# Bill Soules Bill Soules is a Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate for district 37. - Party: Democrat - Seat: New Mexico Senate, district 37 - Serving since: 2013-01-15 - Current term: NM 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/33aa9a6b-b106-4216-8ea5-82d85cd2250a Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/33aa9a6b-b106-4216-8ea5-82d85cd2250a (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 Soules sits at −0.95 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 86% of State Senate Democrats. ## What Soules says (NM 2025–26 session) 1 classified statements: 1 post 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 | Soules | State Senate Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 249 of 330 | | Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.3% | 304 of 330 | | Policy discussion | 0.0% | 42.9% | 328 of 330 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 330 | | Credit claiming | 0.0% | 16.1% | 322 of 330 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 330 | ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.95 (standard error 0.03), from 255 donors and 230 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 14% of State Senate Democrats score lower. ## Votes (NM 2025–26 session) 369 roll calls. Attendance 94.5% (New Mexico Senate 90.2%). Party unity 93.5% (93.1%). 14 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 34 bills: 28 reached committee, 11 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 7 became law. Cosponsored 0. 32.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Mexico Senate 31.1%; rank 17 of 42). Recent sponsored bills: - SB 286: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB286/ - SB 287: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB287/ - SB 285: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB285/ - SB 222: PHYSICIAN RESIDENCY PROGRAMS (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB222/ - SB 204: FUNDING FOR TERMINATED RESEARCH PROJECTS (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB204/ - HB 253: PUBLIC EDUCATION CHANGES (became law, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB253/ - SB 185: INCREASE GASOLINE TAX (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB185/ - SJR 3: APPOINTED STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, CA (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SJR3/ - SB 19: SCHOOL FINANCE UNIT VALUE RESET (became law, 2026-02-02) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB19/ - SB 70: UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME PILOT PROJECT (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB70/ ## Campaign money (2024 cycle) Itemized receipts $6,981 (State Senate Democrats median $16.2K). 91% 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. - 2025-01-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorSoules/status/1881390805031772613 ## Links - Official site: https://www.nmlegis.gov/members/Legislator?SponCode=SSOUL - Campaign site: https://billsoules.com/ - X: https://x.com/SenatorSoules - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Soules4Senate37 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-soules-76792b7a/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/33aa9a6b-b106-4216-8ea5-82d85cd2250a