New Mexico House of Representatives

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, 2001
Majority Leader	W. Ken Martinez, (D) since January 18, 2005
Minority Leader	Thomas C. Taylor, (R) since January 18, 2005
Structure
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 Mexico
Website
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).

1 Composition
- 1.1 Leadership
- 1.2 Current members
2 See also
3 References
4 External links

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	33	70	0
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	2011
8	Alonzo Baldonado	Rep	Belen	2011
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	1999
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

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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