# Craig Brandt

Craig Brandt is a Republican member of the New Mexico Senate for district 40.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New Mexico Senate, district 40
- Serving since: 2013-01-15
- Current term: NM 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/365e015d-5011-4126-8b07-0b0f90a949c7

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/365e015d-5011-4126-8b07-0b0f90a949c7 (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

The policy areas Brandt talks about and legislates on agree at 0.23 on a 0–1 scale, in the bottom 5% of State Senate Republicans.

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

525 classified statements: 525 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 | Brandt | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.8% | 2.3% | 151 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 1.1% | 9.5% | 283 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 18.5% | 37.3% | 292 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.6% | 2.3% | 240 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 1.5% | 15.4% | 318 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.2% | 1.3% | 162 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: International Affairs 75% (State Senate Republicans 1.7%); Armed Forces and National Security 13% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 13% (State Senate Republicans 5.0%); Agriculture and Food 7.2% (State Senate Republicans 6.2%); Health 5.1% (State Senate Republicans 9.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.47 (standard error 0.03), from 79 donors and 193 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 66% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NM 2025–26 session)

369 roll calls. Attendance 73% (New Mexico Senate 90.2%). Party unity 85% (93.1%). 23 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-02-19 · voted not voting · senate passage · HB 108 WATERSHED DISTRICT TAXES AND DIRECTORS · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB108/
- 2026-02-19 · voted not voting · senate passage · HJM 2 IPRA IMPLEMENTATION STUDY TASK FORCE · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HJM2/
- 2026-02-19 · voted not voting · senate passage · HB 256 DEFIBRILLATORS AT SCHOOL ATHLETIC EVENTS · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB256/
- 2026-02-19 · voted not voting · senate passage · HB 34 SCHOOL NURSE LICENSURE PROVISIONS · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB34/
- 2026-02-19 · voted not voting · senate passage · HB 43 DISABILITY & SURVIVOR PENSIONS CHANGES · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB43/
- 2026-02-19 · voted not voting · senate passage · HB 306 PROHIBIT CERTAIN HEALTH CARE FACILITY FEES · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB306/
- 2026-02-19 · voted not voting · senate passage · HB 200 NEW HOMES FOR NEW MEXICO PROGRAM · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB200/
- 2026-02-19 · voted not voting · senate passage · HB 158 PLANS ON USE OF CERTAIN FUNDS · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB158/
- 2026-02-19 · voted not voting · 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 36 bills: 36 reached committee, 10 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 7 became law. Cosponsored 0. 27.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Mexico Senate 31.1%; rank 27 of 42).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 175: MEDICAL MALPRACTICE PUNITIVE DAMAGES (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB175/
- SB 155: USE OF CERTAIN PROPER NAMES BY STATE (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB155/
- SB 102: "SEARCH & RESCUE DOG" DEFINITION (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB102/
- SB 63: ANIMAL WELFARE FUND SPAY & NEUTER SUBACCOUNT (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB63/
- SJR 2: LEGISLATIVE TERM LIMITS & SALARIES, CA (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SJR2/
- SM 2: PEDIATRIC PALLIATIVE CARE MEDICAID BENEFIT (became law, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SM2/
- SB 87: OPIOID ADDICTION PREVENTION (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB87/
- SB 95: PROHIBIT ANTISEMITIC DISCRIMINATION (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB95/
- SB 74: COCKFIGHTING PENALTIES (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB74/
- SB 44: NM TECH BOARD MONITORING NETWORK (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB44/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $5,850 (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 0% 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 · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Craig4NM/status/2113969562949714282
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Craig4NM/status/2113421695923179772
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/Craig4NM/status/2113069668013580646
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Craig4NM/status/2112719874883817551
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/Craig4NM/status/2111274598415413528
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/Craig4NM/status/2110931191033667867
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/Craig4NM/status/2110562920983859623
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/Craig4NM/status/2110565145445540142
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/Craig4NM/status/2110165712304255155
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/Craig4NM/status/2107828791250927984

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nmlegis.gov/members/Legislator?SponCode=SBRAN
- X: https://x.com/Craig4NM
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/craig.brandt.31
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigbrandtnm

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/365e015d-5011-4126-8b07-0b0f90a949c7