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 in [the United States|term limits].
The Senate convenes at the New Mexico State Capitol building in Santa [Fe, NM|Santa Fe].

Composition

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

Leadership

PositionSenatorDistrict
President/Lieutenant GovernorHowie Morales
President [Pro Tempore|President pro tempore]Mimi Stewart17
Majority LeaderPeter Wirth25
Majority WhipMichael Padilla14
Minority LeaderWilliam Sharer1
Minority WhipPat [Woods (politician)|Pat Woods]7

Current members

† Senator was originally appointed.

Past composition of the Senate