# Linda Serrato

Linda Serrato is a Democratic member of the New Mexico House for district 45.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Mexico House, district 45
- Serving since: 2020-10-17
- Current term: NM 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/570bb94a-0500-44de-8983-ca259e0d4a60

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/570bb94a-0500-44de-8983-ca259e0d4a60 (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

36% of Serrato’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from New Mexico, in the bottom tenth of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.90 (standard error 0.03), from 308 donors and 214 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 16% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NM 2025–26 session)

475 roll calls. Attendance 91.3% (New Mexico House 91.4%). Party unity 97.6% (94.2%). 4 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · house passage · HM 17 TV & FILM INDUSTRY TASK FORCE · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM17/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · house passage · SB 273 PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB273/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · house passage · HM 54 MOBILE HOME PARKS UTILITIES PRC WORKING GROUP · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM54/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · house passage · HM 16 NMSU PHYSICAL SCIENCE LAB, IN RECOGNITION · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM16/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · house passage · HM 21 "NEW MEXICO FOOD & FARMS DAY" · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM21/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · house passage · HM 30 PUBLIC EDUCATION GOVERNANCE STUDY · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM30/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · house passage · HM 47 STUDY TEACHER WORKLOADS · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM47/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · house passage · HM 14 "NEW MEXICO TRIO PROGRAMS DAY" · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM14/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · house passage · HM 35 PEDIATRIC PALLIATIVE & CONCURRENT CARE · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM35/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · house passage · HM 31 HOME HEALTH SERVICE DISTANCE LIMITATIONS · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM31/

## Legislation (NM 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 41 bills: 34 reached committee, 16 passed one chamber, 10 passed both, 10 became law. Cosponsored 0. 39.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Mexico House 34.2%; rank 29 of 68).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 371: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB371/
- HB 372: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB372/
- HB 330: AI ETHICS AS SCHOOL SCIENCE ELECTIVE (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB330/
- HM 33: STUDY PARENTING STUDENTS IN NM HIGHER ED (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM33/
- HB 269: CHILDCARE PROGRAM USE OF FUNDS (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB269/
- HB 276: NM WINEMAKING INDUSTRY (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB276/
- HB 166: LIMIT RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN FENCES (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB166/
- HB 268: LAND GRANT & ACEQUIA MUSEUM (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB268/
- HM 24: STUDY RESTRUCTURING LAS VEGAS LAND GRANT (became law, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM24/
- HB 214: CONSUMER INFORMATION AND DATA PROTECTION ACT (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB214/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $18.6K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 36% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nmlegis.gov/members/Legislator?SponCode=HSERR
- Campaign site: https://lindafornm.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lindafornm/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/linda4newmexico
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindaserratoybarra

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/570bb94a-0500-44de-8983-ca259e0d4a60