# Rebecca Dow Rebecca Dow is a Republican member of the New Mexico House for district 38. - Party: Republican - Seat: New Mexico House, district 38 - Serving since: 2025-01-01 - Current term: NM 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/2904a9a3-7e21-4c6f-b40a-e79288ca1b49 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2904a9a3-7e21-4c6f-b40a-e79288ca1b49 (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 21% of Dow’s statements criticize a policy, 2.2 times the State House Republican average of 9.3%. ## What Dow says (NM 2025–26 session) 736 classified statements: 736 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Dow | State House Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 1.1% | 2.9% | 388 of 791 | | Policy criticism | 20.5% | 9.3% | 103 of 791 | | Policy discussion | 40.1% | 31.9% | 261 of 791 | | Bipartisanship | 2.9% | 1.8% | 181 of 791 | | Credit claiming | 2.9% | 12.7% | 637 of 791 | | Extreme labels | 2.0% | 1.4% | 192 of 791 | Most discussed policy areas: Education 23% (State House Republicans 15%); Crime and Law Enforcement 17% (State House Republicans 11%); Health 16% (State House Republicans 10%); Families 14% (State House Republicans 3.6%); Economics and Public Finance 9.5% (State House Republicans 12%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.44 (standard error 0.02), from 3,624 donors and 227 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 65% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (NM 2025–26 session) 475 roll calls. Attendance 87% (New Mexico House 91.4%). Party unity 86% (94.2%). 21 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-02-19 · voted not voting · house passage · HM 17 TV & FILM INDUSTRY TASK FORCE · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM17/ - 2026-02-19 · voted yea · house passage · SB 273 PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB273/ - 2026-02-19 · voted not voting · house passage · HM 54 MOBILE HOME PARKS UTILITIES PRC WORKING GROUP · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM54/ - 2026-02-19 · voted not voting · house passage · HM 16 NMSU PHYSICAL SCIENCE LAB, IN RECOGNITION · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM16/ - 2026-02-19 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · house passage · HM 47 STUDY TEACHER WORKLOADS · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM47/ - 2026-02-19 · voted not voting · house passage · HM 14 "NEW MEXICO TRIO PROGRAMS DAY" · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM14/ - 2026-02-19 · voted not voting · house passage · HM 35 PEDIATRIC PALLIATIVE & CONCURRENT CARE · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM35/ - 2026-02-19 · voted not voting · house passage · HM 31 HOME HEALTH SERVICE DISTANCE LIMITATIONS · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM31/ ## Legislation (NM 2025–26 session) Sponsored 121 bills: 109 reached committee, 29 passed one chamber, 19 passed both, 14 became law. Cosponsored 0. 24.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Mexico House 34.2%; rank 53 of 68). Recent sponsored bills: - HM 59: STUDY FAIR FOSTER PARENT COMPENSATION (became law, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM59/ - HM 55: RADIATION EXPOSURE & COMPENSATION (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM55/ - HB 324: SCHOOL DISTRICT FIREARM SAFETY TRAINING (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB324/ - HB 307: ADVERTISEMENT FOR CERTAIN LEGAL MONEY AMOUNTS (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB307/ - HB 308: SUBSTITUTE CARE ADVISORY COUNCIL CHANGES (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB308/ - SB 220: PERSONAL CARE SERVICE MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB220/ - HB 293: ECECD INVESTIGATION TEAM (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB293/ - HB 301: JUDICIAL BRANCH INFO TECH PROJECTS (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB301/ - HM 37: RENEWABLE ENERGY FACILITIES DECOMMISSION COST (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM37/ - HB 281: FINANCIAL ASSURANCE FOR SOLAR & WIND (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB281/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $165.1K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 86% 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. - 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/dowfornm/status/2113968333913805124 - 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/dowfornm/status/2112983268199198807 - 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/dowfornm/status/2109776876072038873 - 2026-10-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/dowfornm/status/2109351041053724955 - 2026-10-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/dowfornm/status/2108527253680422952 - 2026-10-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/dowfornm/status/2108172057301369285 - 2026-09-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/dowfornm/status/2103637490708205677 - 2026-09-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/dowfornm/status/2103712440890609832 - 2026-09-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/dowfornm/status/2100926758212227337 - 2026-09-16 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/dowfornm/status/2100141904235253978 ## Links - Official site: https://www.nmlegis.gov/Members/Legislator?SponCode=HDOWR - Campaign site: https://www.dowforhouse.com/ - X: https://x.com/dowfornm - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dowfornm/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2904a9a3-7e21-4c6f-b40a-e79288ca1b49