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New Mexico Senate
State Capitol, Rm. 115
Santa Fe, NM 87501
NM Tel. 505-986-4714

Type: Government Agency
On the web: http://www.nmlegis.gov/lcs/senleader.aspx

The 42-member New Mexico Senate provides one-half of the lawmaking fuel in the state legislature. As the legislature's upper house, the Senate writes up and debates bills that impact a variety of issues affecting New Mexicans. Senators are elected by their constituents, with each member representing about 43,000 residents. Senators meet in committee, as well as in the full Senate, to develop legislation that is eventually sent on to the Governor's office for final approval into the New Mexico Constitution. The Senate President leads the proceedings.

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President Pro-Tempore: Ben D. Altamirano
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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, 2011
President pro Tempore	Timothy Jennings, (D) since January 20, 2009
Majority Leader	Michael Sanchez, (D) since January 18, 2005
Minority Leader	Stuart Ingle, (R) since January 16, 2007
Structure
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 Mexico
Website
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

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

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

^ Republican Dianna Duran (District 40) resigned to take office as Secretary of State.
^ Republican Bill Burt appointed to replace Duran.

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)

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Obsolete	Philippine Islands (1907–16: A, C; 1916–35: H, S) Philippine Commonwealth (1935–41) Philippine Commonwealth (1945–46) (H, S)

Coordinates: 35°40′57″N 105°56′23″W / 35.6825°N 105.9396°W / 35.6825; -105.9396

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