New Mexico Legislature
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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]
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The State Legislature of New Mexico Legislatura de Nuevo México | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Houses | Senate House of Representatives |
Term limits | None |
History | |
New session started | January 1, 2019 (2019-01-01) |
Leadership | |
President pro tempore of the Senate | Mary Papen (D) since January 15, 2013 (2013-01-15) |
Brian Egolf (D) since January 17, 2017 (2017-01-17) | |
Structure | |
Seats | 112 |
Senate political groups |
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House political groups |
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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 (2020-11-03) |
House last election | November 3, 2020 (2020-11-03) |
Senate next election | November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08) |
House next election | November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08) |
Redistricting | Legislative control |
Motto | |
Crescit eundo | |
Meeting place | |
State Capitol, Santa Fe | |
Website | |
nmlegis | |
Constitution | |
Constitution of New Mexico |
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