New Mexico Legislature
Appearance
The State Legislature of New Mexico Legislatura de Nuevo México | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Houses | Senate House of Representatives |
Term limits | None |
History | |
New session started | January 1, 2019 |
Leadership | |
Structure | |
Seats | 112 |
Senate political groups |
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House political groups |
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Length of term | Senate: 4 years House: 2 years |
Salary | $0/year + per diem |
Senators | 42 |
State Representatives | 70 |
Elections | |
First-past-the-post | |
First-past-the-post | |
Senate last election | November 3, 2020 |
House last election | November 3, 2020 |
Senate next election | November 8, 2022 |
House next election | November 8, 2022 |
Redistricting | Legislative control |
Motto | |
Crescit eundo | |
Meeting place | |
State Capitol, Santa Fe | |
Website | |
nmlegis | |
Constitution | |
Constitution of New Mexico |
The New Mexico Legislature (Spanish: Legislatura de Nuevo México) is the legislative branch of the state government of New Mexico. It is made up of two parts: New Mexico House of Representatives (lower house) and New Mexico Senate (upper house). Both are currently controlled by the Democratic Party.[1][2]
Party summary
[change | change source] 26 Democrats
16 Republicans
Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | ||
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Democratic | Republican | Vacant | ||
End of previous legislature | 27 | 15 | 42 | 0 |
Jan 1, 2015 - Mar 14, 2015 | 25 | 17 | 42 | 0 |
Mar 14, 2015 - Apr 5, 2015 | 24 | 17 | 41 | 1 |
Apr 5, 2015 – Jan 17, 2017 | 24 | 18 | 42 | 0 |
Jan 17, 2017 – Present | 26 | 16 | 42 | 0 |
47 Democrats
23 Republicans
Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | |||
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Democratic | Ind | Republican | Vacant | ||
51st legislature | 38 | 0 | 32 | 70 | 0 |
52nd legislature | 33 | 0 | 37 | 70 | 0 |
53rd legislature | 38 | 0 | 32 | 70 | 0 |
54th legislature | 46 | 0 | 24 | 70 | 0 |
History
[change | change source]Session | Years | House | Senate | Governor | |||||||||
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Total | Democrats | Republicans | Others | Total | Democrats | Republicans | Others | ||||||
1st | 1912–1914 | 49 | 16 | 30 | 3 | 24 | 7 | 16 | 1 | William W. McDonald | |||
2nd | 1915-1916 | 49 | 14 | 33 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 16 | 1 | ||||
3rd | 1917-1918 | 49 | 19 | 30 | - | 24 | 10 | 14 | - | Ezequiel Cabeza De Baca | |||
Washington E. Lindsey | |||||||||||||
4th | 1919-1920 | 49 | 15 | 34 | - | 24 | 9 | 15 | - | Octaviano Larrazolo | |||
5th | 1921-1922 | 49 | 15 | 34 | - | 24 | 9 | 15 | - | Merritt C. Mechem | |||
6th | 1923-1924 | 49 | 33 | 16 | - | 24 | 9 | 15 | - | James F. Hinkle | |||
7th | 1925-1926 | 49 | 28 | 21 | - | 24 | 11 | 13 | - | Arthur T. Hannett | |||
8th | 1927-1928 | 49 | 18 | 31 | - | 24 | 11 | 13 | - | Richard C. Dillon | |||
9th | 1929-1930 | 49 | 12 | 37 | - | 24 | 6 | 18 | |||||
10th | 1931-1932 | 49 | 28 | 21 | - | 24 | 8 | 16 | - | Arthur Seligman | |||
11th | 1933-1934 | 49 | 41 | 8 | - | 24 | 20 | 4 | - | ||||
42 | 7 | - | Andrew W. Hockenhull | ||||||||||
12th | 1935-1936 | 49 | 38 | 12 | - | 24 | 18 | 6 | - | Clyde Tingley | |||
13th | 1937-1938 | 49 | 47 | 2 | - | 24 | 23 | 1 | - | ||||
14th | 1939-1940 | 49 | 42 | 7 | - | 24 | 23 | 1 | - | John E. Miles | |||
15th | 1941-1942 | 49 | 40 | 9 | - | 24 | 21 | 3 | - | ||||
16th | 1943-1944 | 49 | 33 | 16 | - | 24 | 21 | 3 | - | John J. Dempsey | |||
17th | 1945-1946 | 49 | 30 | 19 | - | 24 | 18 | 6 | - | ||||
18th | 1947-1948 | 49 | 30 | 19 | - | 24 | 18 | 6 | - | Thomas J. Mabry | |||
19th | 1949-1950 | 49 | 36 | 13 | - | 24 | 19 | 5 | - | ||||
Session | Years | House | Senate | Governor | |||||||||
Total | Democrats | Republicans | Others | Total | Democrats | Republicans | Others | ||||||
20th | 1951-1952 | 55 | 46 | 9 | - | 24 | 18 | 6 | - | Edwin L. Mechem | |||
21st | 1953-1954 | 55 | 27 | 28 | - | 31 | 22 | 9 | - | ||||
22nd | 1955-1956 | 55 | 51 | 4 | - | 32 | 23 | 9 | - | John F. Simms | |||
23rd | 1957-1958 | 66 | 43 | 23 | - | 32 | 24 | 8 | - | Edwin L. Mechem | |||
24th | 1959-1960 | 66 | 60 | 6 | - | 32 | 24 | 8 | - | John Burroughs | |||
25th | 1961-1962 | 66 | 59 | 7 | - | 32 | 28 | 4 | - | Edwin L. Mechem | |||
Tom Bolack | |||||||||||||
26th | 1963-1964 | 66 | 55 | 11 | - | 32 | 28 | 4 | - | Jack M. Campbell | |||
27th | 1965-1966 | 77 | 59 | 18 | - | 32 | 28 | 4 | - | ||||
28th | 1967-1968 | 70 | 45 | 25 | - | 42 | 25 | 17 | - | David F. Cargo | |||
29th | 1969-1970 | 70 | 44 | 26 | - | 42 | 25 | 17 | - | ||||
30th | 1971-1972 | 70 | 48 | 22 | - | 42 | 28 | 14 | - | Bruce King | |||
31st | 1973-1974 | 70 | 51 | 19 | - | 42 | 30 | 12 | - | ||||
50 | 20 | - | |||||||||||
32nd | 1975-1976 | 70 | 51 | 19 | - | 42 | 29 | 13 | - | Jerry Apodaca | |||
30 | 12 | - | |||||||||||
33rd | 1977-1978 | 70 | 48 | 22 | - | 42 | 33 | 9 | - | ||||
34th | 1979-1980 | 70 | 41 | 29[3] | - | 42 | 33 | 9 | - | Bruce King | |||
32 | 10 | - | |||||||||||
35th | 1981-1982 | 70 | 41 | 29[4] | - | 42 | 22 | 20 | - | ||||
23 | 19 | - | |||||||||||
36th | 1983-1984 | 70 | 46 | 24 | - | 42 | 23 | 19 | - | Toney Anaya | |||
47 | 23 | - | |||||||||||
37th | 1985-1986 | 70 | 43 | 27[5] | - | 42 | 21 | 21[6] | - | ||||
20 | 22 | - | |||||||||||
42 | 20[7] | 22 | |||||||||||
38th | 1987-1988 | 70 | 47 | 23 | - | 42 | 21[8] | 21 | - | Garrey Carruthers | |||
46 | 24 | - | 42 | 21 | 21[9] | ||||||||
39th | 1989-1990 | 70 | 45 | 25 | - | 42 | 26 | 16 | - | ||||
25 | 17 | - | |||||||||||
Session | Years | House | Senate | Governor | |||||||||
Total | Democrats | Republicans | Others | Total | Democrats | Republicans | Others | ||||||
40th | 1991-1992 | 70 | 49 | 21 | - | 42 | 26 | 16 | - | Bruce King | |||
41st | 1993-1994 | 70 | 53 | 17 | - | 42 | 27 | 15 | - | ||||
42nd | 1995-1996 | 70 | 46 | 24 | - | 42 | 27 | 15 | - | Gary Johnson | |||
43rd | 1997-1998 | 70 | 42 | 28 | - | 42 | 25 | 17 | - | ||||
44th | 1999-2000 | 70 | 40 | 30 | - | 42 | 25 | 17 | - | ||||
45th | 2001-2002 | 70 | 42 | 28 | - | 42 | 24 | 18[10] | - | ||||
46th | 2003-2004 | 70 | 43 | 27 | - | 42 | 24 | 18 | - | Bill Richardson | |||
47th | 2005-2006 | 70 | 42 | 28 | - | 42 | 24 | 18 | - | ||||
48th | 2007-2008 | 70 | 42 | 28 | - | 42 | 24 | 18 | - | ||||
49th | 2009-2010 | 70 | 45 | 25 | - | 42 | 27 | 15[11] | - | ||||
50th | 2011-2012 | 70 | 36 | 33 | 1 | 42 | 27 | 15[11] | - | Susana Martinez | |||
51st | 2013-2014 | 70 | 38 | 32 | - | 42 | 25 | 17 | - | ||||
52nd | 2015-2016 | 70 | 33 | 37 | - | 42 | 24 | 18 | - | ||||
53rd | 2017-2018 | 70 | 38 | 32 | - | 42 | 26 | 16 | - | ||||
54th | 2019-2020 | 70 | 46 | 24 | - | 42 | 26 | 16 | Michelle Lujan Grisham | ||||
Session | Years | Total | Democrats | Republicans | Others | Total | Democrats | Republicans | Others | Governor | |||
House | Senate |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Political Control 20" (PDF). New Mexico Legislature. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ↑ Lee, Morgan. "New Mexico Legislature 2020". Las Cruces Sun News. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ↑ Coalition of 11 Democrats and 29 Republicans controlled the House Majority
- ↑ Coalition of 10 Democrats and 27 Republicans controlled the House Majority
- ↑ Coalition of 10 Democrats and 26 Republicans controlled the House Majority
- ↑ Coalition of 4 Democrats and 21 Republicans controlled the Senate Majority until one of the Democrats switched parties in late 1985, giving the Republicans outright control
- ↑ Coalition of 4 Republicans and 19 Democrats controlled the Senate Majority in the 37th Session's special legislative session in September 1986.
- ↑ Coalition of 3 Republicans and 21 Democrats controlled the Senate Majority
- ↑ Coalition of 5 Democrats and 18 Republicans controlled the Senate Majority beginning in January 1988
- ↑ Coalition of 3 Democrats and 18 Republicans controlled the Senate Majority
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Coalition of 8 Democrats and 15 Republicans controlled the Senate Majority