# Benny Shendo

Benny Shendo is a Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate for district 22.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Mexico Senate, district 22
- Serving since: 2013-01-15
- Current term: NM 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/145aba4a-89ba-4c17-b1ec-2f4b568f5048

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/145aba4a-89ba-4c17-b1ec-2f4b568f5048 (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

75% of the 16 bills Shendo sponsored got out of committee, the highest of 42 in the New Mexico Senate.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.39 (standard error 0.05), from 18 donors and 222 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 84% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NM 2025–26 session)

369 roll calls. Attendance 89% (New Mexico Senate 90.2%). Party unity 92.2% (93.1%). 7 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · senate passage · HB 108 WATERSHED DISTRICT TAXES AND DIRECTORS · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB108/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · senate passage · HJM 2 IPRA IMPLEMENTATION STUDY TASK FORCE · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HJM2/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · senate passage · HB 256 DEFIBRILLATORS AT SCHOOL ATHLETIC EVENTS · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB256/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · senate passage · HB 34 SCHOOL NURSE LICENSURE PROVISIONS · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB34/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · senate passage · HB 43 DISABILITY & SURVIVOR PENSIONS CHANGES · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB43/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · senate passage · HB 306 PROHIBIT CERTAIN HEALTH CARE FACILITY FEES · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB306/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · senate passage · HB 200 NEW HOMES FOR NEW MEXICO PROGRAM · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB200/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · senate passage · HB 158 PLANS ON USE OF CERTAIN FUNDS · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB158/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · senate passage · HB 38 WHEELCHAIR INSURANCE COVERAGE · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB38/
- 2026-02-18 · voted yea · senate passage · HB 332 CAPITAL OUTLAY REAUTHORIZATIONS · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB332/

## Legislation (NM 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 16 bills: 16 reached committee, 12 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 0. 75.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Mexico Senate 31.1%; rank 1 of 42).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SM 27: IMPACT OF RADIATION EXPOSURE (became law, 2026-02-27) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SM27/
- SB 260: WORKFORCE EDUCATION TAX CREDIT (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB260/
- SB 240: CAPITAL OUTLAY PROJECTS (became law, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB240/
- SB 19: SCHOOL FINANCE UNIT VALUE RESET (became law, 2026-02-02) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB19/
- SB 66: ABANDONED URANIUM MINE CLEANUP (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB66/
- SB 2: STATE HIGHWAY PROJECT BONDS (became law, 2026-02-07) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB2/
- SB 1: GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS (passed both chambers, 2025-11-10) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2025S2/SB1/
- SJR 15: APPOINTED STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, CA (passed one chamber, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2025/SJR15/
- SB 425: CAPITAL OUTLAY REAUTHORIZATIONS (became law, 2025-04-11) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2025/SB425/
- SB 260: CLEANUP OF CONTAMINATED SITES (in committee, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2025/SB260/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $11.5K (State Senate Democrats median $16.2K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nmlegis.gov/members/Legislator?SponCode=SSHEN
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BennyShendoforNMSenate

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/145aba4a-89ba-4c17-b1ec-2f4b568f5048