Freedom Index

A Legislative Scorecard Based on the Principles of the U.S. Constitution

Legislative Scorecard Based on the U.S. Constitution

The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.

Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

Legislative Scorecard

Based on the U.S. Constitution

NM Scorecard 2021-2022

The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.

Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the New Mexico Legislature in 2021-2022 and ranks their State Senators and House Representatives based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

This is our first state-level Scorecard; the selected votes may not be reflective of legislators’ overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.

Senate

1. Increasing Teacher Salaries

Good Vote: No

SB1 Increasing Teacher Salaries (Passed 61 to 0 on 4/5/2022). Increases the minimum starting pay of the state’s public school teachers by $10,000.

2. General Appropriation Act

Good Vote: No

HB2 General Appropriations Act (Passed 37 to 3 on 2/14/2022). Makes recurring general fund appropriations for fiscal year 2023 of $8.48 billion, up 13.9 percent from 2022.

3. Public Project Revolving Fund

Good Vote: No

SB37 Public Project Revolving Fund (Passed 33 to 0 on 2/1/2022). Appropriates funds to the drinking water state revolving loan fund, the wastewater facility construction loan fund, and the cultural affairs facilities infrastructure fund.

4. Clean Fuel Standard Act

Good Vote: No

SB14 Clean Fuel Standard Act (Passed 25 to 16 on 2/3/2022). Offers tax incentives to fuel producers to encourage lower-carbon fuel production and requires fuel producers to meet certain requirements and emission caps intended to reduce air pollution from the transportation sector.

5. Opportunity Scholarship Act

Good Vote: No

SB140 Opportunity Scholarship Act (Passed 30 to 6 on 2/13/2022). Makes college tuition-free for most New Mexicans and establishes the most wide-reaching tuition-free scholarship program in the United States.

6. Community Energy Efficiency Development Block Grant

Good Vote: No

HB37 Community Energy Efficiency Development Block Grant (Passed 26 to 14 on 2/15/2022). Increases the affordability of energy utilities to low-income communities by creating a program to increase energy efficiency in low-income homes.

Legislator Scores
[ + ] Pro-liberty Vote[ - ] Anti-liberty Vote[ . ] Did not Vote
Name Party District Score 123456
Gregory Baca R SD-029 60% --.+++
Craig Brandt R SD-040 67% -+-+++
William Burt R SD-033 33% ---+-+
Pete Campos D SD-008 0% ------
Jacob Candelaria D SD-026 NA ......
Joseph Cervantes D SD-031 0% ------
Siah Correa Hemphill D SD-028 0% ------
Crystal Diamond R SD-035 40% .--+-+
Katy Duhigg D SD-010 0% ----..
David Gallegos R SD-041 67% -+-+++
Roberto Gonzales D SD-006 0% .---.-
Ron Griggs R SD-034 33% ---+-+
Carrie Hamblen D SD-038 0% ------
Martin Hickey D SD-020 0% ------
Stuart Ingle R SD-027 60% .--+++
Daniel Ivey-Soto D SD-015 0% .-.---
Leo Jaramillo D SD-005 0% ------
Gay Kernan R SD-042 33% ---+-+
Linda Lopez D SD-011 0% ------
Antonio Maestas D SD-026 NA ......
Brenda McKenna D SD-009 0% ------
Mark Moores R SD-021 40% --.+-+
George Munoz D SD-004 17% ---+--
Steven Neville R SD-002 33% ---+-+
William O'Neill D SD-013 0% .-.---
Gerald Ortiz Y Pino D SD-012 0% ------
Michael Padilla D SD-014 0% ------
Shannon Pinto D SD-003 0% ----.-
Cliff Pirtle R SD-032 75% .+.+-+
Harold Pope D SD-023 0% ------
Nancy Rodriguez D SD-024 0% ------
Joshua Sanchez R SD-030 40% --.+-+
Gregg Schmedes R SD-019 25% -.-+.-
Antoinette Sedillo Lopez D SD-016 0% ------
William Sharer R SD-001 50% ---+++
Benny Shendo D SD-022 0% ----.-
William Soules D SD-037 0% ------
Elizabeth Stefanics D SD-039 0% ------
Jeff Steinborn D SD-036 0% --.---
Mimi Stewart D SD-017 0% ------
Bill Tallman D SD-018 0% --.---
Peter Wirth D SD-025 0% ------
John Woods R SD-007 50% ---+++

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party Score
Republican 47.1%
Democrat 0.7%