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The New Mexico Legislature was established when New Mexico officially became a state and was admitted to the union in 1912. In 1922, Bertha M. Paxton became the first woman elected to the New Mexico Legislature, serving one term in the House of Representatives.
The New Mexico Senate (Spanish: Senado de Nuevo México) is the upper house of the New Mexico State Legislature. The Senate consists of 42 members, with each senator representing an equal number of single-member constituent districts across the state. All senatorial districts are divided to contain a population on average of 43,300 state residents.
The New Mexico House of Representatives (Spanish: Cámara de representantes de Nuevo México) 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. The most recent elections were held on November 5, 2024.
Nearly a third of the state Senate is not standing for re-election – 13 of 42 members, and 10 of 70 members of the House of Representatives are not running to keep their seats.
The Senate Chamber of the New Mexico State Capitol. The New Mexico Legislature is a bicameral body made up of the 70-member New Mexico House of Representatives and the 42-member New Mexico Senate. The New Mexico Constitution limits the regular session to sixty calendar days, and every other year it is thirty days.
Oct. 18—The New Mexico Economic Development Department is figuring out its legislative agenda with just two months to go before the start of the 2025 Legislature. Secretary-designate Rob Black ...
New Mexico's 22nd House District general election, 2024 Party Candidate Votes % Republican: Stefani Lord: 10,476 56% Democratic: Fred Ponzlov 35% 6,486 Independent: Zachary P. Withers 1,620 9% Total votes 18,582 : 100%
Feb. 10—Fossil fuel producers seeking leases in the Permian Basin and elsewhere in New Mexico may have to give more of their profits to the state. The House passed a bill to raise maximum fossil ...