# Cindy Nava

Cindy Nava is a Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate for district 9.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Mexico Senate, district 9
- Serving since: 2025-01-01
- Current term: NM 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/631f715e-754c-4410-a967-1e5a928ae971

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/631f715e-754c-4410-a967-1e5a928ae971 (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

Nava sits at −1.15 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 95% of State Senate Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.15 (standard error 0.03), from 446 donors and 143 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 4.9% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NM 2025–26 session)

369 roll calls. Attendance 94.5% (New Mexico Senate 90.2%). Party unity 100% (93.1%). 2 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-02-19 · voted not voting · senate passage · HB 108 WATERSHED DISTRICT TAXES AND DIRECTORS · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB108/
- 2026-02-19 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · senate passage · HB 200 NEW HOMES FOR NEW MEXICO PROGRAM · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB200/
- 2026-02-19 · voted not voting · 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 49 bills: 49 reached committee, 24 passed one chamber, 22 passed both, 20 became law. Cosponsored 0. 49.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Mexico Senate 31.1%; rank 4 of 42).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 264: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (became law, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB264/
- HB 251: NEW HOMES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB251/
- SM 17: SEXUAL ASSAULT EXAM KIT TASK FORCE (became law, 2026-02-27) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SM17/
- HB 124: NEW AMERICANS DIVISION IN WSD (became law, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB124/
- HB 128: FIREFIGHTER OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE DISABLEMENT (became law, 2026-03-06) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB128/
- SM 14: ADDRESS FORCED STERILIZATION POLICY (became law, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SM14/
- SB 181: SUPPORT & TRAINING FOR VARIOUS ALERTS (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB181/
- HB 200: NEW HOMES FOR NEW MEXICO PROGRAM (became law, 2026-03-06) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB200/
- SB 136: UNLAWFUL USE OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB136/
- SB 107: STATEWIDE OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMMING (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB107/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $15.5K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 74% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nmlegis.gov/Members/Legislator?SponCode=SNACI
- Campaign site: https://www.cindynavafornewmexico.com/
- X: https://x.com/CindyNavaSpeaks
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cindyfornm/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cindynavaspeaks/?hl=en
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cindy-nava-77245b32

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/631f715e-754c-4410-a967-1e5a928ae971