List of United States Representatives from New Mexico

This is an incomplete list of Members and Delegates from New Mexico in the U.S. House of Representatives. The current Members are Republican Steve Pearce and Democrats Michelle Lujan Grisham and Ben R. Luján.^[1]

Member/Delegate	Party	Years	District	Electoral history
Clinton P. Anderson	Democratic	January 3, 1941 – June 30, 1945	At-large	Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
William Henry Andrews	Republican	March 4, 1905 – January 7, 1912	Territorial delegate	Term expired at statehood
Thomas B. Catron	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897	Territorial delegate	Lost election
Dennis Chavez	Democratic	March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1935	At-large	Ran for nomination for Senator; lost to Bronson M. Cutting
José Francisco Chaves	Republican	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867	Territorial delegate	Lost election to Charles P. Clever
	February 20, 1869 – March 3, 1871	Lost renomination
Charles P. Clever	Democratic	September 2, 1867 – February 20, 1869	Territorial delegate	Election contested by José Francisco Chaves
George Curry	Republican	January 8, 1912 – March 3, 1913	At-large	Retired
John J. Dempsey	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1941	At-large	Ran for nomination for Senator; lost to Dennis Chavez
	January 3, 1951 – March 11, 1958	Died
Stephen Benton Elkins	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877	Territorial delegate	Retired
Harvey Butler Fergusson	Democratic	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899	Territorial delegate	Lost election
	January 8, 1912 – March 3, 1915	At-large	Lost election
Antonio M. Fernández	Democratic	January 3, 1943 – November 7, 1956	At-large	Died
Ed Foreman	Republican	January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1971	2nd	Lost election to Harold L. Runnels
José Manuel Gallegos	Republican	March 4, 1853 – July 23, 1856	Territorial delegate	Election contested by Miguel A. Otero
	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873	Lost election
Martin Heinrich	Democratic	January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2013	1st	Ran for Senator; won
Benigno C. Hernández	Republican	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1917	At-large	Lost election
	March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921	Retired; appointed by President Harding as New Mexico district collector of internal revenue
Antonio Joseph	Democratic	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1895	Territorial delegate	Lost election
Ben R. Luján	Democratic	January 3, 2009 – Present	3rd	Incumbent
Manuel Lujan, Jr.	Republican	January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1989	1st	Retired; appointed by President Bush as United States Secretary of the Interior
Michelle Lujan Grisham	Democratic	January 3, 2013 – Present	1st	Incumbent
Tranqulino Luna	Republican	March 4, 1881 – March 5, 1884	Territorial delegate	Election contested by Francisco Antonio Manzanares
Georgia Lee Lusk	Democratic	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949	At-large	Lost re-nomination to John E. Miles
Francisco Antonio Manzanares	Democratic	March 5, 1884 – March 3, 1885	Territorial delegate	Retired
John E. Miles	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951	At-large	Ran for Governor; lost to Edwin L. Mechem
Joseph Montoya	Democratic	April 9, 1957 – November 3, 1964	At-large	Elected to finish Antonio M. Fernández's term Resigned when elected U.S. Senator
Néstor Montoya	Republican	March 4, 1921 – January 13, 1923	At-large	Died
Thomas G. Morris	Democratic	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1969	At-large	Redistricted to the 1st district and lost re-election there to Manuel Lujan
John Morrow	Democratic	March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1929	At-large	Lost election
Mariano S. Otero	Republican	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881	Territorial delegate	Retired
Miguel A. Otero	Democratic	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861	Territorial delegate	Retired; appointed by President Lincoln as secretary and later acting governor of a partitioned New Mexico Territory during the American Civil War
Steve Pearce	Republican	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2009	2nd	Ran for Governor, lost to Tom Udall
	January 3, 2011 – Present	Incumbent
Francisco Perea	Republican	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865	Territorial delegate	Lost renomination
Pedro Perea	Republican	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901	Territorial delegate	Retired
William T. Redmond	Republican	May 13, 1997 – January 3, 1999	3rd	Lost election to Tom Udall
Bill Richardson	Democratic	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1997	3rd	Ran for Democratic nomination for President; lost to incumbent President Clinton
Bernard Shandon Rodey	Republican	March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1905	Territorial delegate	Lost election
Trinidad Romero	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879	Territorial delegate	Retired; later appointed by President Harrison as U.S. Marshal
Harold L. Runnels	Democratic	January 3, 1971 – August 5, 1980	2nd	Died
Steven Schiff	Republican	January 3, 1989 – March 25, 1998	1st	Died
Albert G. Simms	Republican	March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1931	At-large	Lost election
Joe Skeen	Republican	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 2003	2nd	Retired
Harry Teague	Democratic	January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011	2nd	Lost election to Steve Pearce
Tom Udall	Democratic	January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2009	3rd	Ran for Senator; won
William B. Walton	Democratic	March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919	At-large	Ran for Senator; lost to Albert B. Fall
E. S. Johnny Walker	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1969	At-large	Redistricted to the 2nd district; lost to Ed Foreman
John Sebrie Watts	Republican	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863	Territorial delegate	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Richard Hanson Weightman	Democratic	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853	Territorial delegate	Retired
Heather Wilson	Republican	June 25, 1998 – January 3, 2009	1st	Ran for Senator; lost nomination to Steve Pearce, who lost to Tom Udall

Living former Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Mexico

As of April 2015, there are eight former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from the U.S. State of New Mexico who are currently living at this time.

Representative	Term of office	District	Date of birth (and age)
Ed Foreman	1969–1971	2nd	December 22, 1933
Manuel Lujan, Jr.	1969–1989	1st	May 12, 1928
William T. Redmond	1997–2009	3rd	January 28, 1954
Heather Wilson	1998–2009	1st	December 30, 1960
Tom Udall	1999–2009	3rd	May 18, 1948
Harry Teague	2009–2011	2nd	June 29, 1949
Martin Heinrich	2009–2013	1st	October 17, 1971

References

1. "Directory of Representatives: By State and District: New Mexico". Washington, D.C.: United States House of Representatives. 2013. Retrieved August 27, 2013.