New Mexico Senate

New Mexico State Senate Senado de Nuevo México
New Mexico State Legislature
Type
Type	Upper house
Term limits	None
History
New session started	January 19, 2021
Leadership
President	Howie Morales (D) since January 1, 2019
President pro tempore	Mimi Stewart (D) since January 19, 2021
Majority Leader	Peter Wirth (D) since January 17, 2017
Minority Leader	Gregory A. Baca (R) since January 19, 2021
Structure
Seats	42
Political groups	Majority   Democratic (27) Minority   Republican (15)
Length of term	4 years
Authority	Article IV, New Mexico Constitution
Salary	None + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 3, 2020 (42 seats)
Next election	November 5, 2024 (42 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative Control
Meeting place
State Senate Chamber New Mexico State Capitol Santa Fe, New Mexico
Website
New Mexico State Legislature

Politics of New Mexico
Constitution United States Constitution New Mexico Constitution
Executive Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) (list) Lieutenant Governor Howie Morales (D) Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver (D) Attorney General Raúl Torrez (D) State Auditor Joseph Maestas (D) State Treasurer Laura Montoya (D) Commissioner of Public Lands Stephanie Garcia Richard (D) Public Regulation Commission Governor's Cabinet and State Agencies
Legislature State Senate President Howie Morales (D) President pro tempore Mimi Stewart (D) Majority leader Peter Wirth (D) Minority leader Gregory A. Baca (R) House of Representatives Speaker Brian Egolf (D) Majority leader Javier Martinez (D) Minority leader James G. Townsend (R)
Judiciary Supreme Court Court of Appeals New Mexico District Courts Magistrate Court Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court Municipal Court Probate Court See also: U.S. District Court of New Mexico
Elections Political parties Qualified New Mexico Parties Democratic Party Republican Party Green Party Libertarian Party National minor parties
Inferior jurisdictions Counties Cities census-designated places School districts
Federal representation U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D) Ben Ray Luján (D) U.S. Representatives 1: Melanie Stansbury (D) 2: Yvette Herrell (R) 3: Teresa Leger Fernandez (D)
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The New Mexico Senate (Spanish: Senado de Nuevo México) 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.