New Mexico

Current Numbers

Congress
2
(2D)
40% of 5 seats

(2 Senate, 3 House)

Full list of officeholders
Statewide Elective Executive
4
(4D)
57.1% of 7 seats
Full list of officeholders
State Legislature
49
(41D, 8R)
43.8% of 112 seats
Full list of officeholders
Export Table Data
Congress - Current and Historic
Name Party Position Year(s) Served Notes
Debra A. Haaland D U.S. Representative 2019-2021
Yvette S. Herrell R U.S. Representative 2021-2022
Teresa Leger Fernandez D U.S. Representative 2021-present
Michelle Lujan Grisham D U.S. Representative 2013-2018
Georgia Lee Lusk D U.S. Representative 1947-1948
Melanie A. Stansbury D U.S. Representative 2021-present
Xochitl Torres Small D U.S. Representative 2019-2020
Heather A. Wilson R U.S. Representative 1998-2008 Wilson was elected in a special election in 1998.
Source: CAWP Women Elected Officials Database
Export Table Data
Statewide Elective Executive - Current and Historic
Name Party Position Year(s) Served Notes
Marguerite P. Baca D Secretary of State 1931-1934
Natalie S. Buck D Secretary of State 1955-1958
Soledad C. Chacon D Secretary of State 1923-1926
Cecelia T. Cleveland D Secretary of State 1943-1946
Grace J. Corrigan D Superintendent of Public Instruction 1939-1942
Diane D. Denish D Lt. Governor 2003-2010
Dianna J. Duran R Secretary of State 2011-2015
Isabel Eckles D Superintendent of Public Instruction 1923-1926
Ernestine Duran Evans D Secretary of State 1967-1970
Ernestine Duran Evans D Secretary of State 1975-1978
Betty Fiorina D Secretary of State 1959-1962
Betty Fiorina D Secretary of State 1971-1974
Jennie Fortune D Secretary of State 1927-1928
Stephanie Garcia Richard D Land Commissioner 2019-present
Elizabeth F. Gonzales D Secretary of State 1935-1938
Jessie M. Gonzales D Secretary of State 1939-1942
Stephanie Gonzales D Secretary of State 1991-1998
Mary E. Herrera D Secretary of State 2007-2010
Shirley Hooper D Secretary of State 1979-1982
Clara Padilla Jones D Secretary of State 1983-1986
Michelle Lujan Grisham D Governor 2019-present
Georgia Lee Lusk D Superintendent of Public Instruction 1943-1946
Georgia Lee Lusk D Superintendent of Public Instruction 1931-1934
Patricia A. Madrid D Attorney General 1999-2006
Susana Martinez R Governor 2011-2018
Alberta Miller D Secretary of State 1963-1966
Laura Montoya D Treasurer 2023-present
E.A. Perrault D Secretary of State 1929-1930
Beatrice B. Roach D Secretary of State 1951-1954
Alicia Romero D Secretary of State 1947-1950
Maggie Toulouse Oliver D Secretary of State 2016-present Oliver was elected in a special election in 1998.
Gloria Tristani D Corporation Commissioner 1995-1997
Rebecca D. Vigil-Giron D Secretary of State 1987-1990
Rebecca D. Vigil-Giron D Secretary of State 1999-2006
Source: CAWP Women Elected Officials Database
State Legislature - Numbers and Percentage of Officeholders by Year
Year State Rank Senate Total Women/Total Senate House Total Women/Total House Total Women/Total Legislature % Total Women
2024 6 10D | 1R 11/42 31D | 7R 38/70 49/112 43.8
2023 6 10D | 1R 11/42 31D | 7R 38/70 49/112 43.8
2022 5 10D | 2R 12/42 29D | 8R 37/70 49/112 43.8
2021 6 10D | 2R 12/42 28D | 8R | 1Ind 37/70 49/112 43.8
2020 12 7D | 2R 9/42 25D | 7R 32/70 41/112 36.6
2019 13 7D | 2R 9/42 24D | 7R 31/70 40/112 35.7
2018 15 5D | 2R 7/42 17D | 10R 27/70 34/112 30.4
2017 14 5D | 2R 7/42 17D | 10R 27/70 34/112 30.4
2016 19 4D | 3R 7/42 13D | 10R 23/70 30/112 26.8
2015 19 4D | 3R 7/42 13D | 10R 23/70 30/112 26.8
2014 14 4D | 3R 7/42 15D | 11R 26/70 33/112 29.5
2013 16 3D | 3R 6/42 15D | 11R 26/70 32/112 28.6
2012 14 9D | 2R 11/42 12D | 8R 20/70 31/112 27.7
2011 17 8D | 2R 10/42 12D | 9R 21/70 31/112 27.7
2010 11 8D | 2R 10/42 13D | 10R 23/70 33/112 29.5
2009 11 8D | 3R 11/42 13D | 10R 23/70 34/112 30.4
2008 12 8D | 4R 12/42 10D | 12R 22/70 34/112 30.4
2007 12 8D | 4R 12/42 10D | 12R 22/70 34/112 30.4
2006 10 7D | 4R 11/42 12D | 13R 25/70 36/112 32.1
2005 9 7D | 4R 11/42 12D | 12R 24/70 35/112 31.3
2004 5 7D | 5R 12/42 12D | 10R 22/70 34/112 30.4
2003 7 7D | 6R 13/42 11D | 10R 21/70 34/112 30.4
2002 7 7D | 6R 13/42 12D | 9R 21/70 34/112 30.4
2001 7 7D | 5R 12/42 13D | 10R 23/70 35/112 31.3
2000 13 7D | 3R 10/42 10D | 11R 21/70 31/112 27.7
1999 13 7D | 3R 10/42 10D | 11R 21/70 31/112 27.7
1998 11 7D | 3R 10/42 10D | 10R 20/70 30/112 26.8
1997 11 7D | 3R 10/42 10D | 10R 20/70 30/112 26.8
1996 27 6D | 2R 8/42 9D | 6R 15/70 23/112 20.5
1995 27 6D | 2R 8/42 9D | 6R 15/170 23/112 20.5
1994 28 6D | 2R 8/42 9D | 5R 14/70 22/112 19.6
1993 27 6D | 2R 8/42 9D | 5R 14/70 22/112 19.6
1992 35 3D | 1R 4/42 6D | 5R 11/70 15/112 13.4
1991 35 3D | 1R 4/42 6D | 5R 11/70 15/112 13.4
1990 34 3D | 1R 4/42 5D | 6R 11/70 15/112 13.4
1989 34 3D | 1R 4/42 5D | 6R 11/70 15/112 13.4
1988 38 0D | 2R 2/42 4D | 5R 9/70 11/112 9.8
1987 38 0D | 2R 2/42 4D | 5R 9/70 11/112 9.8
1986 32 0D | 2R 2/42 2D | 9R 11/70 13/112 11.6
1985 32 0D | 2R 2/42 2D | 9R 11/70 13/112 11.6
1984 40 1D | 2R 3/42 2D | 4R 6/70 9/112 8.0
1983 41 1D | 2R 3/42 2D | 4R 6/70 9/112 8.0
1982 1D | 2R 3/42 2D | 3R 5/70 8/112 71
1981 44 0D | 2R 2/42 2D | 3R 5/70 7/112 6.3
1980 1D | 1R 2/42 2D | 3R 5/70 7/112 6.3
1979 42 1D | 1R 2/42 3D | 2R 5/70 7/112 6.5
1978 1D | 0R 1/42 1D | 3R 4/70 5/112 4.5
1977 42 1D | 0R 1/42 3D | 1R 4/70 5/112 4.5
1976 2D | 0R 2/42 2D | 1R 3/70 5/112 4.5
1975 34 2D | 0R 2/42 1D | 2R 3/70 5/112 4.5