# Brian Baca

Brian Baca is a Republican member of the New Mexico House for district 8.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New Mexico House, district 8
- Serving since: 2022-01-13
- Current term: NM 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/05f3609c-c2a6-42fc-bf6a-5141f8050ff8

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/05f3609c-c2a6-42fc-bf6a-5141f8050ff8 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

12% of Baca’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from New Mexico, in the bottom 5% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.22 (standard error 0.03), from 39 donors and 212 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 28% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NM 2025–26 session)

475 roll calls. Attendance 93.6% (New Mexico House 91.4%). Party unity 81% (94.2%). 20 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · house passage · HM 17 TV & FILM INDUSTRY TASK FORCE · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM17/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · house passage · SB 273 PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB273/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · house passage · HM 54 MOBILE HOME PARKS UTILITIES PRC WORKING GROUP · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM54/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · house passage · HM 16 NMSU PHYSICAL SCIENCE LAB, IN RECOGNITION · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM16/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · house passage · HM 21 "NEW MEXICO FOOD & FARMS DAY" · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM21/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · house passage · HM 30 PUBLIC EDUCATION GOVERNANCE STUDY · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM30/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · house passage · HM 47 STUDY TEACHER WORKLOADS · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM47/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · house passage · HM 14 "NEW MEXICO TRIO PROGRAMS DAY" · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM14/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · house passage · HM 35 PEDIATRIC PALLIATIVE & CONCURRENT CARE · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM35/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · house passage · HM 31 HOME HEALTH SERVICE DISTANCE LIMITATIONS · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM31/

## Legislation (NM 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 25 bills: 24 reached committee, 11 passed one chamber, 9 passed both, 9 became law. Cosponsored 0. 44.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Mexico House 34.2%; rank 16 of 68).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 282: SCHOOL & JUVENILE PROBATION COOPERATION (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB282/
- HM 48: "VALENCIA COUNTY DAY" (became law, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM48/
- SB 306: HIGHER ED REGIONAL DISTINCTION (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB306/
- HM 30: PUBLIC EDUCATION GOVERNANCE STUDY (became law, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM30/
- HB 289: SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION FUNDING (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB289/
- HB 185: PED SECRETARY & LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB185/
- HB 261: SCHOOL ACTIVITY BUSES (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB261/
- HB 262: SCHOOL TRANSPORT EMERGENCY FUND USES (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB262/
- HB 263: SCHOOL MATH & SCIENCE CHANGES (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB263/
- HB 47: SCHOOL EMPLOYEE INSURANCE PROGRAMS (became law, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB47/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $28.3K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 12% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://nmlegis.gov/Members/Legislator?SponCode=HBACB
- Campaign site: https://www.brianbacafornm.com/
- Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/repbaca/?locale=hi_IN
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-baca-03191bb2/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/05f3609c-c2a6-42fc-bf6a-5141f8050ff8