# Bobby Gonzales

Bobby Gonzales is a Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate for district 6.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Mexico Senate, district 6
- Serving since: 2019-12-20
- Current term: NM 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/5e9a828c-3dfb-4f88-8dfe-f8fccf11ef78

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5e9a828c-3dfb-4f88-8dfe-f8fccf11ef78 (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

Gonzales missed 16% of 369 roll calls, attendance in the bottom quarter of the New Mexico Senate (average 90.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.47 (standard error 0.04), from 33 donors and 215 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 76% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NM 2025–26 session)

369 roll calls. Attendance 84% (New Mexico Senate 90.2%). Party unity 95.6% (93.1%). 4 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 54 bills: 54 reached committee, 12 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 8 became law. Cosponsored 0. 22.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Mexico Senate 31.1%; rank 33 of 42).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 325: CREATE RAILYARD CROSSING SAFETY FUND (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB325/
- SB 309: LOTTERY DEPOSITS INTO TUITION FUND (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB309/
- SB 241: CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ACT (became law, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB241/
- SB 218: LOS ALAMOS EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB218/
- SB 172: TECHNOLOGY READINESS GRT CREDIT (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB172/
- SB 171: NORTHERN NM STATE SCHOOL DOCUMENTARY (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB171/
- SM 11: IMPORTANCE OF WATER TO TAOS (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SM11/
- HB 186: TAX CREDIT FOR CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB186/
- SB 115: FRANCHISE TERMINATION CHANGES (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB115/
- SB 19: SCHOOL FINANCE UNIT VALUE RESET (became law, 2026-02-02) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB19/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $12.3K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nmlegis.gov/members/Legislator?SponCode=SGONZ

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5e9a828c-3dfb-4f88-8dfe-f8fccf11ef78