New Mexico Senate


The New Mexico State Senate is the upper house of the New Mexico State Legislature. The Senate consists of 42 members, with each senator representing an equal number 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.

Composition

The makeup of the Senate for sessions from 2009–present is:

Leadership

PositionSenatorDistrict
President/Lieutenant GovernorHowie Morales
President pro temporeMimi Stewart17
Majority LeaderPeter Wirth25
Majority WhipMichael Padilla14
Minority LeaderWilliam Sharer1
Minority WhipPat Woods7

Current members

† Senator was originally appointed.

Past composition of the Senate