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New Mexico State Senate New Mexico State Legislature Type Type Upper House Term limits None New session started January 18, 2011 Leadership President of the Senate John Sanchez, (R)
since January 1, 2011President pro Tempore Timothy Jennings, (D)
since January 20, 2009Majority Leader Michael Sanchez, (D)
since January 18, 2005Minority Leader Stuart Ingle, (R)
since January 16, 2007Structure Members 42 Political groups Democratic Party (27)
Republican Party (15)Length of term 4 years Authority Article IV, New Mexico Constitution Salary None + per diem Elections Last election November 4, 2008
(42 seats)Next election November 6, 2012
(42 seats)Redistricting Legislative Control Meeting place State Senate Chamber
New Mexico State Capitol
Santa Fe, New MexicoWebsite New Mexico State Legislature The New Mexico Senate is the upper house of the New Mexico State Legislature. The Senate consists of 42 members, with each senator representing an equal amount of single-member constituent districts across the state. All senatorial districts are divided to contain a population on average of 43,300 state residents. Members of the Senate are elected to four-year terms without term limits.
The Senate convenes at the New Mexico State Capitol building in Santa Fe.
Contents
Composition
The current makeup of the Senate for the 2009-2010 and 2011-2012 sessions is:
Affiliation Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)Total Democratic Republican Vacant End of previous legislature 24 18 42 0 Begin 27 15 42 0 January 1, 2011[1] 14 41 1 January 14, 2011[2] 15 42 0 Latest voting share 64.3% 35.7% Leadership
Position Senator District President/Lieutenant Governor John Sanchez President pro tempore Timothy Jennings 32 Majority Leader Michael Sanchez 29 Majority Whip Mary Jane Garcia 36 Minority Leader Stuart Ingle 27 Minority Whip William Payne 20 Current members
District Representative Party Residence First elected 1 William Sharer Rep Farmington 2000 2 Steven Neville Rep Aztec 2004 3 John Pinto Dem Tohatchi 1976 4 George Munoz Dem Gallup 2008 5 Richard Martinez Dem Española 2000 6 Carlos Cisneros Dem Questa 1984 7 Clinton Harden Rep Clovis 2003 8 Pete Campos Dem Las Vegas 1991 9 John Sapien Dem Corrales 2008 10 John Ryan Rep Albuquerque 2004 11 Linda M. Lopez Dem Albuquerque 1996 12 Jerry Ortiz y Pino Dem Albuquerque 2004 13 Dede Feldman Dem Albuquerque 1996 14 Eric Griego Dem Albuquerque 2008 15 Tim Eichenberg Dem Albuquerque 2008 16 Cisco McSorley Dem Albuquerque 1996 17 Tim Keller Dem Albuquerque 2008 18 Mark Boitano Rep Albuquerque 1996 19 Sue Beffort Rep Sandia Park 1996 20 William Payne Rep Albuquerque 1996 21 Kent Cravens Rep Albuquerque 2000 22 Lynda Lovejoy Dem Crownpoint 2006 23 Sander Rue Rep Albuquerque 2008 24 Nancy Rodriguez Dem Santa Fe 1996 25 Peter Wirth Dem Santa Fe 2008 26 Bernadette Sanchez Dem Albuquerque 2000 27 Stuart Ingle Rep Portales 1984 28 Howie Morales Dem Silver City 2008 29 Michael Sanchez Dem Belen 1992 30 David Ulibarri Dem Grants 2006 31 Cynthia Nava Dem Las Cruces 1992 32 Timothy Jennings Dem Roswell 1978 33 Rod Adair Rep Roswell 2006 34 Vernon Asbill Rep Carlsbad 2004 35 John Arthur Smith Dem Deming 1999 36 Mary Jane Garcia Dem Doña Ana 1988 37 Stephen Fischmann Dem Mesilla Park 2008 38 Mary Kay Papen Dem Las Cruces 2000 39 Phil Griego Dem San Jose 1996 40 Bill Burt Rep Alamogordo 2011 41 Carroll Leavell Rep Jal 1996 42 Gay Kernan Rep Hobbs 2003 References
External links
- New Mexico Legislature Official government website
- Project Vote Smart - State Senate of New Mexico
Members of the New Mexico State Senate 50th Legislature (2011)
President of the Senate: John Sanchez (R) • President pro Tempore: Timothy Jennings (D) • Majority Leader: Michael Sanchez (D) • Minority Leader: Stuart Ingle (R)- William Sharer (R)
- Steven Neville (R)
- John Pinto (D)
- George Muñoz (D)
- Richard Martinez (D)
- Carlos Cisneros (D)
- Clinton Harden, Jr. (R)
- Pete Campos (D)
- John Sapien (D)
- John Ryan (R)
- Linda M. Lopez (D)
- Jerry Ortiz y Pino (D)
- Dede Feldman (D)
- Eric Griego (D)
- Tim Eichenberg (D)
- Cisco McSorley (D)
- Timothy M. Keller (D)
- Mark Boitano (R)
- Sue Wilson Beffort (R)
- William Payne (R)
- Kent Cravens (R)
- Lynda Lovejoy (D)
- Sander Rue (R)
- Nancy Rodriguez (D)
- Peter Wirth (D)
- Bernadette Sanchez (D)
- Stuart Ingle (R)
- Howie Morales (D)
- Michael Sanchez (D)
- David Ulibarri (D)
- Cynthia Nava (D)
- Timothy Jennings (D)
- Rod Adair (R)
- Vernon Asbill (R)
- John Arthur Smith (D)
- Mary Jane Garcia (D)
- Stephen Fischmann (D)
- Mary Kay Papen (D)
- Phil Griego (D)
- Bill Burt (R)
- Carroll H. Leavell (R)
- Gay Kernan (R)
Democratic (27) • Republican (15) • New Mexico Legislature • New Mexico House of Representatives • New Mexico State Senate Coordinates: 35°40′57″N 105°56′23″W / 35.6825°N 105.9396°W
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- Government of New Mexico
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