# Natalie Figueroa

Natalie Figueroa is a Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate for district 18.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Mexico Senate, district 18
- Serving since: 2019-01-15
- Current term: NM 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/48969449-b004-4ca3-a72b-8508e95e0051

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/48969449-b004-4ca3-a72b-8508e95e0051 (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

Figueroa sits at −1.28 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 98% of State Senate Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.28 (standard error 0.02), from 741 donors and 250 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 2.1% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NM 2025–26 session)

369 roll calls. Attendance 97.0% (New Mexico Senate 90.2%). Party unity 97.4% (93.1%). 5 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 39 bills: 39 reached committee, 20 passed one chamber, 16 passed both, 16 became law. Cosponsored 0. 51.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Mexico Senate 31.1%; rank 3 of 42).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SM 31: PERA WORK GROUP (became law, 2026-02-27) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SM31/
- SM 32: FOSTER CARE STUDENTS TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SM32/
- HB 338: HEALTH PRACTITIONER GRT DEDUCTION SUNSET (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB338/
- HB 201: IPRA TASK FORCE FUNDING (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB201/
- SB 151: CORPORATE INCOME TAX CHANGES (became law, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB151/
- HB 120: LIMITING STUDENT RESTRAINT & SECLUSION (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB120/
- SM 7: REDISTRICTING TASK FORCE (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SM7/
- SJM 1: UNIFORM REDISTRICTING CRITERIA (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SJM1/
- SM 1: UNIFORM REDISTRICTING CRITERIA (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SM1/
- SJR 1: SCHOOL ELECTION TIMING, CA (became law, 2026-02-27) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SJR1/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $4,045 (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 69% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nmlegis.gov/Members/Legislator?SponCode=HFIGU
- Campaign site: https://nataliefornewmexico.org/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Natalie4NM
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nataliefigueroa3461
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalie-figueroa-150a0670/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/48969449-b004-4ca3-a72b-8508e95e0051