# Reena Szczepanski Reena Szczepanski is a Democratic member of the New Mexico House for district 47. - Party: Democrat - Seat: New Mexico House, district 47 - Serving since: 2023-01-01 - Current term: NM 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/0b7d9451-0462-4064-b28e-6d44123edd1e Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0b7d9451-0462-4064-b28e-6d44123edd1e (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 59% of the 58 bills Szczepanski sponsored got out of committee, in the top 5% of the New Mexico House. ## What Szczepanski says (NM 2025–26 session) 49 classified statements: 49 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Szczepanski | State House Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 | | Policy criticism | 10.2% | 10.4% | 310 of 764 | | Policy discussion | 61.2% | 39.2% | 93 of 764 | | Bipartisanship | 8.2% | 2.9% | 55 of 764 | | Credit claiming | 38.8% | 14.4% | 30 of 764 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 | Most discussed policy areas: Health 53% (State House Democrats 15%); Energy 13% (State House Democrats 3.6%); Economics and Public Finance 10% (State House Democrats 11%); Education 6.7% (State House Democrats 15%); Families 6.7% (State House Democrats 5.0%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −1.06 (standard error 0.02), from 337 donors and 232 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 6.9% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (NM 2025–26 session) 475 roll calls. Attendance 97.8% (New Mexico House 91.4%). Party unity 100% (94.2%). 3 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 58 bills: 47 reached committee, 34 passed one chamber, 23 passed both, 23 became law. Cosponsored 0. 58.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Mexico House 34.2%; rank 2 of 68). Recent sponsored bills: - SJR 7: SANTA FE PROPERTY EXCHANGE (became law, 2026-02-27) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SJR7/ - HB 195: COLLECTION OF MEDICAL MALPRACTICE JUDGEMENTS (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB195/ - HB 287: PERMANENT HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB287/ - HB 306: PROHIBIT CERTAIN HEALTH CARE FACILITY FEES (became law, 2026-03-06) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB306/ - HB 19: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB19/ - HB 318: CAUSE OF ACTION FOR RIGHTS INFRINGEMENT (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB318/ - HB 341: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB341/ - HB 340: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB340/ - HB 313: CIVIL RELIEF FROM COERCED DEBT ACT (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB313/ - HB 124: NEW AMERICANS DIVISION IN WSD (became law, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB124/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $58.0K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 95% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Recent statements Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only. - 2026-03-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/reenaszcz/status/2036172904812195942 - 2026-03-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/reenaszcz/status/2035080127785140458 - 2026-03-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/reenaszcz/status/2030046859100885090 - 2026-03-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/reenaszcz/status/2029647298548961677 - 2026-02-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/reenaszcz/status/2024268455772651979 - 2026-01-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/reenaszcz/status/2006957553046213036 - 2025-11-06 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/reenaszcz/status/1986581419179843645 - 2025-10-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/reenaszcz/status/1983215204885303643 - 2025-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/reenaszcz/status/1981454830444171745 - 2025-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/reenaszcz/status/1980696122365518013 ## Links - Official site: https://www.nmlegis.gov/Members/Legislator?SponCode=HSZCZ - Campaign site: https://www.reenafornewmexico.com/ - X: https://x.com/reenaszcz - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freena.szcz - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reenaszcz - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reenaszcz/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0b7d9451-0462-4064-b28e-6d44123edd1e