Rating Group: Rio Grande Foundation
2023 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NM | State House - 51 | John Block | Republican | 79% |
| NM | State House - 61 | Randall Pettigrew | Republican | 75% |
| NM | State Senate - 34 | Jim Townsend | Republican | 72% |
| NM | State Senate - 29 | Joshua Sanchez | Republican | 69% |
| NM | State House - 1 | Rod Montoya | Republican | 68% |
| NM | State Senate - 1 | Bill Sharer | Republican | 68% |
| NM | State Senate - 42 | Larry Scott | Republican | 67% |
| Gregg Schmedes | 67% | |||
| Gregory Baca | 67% | |||
| NM | State Senate - 40 | Craig Brandt | Republican | 66% |
| NM | State Senate - 32 | Candy Ezzell | Republican | 66% |
| NM | State House - 22 | Stefani Lord | Republican | 65% |
| NM | State House - 55 | Cathrynn Brown | Republican | 64% |
| NM | State Senate - 35 | Crystal Diamond Brantley | Republican | 64% |
| NM | Public Regulation Commission | Greg Nibert | Republican | 64% |
| NM | State Senate - 7 | Pat Woods | Republican | 63% |
| Cliff Pirtle | 63% | |||
| NM | State House - 64 | Andrea Reeb | Republican | 62% |
| NM | State Senate - 41 | David Gallegos | Republican | 61% |
| NM | State House - 66 | Jimmy Mason | Republican | 61% |
| NM | State House - 32 | Jenifer Jones | Republican | 61% |
| Mark Moores | 60% | |||
| NM | State House - 56 | Harlan Vincent | Republican | 59% |
| Bill Burt | 59% | |||
| NM | State House - 2 | Mark Duncan | Republican | 58% |
| Ron Griggs | 58% | |||
| NM | State House - 49 | Gail Armstrong | Republican | 57% |
| William Rehm | 57% | |||
| NM | State House - 23 | Alan Martinez | Republican | 56% |
| Ryan Lane | 56% | |||
| NM | State House - 8 | Brian Baca | Republican | 55% |
| NM | State House - 67 | Jack Chatfield | Republican | 54% |
| NM | State House - 63 | Martin Zamora | Republican | 54% |
| Gay Kernan | 53% | |||
| NM | State House - 39 | Luis Terrazas | Republican | 51% |
| Stuart Ingle | 51% | |||
| NM | State House - 7 | Tanya Mirabal Moya | Republican | 47% |
| Steve Neville | 44% | |||
| Jason Harper | 42% | |||
| NM | State House - 60 | Joshua Hernandez | Republican | 41% |
| NM | State House - 9 | Patricia Lundstrom | Democratic | 40% |
| Willie Madrid | 39% | |||
| NM | State House - 40 | Joseph Sanchez | Democratic | 38% |
| Ambrose Castellano | 36% | |||
| NM | State House - 13 | Patricia Roybal Caballero | Democratic | 35% |
| NM | State Senate - 6 | Roberto Gonzales | Democratic | 35% |
| Anthony Allison | 34% | |||
| NM | State House - 33 | Micaela Cadena | Democratic | 33% |
| NM | State Senate - 3 | Shannon Pinto | Democratic | 32% |
| Harry Garcia | 32% | |||
| Tara Jaramillo | 31% | |||
| Daniel Ivey-Soto | 30% | |||
| NM | State House - 65 | Derrick Lente | Democratic | 28% |
| NM | State House - 15 | Day Hochman-Vigil | Democratic | 28% |
| NM | State House - 43 | Christine Chandler | Democratic | 27% |
| NM | State House - 27 | Marian Matthews | Democratic | 27% |
| NM | State House - 52 | Doreen Gallegos | Democratic | 26% |
| NM | State House - 17 | Cynthia Borrego | Democratic | 26% |
| NM | State House - 45 | Linda Serrato | Democratic | 25% |
| Christine Trujillo | 25% | |||
| William O'Neill | 25% | |||
| NM | State House - 50 | Matthew McQueen | Democratic | 25% |
| NM | State Senate - 4 | George Muñoz | Democratic | 24% |
| NM | State House - 12 | Art De La Cruz | Democratic | 24% |
| NM | State House - 68 | Charlotte Little | Democratic | 24% |
| NM | State House - 36 | Nathan Small | Democratic | 24% |
| NM | State House - 44 | Kathleen Cates | Democratic | 24% |
| NM | State House - 20 | Meredith Dixon | Democratic | 24% |
| NM | State House - 14 | Miguel Garcia | Democratic | 24% |
| NM | State House - 35 | Angelica Rubio | Democratic | 24% |
| NM | State Senate - 22 | Benny Shendo, Jr. | Democratic | 23% |
| Susan Herrera | 23% | |||
| Eliseo Alcon | 23% | |||
| NM | State House - 5 | Doreen Johnson | Democratic | 23% |
| NM | State House - 10 | Andrés Romero | Democratic | 23% |
| NM | State House - 26 | Eleanor Chávez | Democratic | 22% |
| NM | State House - 34 | Raymundo Lara | Democratic | 22% |
| NM | State Senate - 10 | Katy Duhigg | Democratic | 22% |
| Siah Hemphill | 22% | |||
| NM | State Senate - 11 | Linda Lopez | Democratic | 22% |
| Gail Chasey | 22% | |||
| NM | State Senate - 8 | Pete Campos | Democratic | 22% |
| Jerry Ortiz Pino | 22% | |||
| NM | State House - 21 | Debra Sariñana | Democratic | 22% |
| NM | State House - 46 | Andrea Romero | Democratic | 22% |
| NM | State Senate - 26 | Moe Maestas | Democratic | 21% |
| NM | State House - 19 | Janelle Anyanonu | Democratic | 21% |
| NM | State Senate - 39 | Elizabeth Stefanics | Democratic | 20% |
| Bill Tallman | 20% | |||
| NM | State House - 11 | Javier Martínez | Democratic | 20% |
| NM | State House - 42 | Kristina Ortez | Democratic | 20% |
| NM | State House - 29 | Joy Garratt | Democratic | 20% |
| NM | State House - 24 | Elizabeth Thomson | Democratic | 20% |
| NM | State Senate - 23 | Harold Pope, Jr. | Democratic | 20% |
| NM | State Senate - 31 | Joe Cervantes | Democratic | 20% |
| NM | State House - 16 | Yanira Gurrola Valenzuela | Democratic | 19% |
| NM | State House - 28 | Pamelya Herndon | Democratic | 19% |
| NM | State House - 48 | Tara Lujan | Democratic | 19% |
| NM | State Senate - 37 | Bill Soules | Democratic | 19% |
| NM | State Senate - 38 | Carrie Hamblen | Democratic | 19% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NM | State House - 51 | John Block | R | 79% |
| NM | State House - 61 | Randall Pettigrew | R | 75% |
| NM | State Senate - 34 | Jim Townsend | R | 72% |
| NM | State Senate - 29 | Joshua Sanchez | R | 69% |
| NM | State House - 1 | Rod Montoya | R | 68% |
| NM | State Senate - 1 | Bill Sharer | R | 68% |
| NM | State Senate - 42 | Larry Scott | R | 67% |
| Gregg Schmedes | 67% | |||
| Gregory Baca | 67% | |||
| NM | State Senate - 40 | Craig Brandt | R | 66% |
| NM | State Senate - 32 | Candy Ezzell | R | 66% |
| NM | State House - 22 | Stefani Lord | R | 65% |
| NM | State House - 55 | Cathrynn Brown | R | 64% |
| NM | State Senate - 35 | Crystal Diamond Brantley | R | 64% |
| NM | Public Regulation Commission | Greg Nibert | R | 64% |
| NM | State Senate - 7 | Pat Woods | R | 63% |
| Cliff Pirtle | 63% | |||
| NM | State House - 64 | Andrea Reeb | R | 62% |
| NM | State Senate - 41 | David Gallegos | R | 61% |
| NM | State House - 66 | Jimmy Mason | R | 61% |
| NM | State House - 32 | Jenifer Jones | R | 61% |
| Mark Moores | 60% | |||
| NM | State House - 56 | Harlan Vincent | R | 59% |
| Bill Burt | 59% | |||
| NM | State House - 2 | Mark Duncan | R | 58% |
| Ron Griggs | 58% | |||
| NM | State House - 49 | Gail Armstrong | R | 57% |
| William Rehm | 57% | |||
| NM | State House - 23 | Alan Martinez | R | 56% |
| Ryan Lane | 56% | |||
| NM | State House - 8 | Brian Baca | R | 55% |
| NM | State House - 67 | Jack Chatfield | R | 54% |
| NM | State House - 63 | Martin Zamora | R | 54% |
| Gay Kernan | 53% | |||
| NM | State House - 39 | Luis Terrazas | R | 51% |
| Stuart Ingle | 51% | |||
| NM | State House - 7 | Tanya Mirabal Moya | R | 47% |
| Steve Neville | 44% | |||
| Jason Harper | 42% | |||
| NM | State House - 60 | Joshua Hernandez | R | 41% |
| NM | State House - 9 | Patricia Lundstrom | D | 40% |
| Willie Madrid | 39% | |||
| NM | State House - 40 | Joseph Sanchez | D | 38% |
| Ambrose Castellano | 36% | |||
| NM | State House - 13 | Patricia Roybal Caballero | D | 35% |
| NM | State Senate - 6 | Roberto Gonzales | D | 35% |
| Anthony Allison | 34% | |||
| NM | State House - 33 | Micaela Cadena | D | 33% |
| NM | State Senate - 3 | Shannon Pinto | D | 32% |
| Harry Garcia | 32% | |||
| Tara Jaramillo | 31% | |||
| Daniel Ivey-Soto | 30% | |||
| NM | State House - 65 | Derrick Lente | D | 28% |
| NM | State House - 15 | Day Hochman-Vigil | D | 28% |
| NM | State House - 43 | Christine Chandler | D | 27% |
| NM | State House - 27 | Marian Matthews | D | 27% |
| NM | State House - 52 | Doreen Gallegos | D | 26% |
| NM | State House - 17 | Cynthia Borrego | D | 26% |
| NM | State House - 45 | Linda Serrato | D | 25% |
| Christine Trujillo | 25% | |||
| William O'Neill | 25% | |||
| NM | State House - 50 | Matthew McQueen | D | 25% |
| NM | State Senate - 4 | George Muñoz | D | 24% |
| NM | State House - 12 | Art De La Cruz | D | 24% |
| NM | State House - 68 | Charlotte Little | D | 24% |
| NM | State House - 36 | Nathan Small | D | 24% |
| NM | State House - 44 | Kathleen Cates | D | 24% |
| NM | State House - 20 | Meredith Dixon | D | 24% |
| NM | State House - 14 | Miguel Garcia | D | 24% |
| NM | State House - 35 | Angelica Rubio | D | 24% |
| NM | State Senate - 22 | Benny Shendo, Jr. | D | 23% |
| Susan Herrera | 23% | |||
| Eliseo Alcon | 23% | |||
| NM | State House - 5 | Doreen Johnson | D | 23% |
| NM | State House - 10 | Andrés Romero | D | 23% |
| NM | State House - 26 | Eleanor Chávez | D | 22% |
| NM | State House - 34 | Raymundo Lara | D | 22% |
| NM | State Senate - 10 | Katy Duhigg | D | 22% |
| Siah Hemphill | 22% | |||
| NM | State Senate - 11 | Linda Lopez | D | 22% |
| Gail Chasey | 22% | |||
| NM | State Senate - 8 | Pete Campos | D | 22% |
| Jerry Ortiz Pino | 22% | |||
| NM | State House - 21 | Debra Sariñana | D | 22% |
| NM | State House - 46 | Andrea Romero | D | 22% |
| NM | State Senate - 26 | Moe Maestas | D | 21% |
| NM | State House - 19 | Janelle Anyanonu | D | 21% |
| NM | State Senate - 39 | Elizabeth Stefanics | D | 20% |
| Bill Tallman | 20% | |||
| NM | State House - 11 | Javier Martínez | D | 20% |
| NM | State House - 42 | Kristina Ortez | D | 20% |
| NM | State House - 29 | Joy Garratt | D | 20% |
| NM | State House - 24 | Elizabeth Thomson | D | 20% |
| NM | State Senate - 23 | Harold Pope, Jr. | D | 20% |
| NM | State Senate - 31 | Joe Cervantes | D | 20% |
| NM | State House - 16 | Yanira Gurrola Valenzuela | D | 19% |
| NM | State House - 28 | Pamelya Herndon | D | 19% |
| NM | State House - 48 | Tara Lujan | D | 19% |
| NM | State Senate - 37 | Bill Soules | D | 19% |
| NM | State Senate - 38 | Carrie Hamblen | D | 19% |