# Jeff Steinborn Jeff Steinborn is a Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate for district 36. - Party: Democrat - Seat: New Mexico Senate, district 36 - Serving since: 2017-01-17 - Current term: NM 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/601202fc-f916-4be1-ae20-8c437293817e Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/601202fc-f916-4be1-ae20-8c437293817e (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 Steinborn reported $1,795 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom 5% of State Senate Democrats (median $55.5K). ## What Steinborn says (NM 2025–26 session) 64 classified statements: 64 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Steinborn | State Senate Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 17.2% | 2.4% | 9 of 329 | | Policy criticism | 12.5% | 10.3% | 107 of 329 | | Policy discussion | 35.9% | 42.9% | 214 of 329 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 329 | | Credit claiming | 3.1% | 16.1% | 286 of 329 | | Extreme labels | 4.7% | 0.8% | 13 of 329 | Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 26% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Public Lands and Natural Resources 22% (State Senate Democrats 1.5%); Health 13% (State Senate Democrats 17%); International Affairs 13% (State Senate Democrats 1.0%); Environmental Protection 8.7% (State Senate Democrats 4.4%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.64 (standard error 0.03), from 385 donors and 233 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 51% of State Senate Democrats score lower. ## Votes (NM 2025–26 session) 369 roll calls. Attendance 97.5% (New Mexico Senate 90.2%). Party unity 91.1% (93.1%). 11 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 36 bills: 36 reached committee, 14 passed one chamber, 13 passed both, 11 became law. Cosponsored 0. 38.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Mexico Senate 31.1%; rank 11 of 42). Recent sponsored bills: - SM 27: IMPACT OF RADIATION EXPOSURE (became law, 2026-02-27) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SM27/ - SB 235: MICROGRID OVERSIGHT ACT (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB235/ - SB 159: GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION ENTITY COSTS (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB159/ - SB 157: USE OF PORTABLE SOLAR GENERATION DEVICES (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB157/ - SB 133: HEALTH EQUIPMENT GRT DEDUCTION (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB133/ - HB 164: LOBBYING ACTIVITY REPORTS (in committee, 2026-02-14) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB164/ - SB 66: ABANDONED URANIUM MINE CLEANUP (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB66/ - SB 33: RIGHT TO TRY INDIVIDUALIZED TREATMENTS ACT (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB33/ - SB 41: STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR CERTAIN SEX CRIMES (became law, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB41/ - SB 39: MICROGRID OVERSIGHT ACT (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB39/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $1,795 (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Recent statements Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only. - 2026-07-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jeff4nm/status/2074493170994512249 - 2026-06-05 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/jeff4nm/status/2062753802642710709 - 2026-04-30 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/jeff4nm/status/2049675366105817528 - 2026-02-25 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/jeff4nm/status/2026800250938376381 - 2025-12-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/jeff4nm/status/2004457886446162146 - 2025-12-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/jeff4nm/status/1995559481238061258 - 2025-11-12 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/jeff4nm/status/1988489616081686792 - 2025-11-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/jeff4nm/status/1986146237381550408 - 2025-10-09 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/jeff4nm/status/1976396629822550191 - 2025-09-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/jeff4nm/status/1969256709215461732 ## Links - Official site: https://www.nmlegis.gov/members/Legislator?SponCode=SSTEI - Campaign site: https://www.jeffsteinborn.com/ - X: https://x.com/jeff4nm - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jeff.steinborn.9 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steinbornjeff - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jeffsteinborn4409/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-steinborn-57879346 Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/601202fc-f916-4be1-ae20-8c437293817e