New Mexico Senate


The New Mexico Senate is the upper house of the New Mexico State Legislature. The Senate consists of 42 members, with each senator representing an equal number of single-member constituent districts across the state. All senatorial districts are divided to contain a population on average of 43,300 state residents. Members of the Senate are elected to four-year terms without term limits.
The Senate convenes at the New Mexico State Capitol building in Santa Fe.

Composition

The current makeup of the Senate for the 2009–2012 and 2013–2016 sessions is:

Leadership

PositionSenatorDistrict
President/Lieutenant GovernorHowie Morales
President pro temporeMary Kay Papen38
Majority LeaderPeter Wirth25
Majority WhipMimi Stewart36
Minority LeaderStuart Ingle27
Minority WhipWilliam H. Payne20

Current members

Past composition of the Senate