# Day Hochman-Vigil

Day Hochman-Vigil is a Democratic member of the New Mexico House for district 15.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Mexico House, district 15
- Serving since: 2019-01-15
- Current term: NM 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/124f1c82-12f1-45ab-b21e-67cc4a529d18

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/124f1c82-12f1-45ab-b21e-67cc4a529d18 (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

34% of Hochman-Vigil’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from New Mexico, in the bottom tenth of State House Democrats.

## What Hochman-Vigil says (NM 2025–26 session)

123 classified statements: 123 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 | Hochman-Vigil | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 2.4% | 10.4% | 579 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 48.0% | 39.2% | 248 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.6% | 2.9% | 418 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 37.4% | 14.4% | 35 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 17% (State House Democrats 15%); Health 17% (State House Democrats 15%); Science, Technology, Communications 17% (State House Democrats 2.5%); Agriculture and Food 10% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Energy 10% (State House Democrats 3.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.69 (standard error 0.02), from 403 donors and 217 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 40% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NM 2025–26 session)

475 roll calls. Attendance 96.8% (New Mexico House 91.4%). Party unity 100% (94.2%). 5 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 74 bills: 64 reached committee, 32 passed one chamber, 24 passed both, 20 became law. Cosponsored 0. 43.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Mexico House 34.2%; rank 18 of 68).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 335: CONFIDENTIAL STUDENT ATHLETE NIL INFO (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB335/
- HM 63: EXPAND CHIROPRACTIC SCOPE OF PRACTICE (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM63/
- HB 292: NM PRISON RAPE ELIMINATION ACT (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB292/
- HM 60: STUDY USE OF BUILDINGS AS GRID ASSET (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM60/
- HB 344: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB344/
- HB 336: USE OF FDA-APPROVED PSILOCYBIN (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB336/
- HB 325: CREATE RAILYARD CROSSING SAFETY FUND (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB325/
- HB 342: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB342/
- HM 49: "UNM DAY" (became law, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM49/
- HB 311: VIRTUAL POWER PLANT ACT (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB311/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $20.6K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 34% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DayHochmanVigil/status/2114527536726327776
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DayHochmanVigil/status/2114558292387352859
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/DayHochmanVigil/status/2105716393945522389
- 2026-09-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/DayHochmanVigil/status/2102837700718198895
- 2026-09-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/DayHochmanVigil/status/2099989917132841182
- 2026-09-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/DayHochmanVigil/status/2097791513858343274
- 2026-09-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/DayHochmanVigil/status/2094898791065526525
- 2026-08-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/DayHochmanVigil/status/2093129599647727929
- 2026-08-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/DayHochmanVigil/status/2085177484333715742
- 2026-07-31 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DayHochmanVigil/status/2083269743549767969

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nmlegis.gov/members/Legislator?SponCode=HHOCH
- Campaign site: https://www.anewdayfornm.com/
- X: https://x.com/DayHochmanVigil
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DayHochmanVigil
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dayhochmanvigil
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dayhochmanvigil/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/124f1c82-12f1-45ab-b21e-67cc4a529d18
