# Nathan Small

Nathan Small is a Democratic member of the New Mexico House for district 36.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Mexico House, district 36
- Serving since: 2017-01-17
- Current term: NM 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/57440e55-06ad-4f1f-8aa5-3bdd31a805dd

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/57440e55-06ad-4f1f-8aa5-3bdd31a805dd (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

61% of the 36 bills Small sponsored got out of committee, the highest of 68 in the New Mexico House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.12 (standard error 0.02), from 936 donors and 277 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 5.1% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NM 2025–26 session)

475 roll calls. Attendance 91.7% (New Mexico House 91.4%). Party unity 100% (94.2%). 0 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 36 bills: 32 reached committee, 22 passed one chamber, 18 passed both, 14 became law. Cosponsored 0. 61.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Mexico House 34.2%; rank 1 of 68).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HM 62: STUDY TAX, RENTALS, INFRASTRUCTURE & FUNDING (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM62/
- HB 320: INDUSTRIAL CARBON REDUCTION ACT (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB320/
- HB 309: VALUATION OF ENERGY STORAGE PROPERTY (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB309/
- HB 353: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB353/
- HB 354: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB354/
- HB 271: OFFICE OF NATURAL RESOURCES TRUSTEE FUNDING (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB271/
- HB 272: CRIME OF DEED THEFT (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB272/
- HB 8: HIGHER ED. MAJOR PROJECTS FUND (became law, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB8/
- HM 16: NMSU PHYSICAL SCIENCE LAB, IN RECOGNITION (became law, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM16/
- HB 184: INVESTMENT OF CONSERVATION & LEGACY FUNDS (became law, 2026-03-06) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB184/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $182.4K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 65% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nmlegis.gov/members/Legislator?SponCode=HSMAL
- Campaign site: https://www.nathanpsmall.com/
- X: https://x.com/NathanLCNM
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NathanForNM
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nathanfornm
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-small-20685816

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/57440e55-06ad-4f1f-8aa5-3bdd31a805dd