# Moe Maestas Moe Maestas is a Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate for district 26. - Party: Democrat - Seat: New Mexico Senate, district 26 - Serving since: 2022-11-16 - Current term: NM 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/2913173a-2bfe-4474-8bdc-d145f868c4de Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2913173a-2bfe-4474-8bdc-d145f868c4de (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 77% of Maestas’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from New Mexico, in the bottom quarter of State Senate Democrats. ## What Maestas says (NM 2025–26 session) 93 classified statements: 93 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Maestas | State Senate Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 | | Policy criticism | 1.1% | 10.3% | 270 of 329 | | Policy discussion | 7.5% | 42.9% | 316 of 329 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 329 | | Credit claiming | 4.3% | 16.1% | 270 of 329 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 | Most discussed policy areas: Education 29% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Housing and Community Development 29% (State Senate Democrats 6.7%); Transportation and Public Works 29% (State Senate Democrats 5.4%); Economics and Public Finance 14% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Health 14% (State Senate Democrats 17%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.46 (standard error 0.02), from 354 donors and 244 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 77% of State Senate Democrats score lower. ## Votes (NM 2025–26 session) 369 roll calls. Attendance 95.9% (New Mexico Senate 90.2%). Party unity 92.5% (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 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 63 bills: 62 reached committee, 13 passed one chamber, 6 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 0. 20.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Mexico Senate 31.1%; rank 36 of 42). Recent sponsored bills: - SB 23: EXCEPTIONS TO STUDENT USE OF PHONES (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB23/ - SB 250: IGNITION INTERLOCK FOR REVOKED LICENSE (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB250/ - SB 251: HORSE RACING PROGRAM TRAINING & OWNERSHIP (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB251/ - SB 221: CRIME OF MISAPPROPRIATION OF OIL & GAS EQUIP. (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB221/ - SB 243: NMSU STUDENT ACTIVITIES (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB243/ - SB 244: UNM STUDENT ATHLETES FUNDING (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB244/ - HB 252: TRANSFER ATHLETIC COMMISSION AUTHORITY (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB252/ - SM 13: STUDY RESTRUCTURING LAS VEGAS LAND GRANT (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SM13/ - SB 160: INCREASE ALTERATION OF FIREARM CRIME SENTENCE (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB160/ - SB 167: CRIME OF DEADLY WEAPON ON SCHOOL PREMISES (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB167/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $25.8K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 77% 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/MoeMaestasNM/status/2114546101034655860 - 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/MoeMaestasNM/status/2114575098531500161 - 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/MoeMaestasNM/status/2114208707945152679 - 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/MoeMaestasNM/status/2114246697765474518 - 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/MoeMaestasNM/status/2114246883954528515 - 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/MoeMaestasNM/status/2114352792118984932 - 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/MoeMaestasNM/status/2114397330149626137 - 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/MoeMaestasNM/status/2114426641711571147 - 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/MoeMaestasNM/status/2113012928127627276 - 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/MoeMaestasNM/status/2112020512633483734 ## Links - Official site: https://www.nmlegis.gov/members/Legislator?SponCode=SMAEM - X: https://x.com/MoeMaestasNM - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repmoe - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moemaestasnm - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/antonio-moe%E2%80%8B-maestas-1262466 Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2913173a-2bfe-4474-8bdc-d145f868c4de