New Mexico Legislature

The State Legislature of New Mexico

Legislatura de Nuevo México
The State Legislature of New Mexico ; Legislatura de Nuevo México
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Senate; House of Representatives
Term limits	None
History
New session started	January 1, 2019
Leadership
President of the Senate; (Lt. Governor)	Howie Morales (D) ; since January 1, 2019
President pro tempore of the Senate	Mary Papen (D) ; since January 15, 2013
Speaker of the House	Brian Egolf (D) ; since January 17, 2017
Structure
Seats	112
Senate political groups	Democratic (26); Republican (16);
House political groups	Democratic (46); Republican (24);
Length of term	Senate: 4 years; House: 2 years
Salary	$0/year + per diem
Senators	42
State Representatives	70
Elections
Senate voting system	First-past-the-post
House voting system	First-past-the-post
Senate last election	November 3, 2020
House last election	November 3, 2020
Senate next election	November 8, 2022
House next election	November 8, 2022
Redistricting	Legislative control
Motto
	Crescit eundo
Meeting place
	State Capitol, Santa Fe
Website
	nmlegis.gov
Constitution
	Constitution of New Mexico

The New Mexico Legislature (Spanish: Legislatura de Nuevo México) is the legislative branch of the state government of New Mexico. It is made up of two parts: New Mexico House of Representatives (lower house) and New Mexico Senate (upper house). Both are currently controlled by the Democratic Party.^[1]^[2]

↑ "Political Control 20" (PDF). New Mexico Legislature. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
↑ Lee, Morgan. "New Mexico Legislature 2020". Las Cruces Sun News. Retrieved 31 December 2020.