	Dem	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:...	2008
29	Michael Sanchez Michael Sanchez For the Cuban volleyball player with the same name see Michael Sánchez Michael Sanchez is a Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate, representing the 29th District since 1992.-External links:* official NM Senate website* profile...	Dem	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...	1992
30	David Ulibarri David Ulibarri David Ulibarri is a Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate, representing the 30th District since 2006.-External links:* official NM Senate website* profile*Follow the Money - David Ulibarri** 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....	2006
31	Cynthia Nava Cynthia Nava Cynthia L. Nava is a Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate, representing the 31st District since 1992.-External links:* official NM Senate website* official campaign website* profile*Follow the Money - Cynthia Nava...	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....	1992
32	Timothy Jennings Timothy Jennings Timothy Zeph Jennings is a Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate, representing the 32nd District since 1978. He served as Majority Whip from 1992 through 1996.-External links:* official NM Senate website* profile...	Dem	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...	1978
33	Rod Adair	Rep	Roswell	2006
34	Vernon Asbill	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...	2004
35	John Arthur Smith John Arthur Smith John Arthur Smith is a Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate, representing the 35th District since 1989. In 2002 he sought to represent New Mexico's second congressional district when veteran congressman Joe Skeen announced that he was retiring...	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:...	1999
36	Mary Jane Garcia Mary Jane Garcia Mary Jane M. Garcia is a Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate, representing the 36th District since 1988.In 1936 Mary Jane Garcia was born in Doña Ana, New Mexico. Garcia is related to the original founders that settled Doña Ana village circa 1840...	Dem	Doña Ana Doña Ana, New Mexico Doña Ana is a census-designated place in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, in the United States. The population was 1,379 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Las Cruces Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...	1988
37	Stephen Fischmann	Dem	Mesilla Park Mesilla, New Mexico Mesilla is a town in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 2,180 at the 2000 census...	2008
38	Mary Kay Papen Mary Kay Papen Mary Kuper "Kay" Papen is a Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate, representing the 38th District since 2001.-External links:* official NM Senate website* profile*Follow the Money - Mary Kay Papen** campaign contributions...	Dem	Las Cruces	2000
39	Phil Griego Phil Griego Phil A. Griego is a Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate, representing the 39th District since 1996.-External links:* official NM Senate website* profile*Follow the Money - Phil A Griego** campaign contributions...	Dem	San Jose	1996
40	Bill Burt	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...	2011
41	Carroll Leavell	Rep	Jal Jal, New Mexico Jal is a city in Lea County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,996 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Jal is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land....	1996
42	Gay Kernan	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:...	2003

External links

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