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 2023
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 2023 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.
This is our second 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.
House of Representatives
1. "Free" School Meals
SB4 "Free" School Meals (passed 63 to 0 on 3/12/2023). Expands "free" meals to all public, charter, and private school students attending schools that participate in the national school breakfast and lunch programs.
2. Permanent Residence for Illegal Aliens Under 21
HB15 Permanent Residence for Illegal Aliens Under 21 (passed 64 to 0 on 3/12/2023). Allows illegal aliens under 21 years of age to apply for “Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ)” classification in children’s court and seek “lawful permanent residence” in the U.S. if it is in their “best interests” due to “abuse, neglect, abandonment, or similar circumstances.”
3. Universal Background Checks for Firearms
4. Medicaid for All
HB400 Medicaid for All (passed 58 to 10 on 3/7/2023). Requires a study of the “Medicaid Forward” plan, which would open Medicaid coverage to every resident, regardless of income.
5. State-Sponsored Abortion and Sex Mutilation
6. "Equality New Mexico Day"
HM38 "Equality New Mexico Day" (passed 47 to 14 on 2/8/2023). Commemorates the “founding of equality” in New Mexico for “lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer individuals,” the validation of “same-sex marriages,” and the “defeat” of “anti-transgender bills.”
Name | Party | District | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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Eliseo Alcon | D | HD-006 | 0% | . | . | - | - | - | - |
Anthony Allison | D | HD-004 | 20% | - | - | - | . | + | - |
Janelle Anyanonu | D | HD-019 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gail Armstrong | R | HD-049 | 20% | - | - | - | - | + | . |
Brian Baca | R | HD-008 | 20% | - | - | - | - | + | . |
John Block | R | HD-051 | 67% | - | - | + | + | + | + |
Cynthia Borrego | D | HD-017 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cathrynn Brown | R | HD-055 | 50% | - | - | - | + | + | + |
Micaela Cadena | D | HD-033 | 0% | . | . | . | - | - | - |
Ambrose Castellano | D | HD-070 | 25% | - | - | . | - | + | . |
Kathleen Cates | D | HD-044 | 0% | . | - | - | - | - | - |
Christine Chandler | D | HD-043 | 0% | . | - | - | . | - | - |
Gail Chasey | D | HD-018 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jack Chatfield | R | HD-067 | 33% | - | - | - | - | + | + |
Eleanor Chavez | D | HD-026 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Art De La Cruz | D | HD-012 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Meredith Dixon | D | HD-020 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | . |
Mark Duncan | R | HD-002 | 17% | - | - | - | - | + | - |
Candy Ezzell | R | HD-058 | 40% | - | - | - | + | + | . |
Joanne Ferrary | D | HD-037 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Natalie Figueroa | D | HD-030 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Doreen Gallegos | D | HD-052 | 0% | - | . | - | - | - | - |
Harry Garcia | D | HD-069 | 20% | - | - | . | - | + | - |
Miguel Garcia | D | HD-014 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joy Garratt | D | HD-029 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Yanira Gurrola | D | HD-016 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jason Harper | R | HD-057 | 17% | - | - | - | - | + | - |
Joshua Hernandez | R | HD-060 | 17% | - | - | - | - | + | - |
Pamelya Herndon | D | HD-028 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Susan Herrera | D | HD-041 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dayan Hochman-Vigil | D | HD-015 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tara Jaramillo | D | HD-038 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Doreen Johnson | D | HD-005 | 17% | - | - | - | - | + | - |
Jenifer Jones | R | HD-032 | 17% | - | - | - | - | + | - |
Ryan Lane | R | HD-003 | 33% | - | - | - | - | + | + |
Raymundo Lara | D | HD-034 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Derrick Lente | D | HD-065 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Charlotte Little | D | HD-068 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Stefani Lord | R | HD-022 | 50% | - | - | + | + | + | - |
Tara Lujan | D | HD-048 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | . |
Patricia Lundstrom | D | HD-009 | 25% | . | . | - | - | + | - |
Willie Madrid | D | HD-053 | 0% | - | - | . | - | . | - |
Javier Martinez | D | HD-011 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Alan Martinez | R | HD-023 | 17% | - | - | - | - | + | - |
Jimmy Mason | R | HD-066 | 33% | - | - | - | - | + | + |
Marian Matthews | D | HD-027 | 0% | . | . | - | - | - | - |
Matthew McQueen | D | HD-050 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | . |
Tanya Mirabal Moya | R | HD-007 | 33% | - | - | - | - | + | + |
Rod Montoya | R | HD-001 | 40% | - | - | . | - | + | + |
Greg Nibert | R | HD-059 | 50% | - | - | - | + | + | + |
Kristina Ortez | D | HD-042 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Randall Pettigrew | R | HD-061 | 40% | - | - | - | + | + | . |
Andrea Reeb | R | HD-064 | 50% | - | - | - | + | + | + |
William Rehm | R | HD-031 | 40% | - | - | - | + | + | . |
Andres Romero | D | HD-010 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Andrea Romero | D | HD-046 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Patricia Roybal Caballero | D | HD-013 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Angelica Rubio | D | HD-035 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | . |
Joseph Sanchez | D | HD-040 | 25% | . | . | - | - | + | - |
Debra Sarinana | D | HD-021 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Larry Scott | R | HD-062 | 50% | - | - | - | + | + | + |
Linda Serrato | D | HD-045 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nathan Small | D | HD-036 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | . |
Reena Szczepanski | D | HD-047 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Luis Terrazas | R | HD-039 | 20% | - | - | - | - | + | . |
Elizabeth Thomson | D | HD-024 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
James Townsend | R | HD-054 | 67% | - | - | + | + | + | + |
Christine Trujillo | D | HD-025 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Harlan Vincent | R | HD-056 | 33% | - | - | - | - | + | + |
Martin Zamora | R | HD-063 | 33% | - | - | - | - | + | + |
Average Constitutional Score by Party
Party | Score |
---|---|
Democrat | 2.9% |
Republican | 35.5% |