# Antoinette Sedillo Lopez

Antoinette Sedillo Lopez is a Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate for district 16.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Mexico Senate, district 16
- Serving since: 2019-01-14
- Current term: NM 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3dcac810-1d9b-4a4d-9e82-8b6e49eba735

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3dcac810-1d9b-4a4d-9e82-8b6e49eba735 (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

Lopez reported $2,525 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom 5% of State Senate Democrats (median $55.5K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.86 (standard error 0.01), from 1,701 donors and 219 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 22% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NM 2025–26 session)

369 roll calls. Attendance 92.1% (New Mexico Senate 90.2%). Party unity 96.2% (93.1%). 19 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 97 bills: 95 reached committee, 13 passed one chamber, 10 passed both, 10 became law. Cosponsored 0. 13.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Mexico Senate 31.1%; rank 39 of 42).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 312: SAFETY HELMETS AS NEGLIGENCE (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB312/
- HB 328: STATE FUNDS FOR CONCEALED ID LAW ENFORCEMENT (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB328/
- SB 302: CHILDREN'S CODE PROCEEDING FILING FEES (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB302/
- SB 300: CYFD COMPUTER HARDWARE & SOFTWARE (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB300/
- SB 303: USE OF FUNDS FOR CONCEALED ID LAW ENFORCEMENT (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB303/
- SB 280: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB280/
- SB 252: LIQUOR TAX CHANGES (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB252/
- SB 257: NMED PRIORITIZE HAZARDOUS WASTE (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB257/
- SB 313: CHILD CAR SEAT FASTENING AS NEGLIGENCE (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB313/
- SB 235: MICROGRID OVERSIGHT ACT (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB235/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $2,525 (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nmlegis.gov/members/Legislator?SponCode=SSEDI
- Campaign site: https://senatorsedillolopez.com/
- X: https://x.com/ASL4Justice4all
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NMStateSenatorAntoinetteSedilloLopezNMSD16
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/antoinette-sedillo-lopez-ab3a5014/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3dcac810-1d9b-4a4d-9e82-8b6e49eba735