# Eleanor Chávez Eleanor Chávez is a Democratic member of the New Mexico House for district 26. - Party: Democrat - Seat: New Mexico House, district 26 - Serving since: 2023-01-01 - Current term: NM 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/19ad7971-bfe4-49e2-bc0f-c5416df1f241 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/19ad7971-bfe4-49e2-bc0f-c5416df1f241 (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 The policy areas Chávez talks about and legislates on agree at 0.12 on a 0–1 scale, in the bottom 5% of State House Democrats. ## What Chávez says (NM 2025–26 session) 273 classified statements: 273 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 | Chávez | State House Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 11.4% | 2.5% | 40 of 764 | | Policy criticism | 1.8% | 10.4% | 613 of 764 | | Policy discussion | 13.6% | 39.2% | 683 of 764 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 | | Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 764 | | Extreme labels | 1.8% | 1.0% | 131 of 764 | Most discussed policy areas: International Affairs 76% (State House Democrats 1.4%); Economics and Public Finance 11% (State House Democrats 11%); Immigration 8.1% (State House Democrats 4.3%); Taxation 8.1% (State House Democrats 3.6%); Crime and Law Enforcement 2.7% (State House Democrats 8.0%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −1.14 (standard error 0.03), from 318 donors and 229 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 4.7% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (NM 2025–26 session) 475 roll calls. Attendance 96.4% (New Mexico House 91.4%). Party unity 100% (94.2%). 8 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 not voting · 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 39 bills: 34 reached committee, 17 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 0. 43.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Mexico House 34.2%; rank 17 of 68). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 331: CRIMINAL RECORD EXPUNGEMENT CHANGES (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB331/ - HB 318: CAUSE OF ACTION FOR RIGHTS INFRINGEMENT (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB318/ - HB 328: STATE FUNDS FOR CONCEALED ID LAW ENFORCEMENT (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB328/ - HB 208: LAW ENFORCEMENT ID AND CONCEALING IDENTITY (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB208/ - HB 172: SAFE STAFFING ACT & NURSING HOMES (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB172/ - SB 57: CONCEALING IDENTITY OF A PEACE OFFICER (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB57/ - HB 9: IMMIGRANT SAFETY ACT (became law, 2026-02-07) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB9/ - HJR 4: CYFD COMMISSION, CA (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HJR4/ - HB 42: FROZEN FOOD FOR CERTAIN COMMUNITIES (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB42/ - HB 86: CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES COMMISSION (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB86/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $27.4K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 93% 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 · https://x.com/chaquewe7/status/2114565090213343246 - 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/chaquewe7/status/2113454708543414279 - 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/chaquewe7/status/2113454948537315437 - 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/chaquewe7/status/2113455377623003296 - 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/chaquewe7/status/2113455583143793073 - 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/chaquewe7/status/2113456230861807818 - 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/chaquewe7/status/2113064228231991697 - 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/chaquewe7/status/2113064581908344924 - 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/chaquewe7/status/2113064662535434437 - 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/chaquewe7/status/2112372144906903928 ## Links - Official site: https://www.nmlegis.gov/Members/Legislator?SponCode=HCHAL - Campaign site: https://www.eleanorchavez.com/ - X: https://x.com/chaquewe7 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eleanorchavez4rep26 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eleanorchavez - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eleanor-chavez-08378a12 Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/19ad7971-bfe4-49e2-bc0f-c5416df1f241