# Liz Stefanics

Liz Stefanics is a Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate for district 39.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Mexico Senate, district 39
- Serving since: 2017-01-17
- Current term: NM 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/1ed4e059-94c6-4404-b28e-0dc572112d03

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1ed4e059-94c6-4404-b28e-0dc572112d03 (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

Stefanics reported $1,350 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom 5% of State Senate Democrats (median $55.5K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.88 (standard error 0.02), from 703 donors and 215 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 20% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NM 2025–26 session)

369 roll calls. Attendance 86% (New Mexico Senate 90.2%). Party unity 98.5% (93.1%). 5 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 98 bills: 90 reached committee, 33 passed one chamber, 24 passed both, 22 became law. Cosponsored 0. 33.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Mexico Senate 31.1%; rank 14 of 42).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SM 31: PERA WORK GROUP (became law, 2026-02-27) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SM31/
- HB 292: NM PRISON RAPE ELIMINATION ACT (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB292/
- SM 25: STUDY NM DAHL HERITAGE SHEEP (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SM25/
- HB 306: PROHIBIT CERTAIN HEALTH CARE FACILITY FEES (became law, 2026-03-06) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB306/
- SB 288: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB288/
- SB 289: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB289/
- SB 257: NMED PRIORITIZE HAZARDOUS WASTE (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB257/
- SB 290: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB290/
- HB 294: CANNABIS PRODUCT PACKAGING REGULATIONS (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB294/
- SB 189: REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE COVERAGE (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB189/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $1,350 (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 96% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nmlegis.gov/members/Legislator?SponCode=SSTEF
- Campaign site: https://www.senatorlizstefanics.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorLizStefanics
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/liz-stefanics-140488151

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1ed4e059-94c6-4404-b28e-0dc572112d03