# Liz Thomson

Liz Thomson is a Democratic member of the New Mexico House for district 24.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Mexico House, district 24
- Serving since: 2017-01-17
- Current term: NM 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/13ad8eb1-a64f-4a08-8c68-a1488466128f

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/13ad8eb1-a64f-4a08-8c68-a1488466128f (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

Thomson sits at −1.19 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 97% of State House Democrats.

## What Thomson says (NM 2025–26 session)

1 classified statements: 1 post 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 | Thomson | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 39.2% | 757 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 100.0% | 14.4% | 1 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.19 (standard error 0.02), from 317 donors and 288 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 3.4% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NM 2025–26 session)

475 roll calls. Attendance 97.0% (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 nay · 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 75 bills: 67 reached committee, 33 passed one chamber, 15 passed both, 14 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 287: PERMANENT HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB287/
- HB 366: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB366/
- HB 365: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB365/
- HM 39: SEXUAL ASSAULT EXAMINATION KITS TASK FORCE (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM39/
- HB 137: STOCKING OF CERTAIN DRUGS IN PHARMACIES (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB137/
- HB 210: HEALTH INFO EXCHANGE INFO SHARING (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB210/
- HB 211: SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY LICENSE (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB211/
- HM 12: "BETTER HEARING & SPEECH MONTH" (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM12/
- HM 11: "NM SPEECH-LANGUAGE & HEARING ASSOC. DAY" (became law, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM11/
- HB 172: SAFE STAFFING ACT & NURSING HOMES (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB172/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $82.4K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 98% 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.

- 2025-01-09 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/lizthomsonnm/status/1877171858002379162

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nmlegis.gov/members/Legislator?SponCode=HTHOE
- Campaign site: https://www.lizthomsonfornm.com/about
- X: https://x.com/lizthomsonnm
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lizthomsonnm
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/liz-thomson-47a97a25

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/13ad8eb1-a64f-4a08-8c68-a1488466128f
