New Mexico House of Representatives

New Mexico House of Representatives
New Mexico State Legislature

Type
Type	Lower House
Term limits	None
History
New session started	January 2015
Leadership
Speaker	Don Tripp (R) Since January 20, 2015
Leader of the House	Nate Gentry (R) Since January 20, 2015
Minority Leader	Brian Egolf (D) Since January 20, 2015
Structure
Seats	70

Political groups	Governing Party Republican (37) Opposition Party Democratic (33)
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article IV, New Mexico Constitution
Salary	None + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 4, 2014 (70 seats)
Next election	November 6, 2016 (70 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative Control
Meeting place
House of Representatives Chamber New Mexico State Capitol Santa Fe, New Mexico
Website
www.nmlegis.gov

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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.

Composition

Affiliation	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	33	70	0

Begin 2013	37	0	33	70	0
End of previous legislature		0	33	70	0

Begin 2015	33	0	37	70	0
Latest voting share	7001471000000000000♠47.1%	5000000000000000000♠0%	7001529000000000000♠52.9%

Party control

(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
2013–2014	38	32	0
2014–2015	37	33	0
2015–2016	33	37	0

Leadership

Position	Representative ^[1]	Party	District
Speaker of the House	Don L. Tripp	Rep	49
Leader of the House	Nate Gentry	Rep	30
Majority Whip	Alonzo Baldonado	Rep	8
Minority Leader	Brian F. Egolf	Dem	47
Minority Whip	Sheryl Williams Stapleton	Dem	19

Current members

District	Representative ^[2]	Party	Residence	First elected
1	Rod Montoya	Rep	Farmington	2014
2	James R.J. Strickler	Rep	Farmington	2006
3	Paul C. Bandy	Rep	Aztec	2006
4	Sharon Clahchischilliage	Rep	Shiprock	2012
5	D. Wonda Johnson	Dem	Church Rock	2014
6	Eliseo Lee Alcon	Dem	Milan	2009
7	Kelly K. Fajardo	Rep	Tome-Adelino	2012
8	Alonzo Baldonado	Rep	Belen	2010
9	Patricia A. Lundstrom	Dem	Gallup	2000
10	G. Andrés Romero	Dem	Albuquerque	2014
11	Javier Martínez	Dem	Albuquerque	2014
12	Patricio Ruiloba	Dem	Albuquerque	2014
13	Patricia Roybal Caballero	Dem	Albuquerque	2004
14	Miguel P. Garcia	Dem	Albuquerque	1996
15	Sarah Maestas Barnes	Rep	Albuquerque	2014
16	Antonio "Moe" Maestas	Dem	Albuquerque	2006
17	Deborah A. Armstrong	Dem	Albuquerque	2015
18	Gail Chasey	Dem	Albuquerque	1996
19	Sheryl Williams Stapleton	Dem	Albuquerque	1994
20	Jim Dines	Rep	Albuquerque	2014
21	Stephanie Maez	Dem	Albuquerque	2014
22	James E. Smith	Rep	Sandia Park	2010
23	Paul A. Pacheco	Rep	Albuquerque	2012
24	Conrad James	Rep	Albuquerque	2014 (2011–2013)
25	Christine Trujillo	Dem	Albuquerque	2012
26	Georgene Louis	Dem	Albuquerque	2012
27	Larry A. Larrañaga	Rep	Albuquerque	1994
28	Jimmie C. Hall	Rep	Albuquerque	2004
29	David E. Adkins	Rep	Albuquerque	2014
30	Nate Gentry	Rep	Albuquerque	2010
31	William "Bill" R. Rehm	Rep	Albuquerque	2006
32	Dona G. Irwin	Dem	Deming	1998
33	Bill McCamley	Dem	Mesilla	2012
34	Bealquin Bill Gomez	Dem	La Mesa	2014
35	Jeff Steinborn	Dem	Las Cruces	2012
36	Andy Nuñez	Rep^[3]	Hatch	2014 (2001–2013)
37	Terry H. McMillan	Rep	Las Cruces	2010
38	Dianne Miller Hamilton	Rep	Silver City	1999
39	John L. Zimmerman	Rep	Las Cruces	2014
40	Nick L. Salazar	Dem	Espanola	1973
41	Debbie A. Rodella	Dem	Espanola	1993
42	Roberto "Bobby" J. Gonzales	Dem	Taos	1994
43	Stephanie Garcia Richard	Dem	Los Alamos	2012
44	Jane E. Powdrell-Culbert	Rep	Corrales	2002
45	Jim R. Trujillo	Dem	Santa Fe	2003
46	Carl Trujillo	Dem	Pojoaque	2012
47	Brian Egolf	Dem	Santa Fe	2008
48	Luciano "Lucky" Varela	Dem	Santa Fe	1986
49	Don L. Tripp	Rep	Socorro	1999
50	Matthew McQueen	Dem	El Dorado	2014
51	Yvette Herrell	Rep	Alamogordo	2010
52	Doreen Y. Gallegos	Dem	Las Cruces	2012
53	Rick Little	Rep	Chaparral	2014 (2011–2013)
54	James G. Townsend	Rep	Artesia	2014
55	Cathrynn N. Brown	Rep	Carlsbad	2010
56	Zachary J. Cook	Rep	Ruidoso	2009
57	Jason C. Harper	Rep	Rio Rancho	2012
58	Candy Spence Ezzell	Rep	Roswell	2004
59	Nora Espinoza	Rep	Roswell	2007
60	Tim D. Lewis	Rep	Rio Rancho	2010
61	David M. Gallegos	Rep	Lovington	2012
62	Larry R. Scott	Rep	Hobbs	2014
63	George Dodge	Dem	Santa Rosa	2010
64	Randal S. Crowder	Rep	Clovis	1994
65	James Roger Madalena	Dem	Jemez Pueblo	1985
66	Bob Wooley	Rep	Roswell	2005
67	Dennis J. Roch	Rep	Tucumcari	2009
68	Monica Youngblood	Rep	Albuquerque	2012
69	W. Ken Martinez	Dem	Grants	1999
70	Tomás E. Salazar	Dem	Ribera	2012

References

↑ "Leadership". New Mexico Legislature. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
↑ "Districts". New Mexico Legislature. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
↑ Elected as a Democrat from 2001–2011. Changed party to Independent January 2011. Defeated for reelection 2012. Reelected as a Republican in 2014.

External links

New Mexico Legislature Official Government Website

Members of the New Mexico House of Representatives

52nd Legislature (2015–2016) Speaker of the House: Don L. Tripp (R) Majority Leader: Nate Gentry (R) Minority Leader: Brian F. Egolf (D)

Rod Montoya (R) James R.J. Strickler (R) Paul C. Bandy (R) Sharon Clahchischilliage (R) D. Wonda Johnson (D) Eliseo Lee Alcon (D) Kelly K. Fajardo (R) Alonzo Baldonado (R) Patricia A. Lundstrom (D) G. Andrés Romero (D) Javier Martínez (D) Patricio Ruiloba (D) Patricia Roybal Caballero (D) Miguel P. Garcia (D) Sarah Maestas Barnes (R) Antonio "Moe" Maestas (D) Deborah A. Armstrong (D) Gail Chasey (D) Sheryl Williams Stapleton (D) Jim Dines (R) Stephanie Maez (D) James E. Smith (R) Paul A. Pacheco (R) Conrad James (R) Christine Trujillo (D) Georgene Louis (D) Larry A. Larrañaga (R) Jimmie C. Hall (R) David E. Adkins (R) Nate Gentry (R) William "Bill" R. Rehm (R) Dona G. Irwin (D) Bill McCamley (D) Bealquin Bill Gomez (D) Jeff Steinborn (D) Andy Nunez (R) Terry H. McMillan (R) Dianne Miller Hamilton (R) John L. Zimmerman (R) Nick L. Salazar (D) Debbie A. Rodella (D) Roberto "Bobby" J. Gonzales (D) Stephanie Garcia Richard (D) Jane E. Powdrell-Culbert (R) Jim R. Trujillo (D) Carl Trujillo (D) Brian Egolf (D) Luciano "Lucky" Varela (D) Don L. Tripp (R) Matthew McQueen (D) Yvette Herrell (R) Doreen Y. Gallegos (D) Rick Little (R) James Townsend (R) Cathrynn N. Brown (R) Zachary J. Cook (R) Jason C. Harper (R) Candy Spence Ezzell (R) Nora Espinoza (R) Tim D. Lewis (R) David M. Gallegos (R) Larry R. Scott (R) George Dodge (D) Randal S. Crowder (R) James Roger Madalena (D) Bob Wooley (R) Dennis J. Roch (R) Monica Youngblood (R) W. Ken Martinez (D) Tomás E. Salazar (D)

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