# Pat Roybal Caballero

Pat Roybal Caballero is a Democratic member of the New Mexico House for district 13.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Mexico House, district 13
- Serving since: 2013-01-15
- Current term: NM 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/20dc90cf-7805-4609-8631-45db1973cd5c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/20dc90cf-7805-4609-8631-45db1973cd5c (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

Caballero sits at −1.18 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 96% of State House Democrats.

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

15 classified statements: 15 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 | Caballero | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 20.0% | 2.5% | 9 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 13.3% | 39.2% | 685 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 6.7% | 1.0% | 23 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 50% (State House Democrats 15%); Government Operations and Politics 50% (State House Democrats 15%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Democrats 9.8%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.18 (standard error 0.03), from 202 donors and 247 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 3.7% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NM 2025–26 session)

475 roll calls. Attendance 83% (New Mexico House 91.4%). Party unity 98.7% (94.2%). 11 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 not voting · 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 92 bills: 87 reached committee, 34 passed one chamber, 22 passed both, 18 became law. Cosponsored 0. 37.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Mexico House 34.2%; rank 34 of 68).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HM 57: BILINGUAL EDUCATOR CREDENTIALING (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM57/
- HB 369: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB369/
- HB 305: STUDY PUBLICLY OWNED ELECTRIC UTILITY (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB305/
- HB 370: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB370/
- HB 256: DEFIBRILLATORS AT SCHOOL ATHLETIC EVENTS (became law, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB256/
- HB 270: CONTRIBUTIONS TO APPRENTICE & TRAINING PGMS. (became law, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB270/
- HB 295: ACCESSIBILITY ACT (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB295/
- HM 41: STUDY PUBLICLY OWNED UTILITY (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM41/
- SB 235: MICROGRID OVERSIGHT ACT (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB235/
- HM 32: ADDRESS FORCED STERILIZATION POLICY (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM32/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $43.9K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 95% 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.

- 2026-03-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/proybalcaballer/status/2036817831405441504
- 2026-01-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/proybalcaballer/status/2011078991889989908
- 2025-09-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/proybalcaballer/status/1969822018922234165
- 2025-09-15 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/proybalcaballer/status/1967642258611769580
- 2025-08-08 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/proybalcaballer/status/1953610089958687099
- 2025-06-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/proybalcaballer/status/1933885747334881624
- 2025-06-14 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/proybalcaballer/status/1933887994823393494
- 2025-05-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/proybalcaballer/status/1924132566321279202
- 2025-05-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/proybalcaballer/status/1921696525836521951
- 2025-03-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/proybalcaballer/status/1905476572586573833

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nmlegis.gov/members/Legislator?SponCode=HROYB
- Campaign site: https://www.patricia4nm.com/
- X: https://x.com/proybalcaballer
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/patricia4nm
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adelante_con_patricia
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@patriciaroybalcaballero4656
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patricia-roybal-caballero-2007b135

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/20dc90cf-7805-4609-8631-45db1973cd5c
