2025 New Mexico Legislative Scorecard
The following scorecard lists several key votes in the New Mexico Legislature in 2025 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.
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Senate Votes
1. Carbon-Capture Stewardship
Enacts the Geologic Carbon Dioxide Storage Stewardship Act, which authorizes the transfer of carbon capture sequestration facilities, and long-term storage responsibilities to the state, and creates a long-term storage fund.
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Constitutional Vote: No
2. SNAP Expansion
Enacts a new section of the Public Assistance Act requiring the New Mexico Health Care Authority to develop annual state outreach plans, and seek maximum matching funds from the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
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Constitutional Vote: No
3. "Extreme Risk" Firearm Confiscation
Amends the Extreme Risk Firearm Protection Order Act to allow law-enforcement officers to file petitions for firearm protection orders, requiring respondents to surrender all firearms immediately.
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Constitutional Vote: No
4. Illegal Aliens as Law-Enforcement Officers
Amends New Mexico law to expand eligibility for law-enforcement-officer appointments to noncitizens. The bill allows illegal aliens to serve as law-enforcement officers in New Mexico.
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Constitutional Vote: No
5. Special Education Act
Enacts the Special Education Act, which creates the Office of Special Education within the Public Education Department. This legislation transfers federal funding to the Early Childhood Education and Care Department.
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Constitutional Vote: No
6. Climate-Change Fund
Creates the Community Benefit Fund in the state treasury, administered by the Department of Finance and Administration, to fund "climate change" projects.
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Constitutional Vote: No
How did they vote?
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| Name | Party | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heather Berghmans | D | 0% | ||||||
| Jay C. Block | R | 60% | ||||||
| Pat Boone | R | 60% | ||||||
| Craig W. Brandt | R | 33% | ||||||
| Pete Campos | D | 0% | ||||||
| Joseph Cervantes | D | 0% | ||||||
| Angel M. Charley | D | 17% | ||||||
| Crystal R. Diamond | R | 40% | ||||||
| Katy M. Duhigg | D | 20% | ||||||
| Candy Spence Ezzell | R | 67% | ||||||
| Natalie R. Figueroa | D | 0% | ||||||
| David M. Gallegos | R | 67% | ||||||
| Roberto J. Gonzales | D | 0% | ||||||
| Carrie Hamblen | D | 20% | ||||||
| Martin E. Hickey | D | 0% | ||||||
| Leo Jaramillo | D | 0% | ||||||
| Steve D. Lanier | R | 75% | ||||||
| Linda Marie Lopez | D | 33% | ||||||
| Antonio Maestas | D | 0% | ||||||
| George K. Munoz | D | 0% | ||||||
| Cindy Nava | D | 0% | ||||||
| Micaelita O'Malley | D | 20% | ||||||
| Michael Padilla | D | 0% | ||||||
| Nicholas A. Paul | R | 67% | ||||||
| Shannon D. Pinto | D | 17% | ||||||
| Harold James Pope | D | 17% | ||||||
| Gabriel Ramos | R | 33% | ||||||
| Joshua A. Sanchez | R | N/A | ||||||
| Larry R. Scott | R | 67% | ||||||
| Antoinette Sedillo Lopez | D | 17% | ||||||
| William E. Sharer | R | 60% | ||||||
| Benny J. Shendo | D | 0% | ||||||
| William P. Soules | D | 25% | ||||||
| Elizabeth Liz Stefanics | D | 0% | ||||||
| Jeff Steinborn | D | 17% | ||||||
| Mimi Stewart | D | 17% | ||||||
| Anthony L. Thornton | R | 40% | ||||||
| Nicole Tobiassen | R | 60% | ||||||
| James G. Townsend | R | 67% | ||||||
| Linda M. Trujillo | D | 0% | ||||||
| Peter Wirth | D | 0% | ||||||
| John Patrick Woods | R | 67% |
Average Freedom Score by Party
| Party | Score |
|---|---|
| Democrat | 8.5% |
| Republican | 57.5% |
