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| leader1_type = [[Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico|President/Lt. Governor]] |
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| leader1 = [[John Sanchez]] |
| leader1 = [[John Sanchez]] |
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| party1 = ([[Republican Party of New Mexico|R]]) |
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| election1 = January 1, 2011 |
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| leader2_type = [[President Pro Tempore of the Senate|President Pro Tem |
| leader2_type = [[President Pro Tempore of the Senate|President Pro Tem]] |
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| leader2 = [[Mary Kay Papen]] |
| leader2 = [[Mary Kay Papen]] |
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| party2 = ([[Democratic Party of New Mexico|D]]) |
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| election2 = January 20, 2009 |
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| leader3_type = Senate Majority Leader |
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| leader3 = [[Michael Sanchez]] |
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| party3 = ([[Democratic Party of New Mexico|D]]) |
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| election3 = January 18, 2005 |
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| leader4_type = Senate Minority Leader |
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| leader4 = [[Stuart Ingle]] |
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| party4 = ([[Republican Party of New Mexico|R]]) |
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| election4 = January 16, 2007 |
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| leader5_type = [[Speaker (politics)|Speaker of the House]] |
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| leader5 = [[Don Tripp]] |
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| party5 = ([[Republican Party of New Mexico|R]]) |
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| election5 = January 20, 2015 |
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| leader6_type = House Majority Leader |
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| leader6 = [[Nate Gentry]] |
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| party6 = ([[Republican Party of New Mexico|R]]) |
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| election6 = January 20, 2015 |
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| leader7_type = House Minority Leader |
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| leader7 = [[W. Ken Martinez]] |
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| party7 = ([[Democratic Party of New Mexico|D]]) |
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| election7 = January 20, 2015 |
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| last_election1 = November 2014 |
| last_election1 = November 2014 |
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| next_election1 = November 2016 |
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| members = 112 |
| members = 112 |
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| political_groups1 = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]<br>[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]<br>[[Independent Party]] |
| political_groups1 = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]<br>[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]<br>[[Independent Party]] |
Revision as of 17:43, 20 January 2015
The State Legislature of New Mexico | |
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Type | |
Houses | Senate House of Representatives |
Leadership | |
Senate Majority Leader | |
Senate Minority Leader | |
House Majority Leader | |
House Minority Leader | |
Structure | |
Seats | 112 |
Political groups | Democratic Party Republican Party Independent Party |
Elections | |
Last election | November 2014 |
Next election | November 2016 |
Meeting place | |
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State Capitol, Santa Fe | |
Website | |
http://nmlegis.gov/ |
The New Mexico Legislature is the legislative branch of the state government of New Mexico. It is a bicameral body made up of the New Mexico House of Representatives and the New Mexico Senate.
Session structure and operations
The Legislature meets in regular session on the second Tuesday in January of each odd-numbered year. The New Mexico Constitution limits the regular session to 60 calendar days, every other year it is 30 days.[1] The lieutenant governor, elected statewide separately from the governor, presides over the Senate, while the Speaker of the House is elected from that body in a closed door majority member caucus. Both have wide latitude in choosing committee membership in their respective houses and have a large impact on lawmaking in the state.
Only the Governor may call the Legislature into special sessions, unlike other states where the legislature may call itself into session. The Governor may call as many sessions as he or she wishes. The New Mexico Constitution does not limit the duration of each special session; lawmakers may consider only those issues designated by the Governor in his or her "call," or proclamation convening the special session (though other issues may be added by the Governor during a session).[2]
Any bill passed by the Legislature takes effect 90 days after its passage unless two-thirds of each house votes to give the bill either immediate effect or earlier effect. The Legislature, of course, may provide for an effective date that is after the 90th day.
Districting
The legislature consists of 70 representatives and 42 senators. Each member of the House represents roughly 25,980 residents of New Mexico. Each member of the Senate represents roughly 43,300 residents. The Democratic Party holds a majority in both the House and Senate. The Republican Party holds the Governor's office.
Redistricting
A legislative committee is assigned by the governor to meet every 10 years based on the outcome of the US Census to redistrict the boundaries of districts for the state legislature, and congressional districts.[3]
Term limits
Currently, there are no term limits for legislators. The longest current member of the legislature has served since the 1970s. House members are elected every 2 years, while Senate members are elected every 4 years.[4]
Party summary
State Senate
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Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | ||
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style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | |||
Democratic | Republican | Vacant | ||
End of previous legislature | 24 | 18 | 42 | 0 |
Begin | 27 | 15 | 42 | 0 |
January 1, 2011[5] | 14 | 41 | 1 | |
January 14, 2011[6] | 15 | 42 | 0 | |
Latest voting share | 64.3% | 35.7% |
House of Representatives
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Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | |||
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style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | | style="background-color:Template:Independent Party (United States)/meta/color" | | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | |||
Democratic | Ind | Republican | Vacant | ||
End of previous legislature | 38 | 0 | 32 | 70 | 0 |
Begin | 33 | 0 | 37 | 70 | 0 |
History
Session | Years | House | Senate | Governor | |||||||||
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Total | Democrats | Republicans | Others | Total | Democrats | Republicans | Others | ||||||
1st | 1912–1914 | 49 | 16 | 30 | 3 | 24 | 7 | 16 | 1 | William W. McDonald | |||
2nd | 1915-1916 | 49 | 14 | 33 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 16 | 1 | ||||
3rd | 1917-1918 | 49 | 19 | 30 | - | 24 | 10 | 14 | - | Ezequiel Cabeza De Baca | |||
Washington E. Lindsey | |||||||||||||
4th | 1919-1920 | 49 | 15 | 34 | - | 24 | 9 | 15 | - | Octaviano Larrazolo | |||
5th | 1921-1922 | 49 | 15 | 34 | - | 24 | 9 | 15 | - | Merritt C. Mechem | |||
6th | 1923-1924 | 49 | 33 | 16 | - | 24 | 9 | 15 | - | James F. Hinkle | |||
7th | 1925-1926 | 49 | 28 | 21 | - | 24 | 11 | 13 | - | Arthur T. Hannett | |||
8th | 1927-1928 | 49 | 18 | 31 | - | 24 | 11 | 13 | - | Richard C. Dillon | |||
9th | 1929-1930 | 49 | 12 | 37 | - | 24 | 6 | 18 | |||||
10th | 1931-1932 | 49 | 28 | 21 | - | 24 | 8 | 16 | - | Arthur Seligman | |||
11th | 1933-1934 | 49 | 41 | 8 | - | 24 | 20 | 4 | - | ||||
42 | 7 | - | Andrew W. Hockenhull | ||||||||||
12th | 1935-1936 | 49 | 38 | 12 | - | 24 | 18 | 6 | - | Clyde Tingley | |||
13th | 1937-1938 | 49 | 47 | 2 | - | 24 | 23 | 1 | - | ||||
14th | 1939-1940 | 49 | 42 | 7 | - | 24 | 23 | 1 | - | John E. Miles | |||
15th | 1941-1942 | 49 | 40 | 9 | - | 24 | 21 | 3 | - | ||||
16th | 1943-1944 | 49 | 33 | 16 | - | 24 | 21 | 3 | - | John J. Dempsey | |||
17th | 1945-1946 | 49 | 30 | 19 | - | 24 | 18 | 6 | - | ||||
18th | 1947-1948 | 49 | 30 | 19 | - | 24 | 18 | 6 | - | Thomas J. Mabry | |||
19th | 1949-1950 | 49 | 36 | 13 | - | 24 | 19 | 5 | - | ||||
Session | Years | House | Senate | Governor | |||||||||
Total | Democrats | Republicans | Others | Total | Democrats | Republicans | Others | ||||||
20th | 1951-1952 | 55 | 46 | 9 | - | 24 | 18 | 6 | - | Edwin L. Mechem | |||
21st | 1953-1954 | 55 | 27 | 28 | - | 31 | 22 | 9 | - | ||||
22nd | 1955-1956 | 55 | 51 | 4 | - | 32 | 23 | 9 | - | John F. Simms | |||
23rd | 1957-1958 | 66 | 43 | 23 | - | 32 | 24 | 8 | - | Edwin L. Mechem | |||
24th | 1959-1960 | 66 | 60 | 6 | - | 32 | 24 | 8 | - | John Burroughs | |||
25th | 1961-1962 | 66 | 59 | 7 | - | 32 | 28 | 4 | - | Edwin L. Mechem | |||
Tom Bolack | |||||||||||||
26th | 1963-1964 | 66 | 55 | 11 | - | 32 | 28 | 4 | - | Jack M. Campbell | |||
27th | 1965-1966 | 77 | 59 | 18 | - | 32 | 28 | 4 | - | ||||
28th | 1967-1968 | 70 | 45 | 25 | - | 42 | 25 | 17 | - | David F. Cargo | |||
29th | 1969-1970 | 70 | 44 | 26 | - | 42 | 25 | 17 | - | ||||
30th | 1971-1972 | 70 | 48 | 22 | - | 42 | 28 | 14 | - | Bruce King | |||
31st | 1973-1974 | 70 | 51 | 19 | - | 42 | 30 | 12 | - | ||||
50 | 20 | - | |||||||||||
32nd | 1975-1976 | 70 | 51 | 19 | - | 42 | 29 | 13 | - | Jerry Apodaca | |||
30 | 12 | - | |||||||||||
33rd | 1977-1978 | 70 | 48 | 22 | - | 42 | 33 | 9 | - | ||||
34th | 1979-1980 | 70 | 41 | 29[7] | - | 42 | 33 | 9 | - | Bruce King | |||
32 | 10 | - | |||||||||||
35th | 1981-1982 | 70 | 41 | 29[8] | - | 42 | 22 | 20 | - | ||||
23 | 19 | - | |||||||||||
36th | 1983-1984 | 70 | 46 | 24 | - | 42 | 23 | 19 | - | Toney Anaya | |||
47 | 23 | - | |||||||||||
37th | 1985-1986 | 70 | 43 | 27[9] | - | 42 | 21 | 21[10] | - | ||||
20 | 22 | - | |||||||||||
42 | 20[11] | 22 | |||||||||||
38th | 1987-1988 | 70 | 47 | 23 | - | 42 | 21[12] | 21 | - | Garrey Carruthers | |||
46 | 24 | - | 42 | 21 | 21[13] | ||||||||
39th | 1989-1990 | 70 | 45 | 25 | - | 42 | 26 | 16 | - | ||||
25 | 17 | - | |||||||||||
Session | Years | House | Senate | Governor | |||||||||
Total | Democrats | Republicans | Others | Total | Democrats | Republicans | Others | ||||||
40th | 1991-1992 | 70 | 49 | 21 | - | 42 | 26 | 16 | - | Bruce King | |||
41st | 1993-1994 | 70 | 53 | 17 | - | 42 | 27 | 15 | - | ||||
42nd | 1995-1996 | 70 | 46 | 24 | - | 42 | 27 | 15 | - | Gary Johnson | |||
43rd | 1997-1998 | 70 | 42 | 28 | - | 42 | 25 | 17 | - | ||||
44th | 1999-2000 | 70 | 40 | 30 | - | 42 | 25 | 17 | - | ||||
45th | 2001-2002 | 70 | 42 | 28 | - | 42 | 24 | 18[14] | - | ||||
46th | 2003-2004 | 70 | 43 | 27 | - | 42 | 24 | 18 | - | Bill Richardson | |||
47th | 2005-2006 | 70 | 42 | 28 | - | 42 | 24 | 18 | - | ||||
48th | 2007-2008 | 70 | 42 | 28 | - | 42 | 24 | 18 | - | ||||
49th | 2009-2010 | 70 | 45 | 25 | - | 42 | 27 | 15[15] | - | ||||
50th | 2011-2012 | 70 | 36 | 33 | 1 | 42 | 27 | 15[16] | - | Susana Martinez | |||
51st | 2013-2014 | 70 | 38 | 32 | - | 42 | 25 | 17 | - | ||||
52nd | 2015-2016 | 70 | 33 | 37 | - | 42 | 25 | 17 | -
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Session | Years | Total | Democrats | Republicans | Others | Total | Democrats | Republicans | Others | Governor | |||
House | Senate |
External links
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- New Mexico Legislature official website
References
- ^ http://www.nmlegis.gov/lcs/lcsdocs/sessionsdates.pdf
- ^ http://www.nmlegis.gov/lcs/statutes.aspx
- ^ http://www.nmlegis.gov/lcs/redcensus/
- ^ http://crcmich.org/PUBLICAT/2000s/2007/note200703.pdf
- ^ Republican Dianna Duran (District 40) resigned to take office as Secretary of State.
- ^ Republican Bill Burt appointed to replace Duran.
- ^ Coalition of 11 Democrats and 29 Republicans controlled the House Majority
- ^ Coalition of 10 Democrats and 27 Republicans controlled the House Majority
- ^ Coalition of 10 Democrats and 26 Republicans controlled the House Majority
- ^ Coalition of 4 Democrats and 21 Republicans controlled the Senate Majority until one of the Democrats switched parties in late 1985, giving the Republicans outright control
- ^ Coalition of 4 Republicans and 19 Democrats controlled the Senate Majority in the 37th Session's special legislative session in September 1986.
- ^ Coalition of 3 Republicans and 21 Democrats controlled the Senate Majority
- ^ Coalition of 5 Democrats and 18 Republicans controlled the Senate Majority beginning in January 1988
- ^ Coalition of 3 Democrats and 18 Republicans controlled the Senate Majority
- ^ Coalition of 8 Democrats and 15 Republicans controlled the Senate Majority
- ^ Coalition of 8 Democrats and 15 Republicans controlled the Senate Majority