# Crystal Brantley Crystal Brantley is a Republican member of the New Mexico Senate for district 35. - Party: Republican - Seat: New Mexico Senate, district 35 - Serving since: 2021-01-19 - Current term: NM 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/1ed6a003-54c1-4da3-b297-0cec8ddf4882 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1ed6a003-54c1-4da3-b297-0cec8ddf4882 (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 70% of Brantley’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from New Mexico, in the bottom quarter of State Senate Republicans. ## What Brantley says (NM 2025–26 session) 65 classified statements: 65 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Brantley | State Senate Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 3.1% | 2.3% | 95 of 354 | | Policy criticism | 26.2% | 9.5% | 27 of 354 | | Policy discussion | 46.2% | 37.3% | 115 of 354 | | Bipartisanship | 4.6% | 2.3% | 53 of 354 | | Credit claiming | 16.9% | 15.4% | 141 of 354 | | Extreme labels | 1.5% | 1.3% | 90 of 354 | Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 40% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Agriculture and Food 23% (State Senate Republicans 6.2%); Education 17% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Families 13% (State Senate Republicans 4.2%); Immigration 13% (State Senate Republicans 4.1%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.42 (standard error 0.03), from 544 donors and 173 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 59% of State Senate Republicans score lower. ## Votes (NM 2025–26 session) 369 roll calls. Attendance 92.6% (New Mexico Senate 90.2%). Party unity 87% (93.1%). 13 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 nay · 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 nay · senate passage · HB 332 CAPITAL OUTLAY REAUTHORIZATIONS · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB332/ ## Legislation (NM 2025–26 session) Sponsored 54 bills: 53 reached committee, 14 passed one chamber, 10 passed both, 8 became law. Cosponsored 0. 25.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Mexico Senate 31.1%; rank 28 of 42). Recent sponsored bills: - SB 259: CREATE NEW THREATS AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB259/ - SB 23: EXCEPTIONS TO STUDENT USE OF PHONES (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB23/ - SJM 3: DESIGNATE HIGHWAY MEMORIAL CORRIDORS (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SJM3/ - SB 232: DETERMINE COMPETENCY OF A CHILD (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB232/ - SB 237: CYFD CRITICAL INCIDENT INVESTIGATION TEAM (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB237/ - HB 299: HIGHWAY 180 ROAD PROJECT (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB299/ - SB 236: CYFD ABUSE & NEGLECT CASE TORT CLAIMS (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB236/ - SB 245: INDECENT EXPOSURE TO CHILD OUT OF PUBLIC VIEW (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB245/ - SB 190: GILA REGIONAL CANCER CENTER BONDS (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB190/ - HB 217: WESTERN NM UNIVERSITY DIGITIZATION FUNDING (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB217/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $18.6K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 70% 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. - 2026-08-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/CrystalRDiamond/status/2093348904800854473 - 2026-07-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/CrystalRDiamond/status/2074537835861012939 - 2026-07-02 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/CrystalRDiamond/status/2072689998160388345 - 2026-06-29 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/CrystalRDiamond/status/2071634978056859781 - 2026-06-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/CrystalRDiamond/status/2067656450944688629 - 2026-06-17 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/CrystalRDiamond/status/2067038497224159355 - 2026-06-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/CrystalRDiamond/status/2065254971361132964 - 2026-06-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/CrystalRDiamond/status/2064507019391115307 - 2026-06-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/CrystalRDiamond/status/2064371305772941447 - 2026-05-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/CrystalRDiamond/status/2057117505488134425 ## Links - Official site: https://nmlegis.gov/Members/Legislator?SponCode=SDIAM - Campaign site: https://www.diamondfornm.com/ - X: https://x.com/CrystalRDiamond - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CrystalDiamondNM/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/crystal-diamond-8820b2237 Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1ed6a003-54c1-4da3-b297-0cec8ddf4882