# Kristina Ortez

Kristina Ortez is a Democratic member of the New Mexico House for district 42.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Mexico House, district 42
- Serving since: 2021-01-19
- Current term: NM 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/0dd8a8ff-99c5-4d1a-90fb-3b74398a4141

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0dd8a8ff-99c5-4d1a-90fb-3b74398a4141 (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

Ortez sits at −1.24 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 97% of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.24 (standard error 0.02), from 616 donors and 223 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 2.7% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NM 2025–26 session)

475 roll calls. Attendance 93.2% (New Mexico House 91.4%). Party unity 100% (94.2%). 2 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 50 bills: 42 reached committee, 21 passed one chamber, 15 passed both, 14 became law. Cosponsored 0. 42.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Mexico House 34.2%; rank 21 of 68).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 149: CHARTER SCHOOLS & NMFA (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB149/
- HB 320: INDUSTRIAL CARBON REDUCTION ACT (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB320/
- HB 319: SOLID WASTE SURCHARGE (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB319/
- HB 351: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB351/
- HB 310: STUDY LOWRIDER MUSEUM (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB310/
- HB 352: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB352/
- HB 284: CREATE OFFICE OF ENERGY INFO (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB284/
- HM 34: INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF THE WOMAN FARMER (became law, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM34/
- HM 35: PEDIATRIC PALLIATIVE & CONCURRENT CARE (became law, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM35/
- HM 38: LOW-INCOME HOME SOLAR GENERATION DEVICES (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM38/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $8,870 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nmlegis.gov/members/Legislator?SponCode=HORTE
- Campaign site: https://www.ortez4nm.com/
- X: https://x.com/OrtezKristina
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kristina.ortezdejones
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kortez2018
- LinkedIn: https://www.facebook.com/kristina.ortezdejones

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0dd8a8ff-99c5-4d1a-90fb-3b74398a4141