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New Mexico House of Representatives New Mexico State Legislature Type Type Lower House Term limits None New session started January 18, 2011 Leadership Speaker Ben Luján Sr., (D)
since January 16, 2001Majority Leader W. Ken Martinez, (D)
since January 18, 2005Minority Leader Thomas C. Taylor, (R)
since January 18, 2005Structure Members 70 Political groups Democratic Party (36)
Republican Party (33)
Independent (1)Length of term 2 years Authority Article IV, New Mexico Constitution Salary None + per diem Elections Last election November 2, 2010
(70 seats)Next election November 6, 2012
(70 seats)Redistricting Legislative Control Meeting place House of Representatives Chamber
New Mexico State Capitol
Santa Fe, New MexicoWebsite New Mexico State Legislature 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.
The Speaker of the House is Ben Luján (D).
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Composition
The current makeup of the House for the 2009-2010 session is:
Affiliation Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)Total Democratic Ind Republican Vacant End of previous legislature 42 0 28 70 0 Begin 37 0 33 70 0 January 26, 2011[1] 36 1 Latest voting share 52.9% 47.1% Leadership
Position Representative Party District Speaker of the House Ben Luján Dem 46 Majority Leader W. Ken Martinez Dem 69 Majority Whip Sheryl Williams Stapleton Dem 19 Minority Leader Thomas C. Taylor Rep 1 Minority Whip Keith Gardner Rep 66 Current members
District Representative Party Residence First elected 1 Thomas C. Taylor Rep Farmington 2002 2 James R.J. Strickler Rep Farmington 2006 3 Paul Bandy Rep Aztec 2006 4 Ray Begaye Dem Shiprock 1998 5 Sandra Jeff Dem Crownpoint 2009 6 Eliseo Alcon Dem Milan 2009 7 David Chavez Rep Tome-Adelino 2006 8 Alonzo Baldonado Rep Belen 2006 9 Patricia Lundstrom Dem Gallup 2000 10 Henry Saavedra Dem Albuquerque 1976 11 Rick Miera Dem Albuquerque 1990 12 Ernest Chavez, Sr. Dem Albuquerque 2004 13 Eleanor Chavez Dem Albuquerque 2004 14 Miguel Garcia Dem Albuquerque 1996 15 William O'Neill Dem Albuquerque 2008 16 Antonio Maestas Dem Albuquerque 2006 17 Edward Sandoval Dem Albuquerque 1982 18 Gail Chasey Dem Albuquerque 1996 19 Sheryl Williams Stapleton Dem Albuquerque 1994 20 James White Rep Albuquerque 2008 21 Mimi Stewart Dem Albuquerque 1994 22 James Smith Rep Cedar Crest 2010 23 David Doyle Rep Corrales 2010 24 Conrad James Rep Albuquerque 2010 25 Danice Picraux Dem Albuquerque 2008 26 Al Park Dem Albuquerque 2000 27 Lorenzo Larranaga Rep Albuquerque 1994 28 Jimmie Hall Rep Albuquerque 2004 29 Thomas Anderson Rep Albuquerque 2004 30 Nathaniel Gentry Rep Albuquerque 2010 31 William Rehm Rep Albuquerque 2006 32 Dona Irwin Dem Deming 1998 33 Joni Gutierrez Dem Mesilla 2004 34 Mary Helen Garcia Dem Las Cruces 2004 35 Antonio Lujan Dem Las Cruces 2002 36 Andrew Nunez Ind Hatch 2000 37 Terry McMillan Rep Las Cruces 2010 38 Dianne Hamilton Rep Silver City 1999 39 Rodolpho Martinez Dem Bayard 2009 40 Nick Salazar Dem Ohkay Owingeh 1973 41 Debbie Rodella Dem Espanola 1993 42 Roberto Gonzales Dem Taos 1994 43 Jeannette Wallace Rep Los Alamos 1991 44 Jane Powdrell-Culbert Rep Corrales 2002 45 Jim Trujillo Dem Santa Fe 2003 46 Ben Luján Dem Santa Fe 2003 47 Brian Egolf, Jr. Dem Santa Fe 2008 48 Luciano Varela Dem Santa Fe 1986 49 Don Tripp Rep Socorro 2003 50 Rhonda Sue King Dem Stanley 1999 51 Yvette Herrell Rep Alamogordo 2010 52 Joseph Cervantes Dem Las Cruces 2002 53 Ricky Little Rep Las Cruces 2010 54 William Gray Rep Artesia 2007 55 Cathrynn Brown Rep Carlsbad 2010 56 Zachary Cook Rep Ruidoso 2009 57 Dennis Kintigh Rep Roswell 2009 58 Candy Spence Ezzell Rep Roswell 2004 59 Nora Espinoza Rep Roswell 2007 60 Timothy Lewis Rep Rio Rancho 2010 61 Shirley Tyler Rep Lovington 2006 62 Donald Bratton Rep Hobbs 2010 63 George Dodge, Jr. Dem Santa Rosa 2010 64 Anna Crook Rep Clovis 1994 65 James Roger Madalena, Jr. Dem Jemez Pueblo 1985 66 Keith Gardner Rep Roswell 2005 67 Dennis Roch Rep Tucumcari 2009 68 Thomas Garcia Dem Ocate 2007 69 W. Ken Martinez Dem Grants 1999 70 Richard Vigil Dem Ribera 1999 See also
References
- ^ Democrat Andrew Nunez (District 36) switches parties to Independent.
External links
- New Mexico Legislature Official Government Website
Members of the New Mexico House of Representatives 50th Legislature (2011)
Speaker of the House: Ben Luján (D) • Majority Leader: W. Ken Martinez (D) • Minority Leader: Thomas C. Taylor (R)- Thomas C. Taylor (R)
- James Strickler (R)
- Paul Bandy (R)
- Ray Begaye (D)
- Sandra Jeff (D)
- Eliseo Lee Alcon (D)
- David Chávez (R)
- Alonzo Baldonado (R)
- Patty Lundstrom (D)
- Henry Saavedra (D)
- Rick Miera (D)
- Ernest Chávez (D)
- Eleanor Chavez (D)
- Miguel Garcia (D)
- Bill O'Neill (D)
- Antonio Maestas (D)
- Edward Sandoval (D)
- Gail Chasey (D)
- Sheryl Williams Stapleton (D)
- James White (R)
- Mimi Stewart (D)
- James Smith (R)
- David Doyle (R)
- Conrad James (R)
- Dan Picraux (D)
- Al Park (D)
- Larry Larrañaga (R)
- Jimmie Hall (R)
- Thomas Anderson (R)
- Nathaniel Gentry (R)
- Bill Rehm (R)
- Dona Irwin (D)
- Joni Gutiérrez (D)
- Mary Helen García (D)
- Antonio Luján (D)
- Andrew Nuñez (I)
- Terry McMillan (R)
- Dianne Hamilton (R)
- Rudy Martinez (D)
- Nick L. Salazar (D)
- Debbie Rodella (D)
- Roberto Gonzales (D)
- Jeanette Wallace (R)
- Jane Powdrell-Culbert (R)
- Jim Trujillo (D)
- Ben Luján (D)
- Brian Egolf (D)
- Luciano Varela (D)
- Don Tripp (R)
- Rhonda King (D)
- Yvette Harrell (R)
- Joseph Cervantes (D)
- Ricky Little (R)
- William Gray (R)
- Cathrynn Brown (R)
- Zachary Cook (R)
- Dennis Kintigh (R)
- Candy Spence Ezzell (R)
- Nora Espinoza (R)
- Timothy Lewis (R)
- Shirley Tyler (R)
- Donald Bratton (R)
- George Dodge, Jr. (D)
- Anna Crook (R)
- James Roger Madalena (D)
- Keith Gardner (R)
- Dennis Roch (R)
- Thomas Garcia (D)
- W. Ken Martinez (D)
- Richard Vigil (D)
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