# Jim Townsend Jim Townsend is a Republican member of the New Mexico Senate for district 34. - Party: Republican - Seat: New Mexico Senate, district 34 - Serving since: 2015-01-20 - Current term: NM 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/667a8a3c-dbe9-4aba-b768-e90be503df88 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/667a8a3c-dbe9-4aba-b768-e90be503df88 (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 The policy areas Townsend talks about and legislates on agree at 0.31 on a 0–1 scale, in the bottom tenth of State Senate Republicans. ## What Townsend says (NM 2025–26 session) 135 classified statements: 135 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Townsend | State Senate Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 5.2% | 2.3% | 60 of 354 | | Policy criticism | 32.6% | 9.5% | 12 of 354 | | Policy discussion | 48.1% | 37.3% | 107 of 354 | | Bipartisanship | 3.7% | 2.3% | 77 of 354 | | Credit claiming | 1.5% | 15.4% | 319 of 354 | | Extreme labels | 2.2% | 1.3% | 63 of 354 | Most discussed policy areas: Energy 29% (State Senate Republicans 5.8%); Economics and Public Finance 23% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Health 14% (State Senate Republicans 9.1%); Education 12% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Immigration 11% (State Senate Republicans 4.1%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.63 (standard error 0.03), from 164 donors and 236 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 86% of State Senate Republicans score lower. ## Votes (NM 2025–26 session) 369 roll calls. Attendance 92.6% (New Mexico Senate 90.2%). Party unity 92.4% (93.1%). 18 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 not voting · 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 nay · 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 nay · senate passage · HB 332 CAPITAL OUTLAY REAUTHORIZATIONS · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB332/ ## Legislation (NM 2025–26 session) Sponsored 30 bills: 30 reached committee, 7 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 0. 23.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Mexico Senate 31.1%; rank 30 of 42). Recent sponsored bills: - SB 273: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (became law, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB273/ - SJM 4: ADVANCE ELECTION FOR FEDERAL TAX PROGRAM (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SJM4/ - SB 221: CRIME OF MISAPPROPRIATION OF OIL & GAS EQUIP. (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB221/ - SJM 2: RESPONSIBILITY FOR FEDERAL ED. PROGRAMS (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SJM2/ - SM 11: IMPORTANCE OF WATER TO TAOS (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SM11/ - SB 137: SNAP ELIGIBILITY BASED ON TANF ELIGIBILITY (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB137/ - SM 6: NAME ROSWELL BYPASS FOR NANCY LOPEZ (became law, 2026-02-14) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SM6/ - HB 111: WATER LAW VIOLATION MAXIMUM PENALTY (became law, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB111/ - SR 2: CHANGE & REPEAL VARIOUS SENATE RULES (in committee, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2025/SR2/ - SB 519: OIL & GAS RECLAMATION FUND CHANGES (in committee, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2025/SB519/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $4,300 (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 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. - 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/rep54townsend/status/2112960851850506550 - 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/rep54townsend/status/2112612957444362645 - 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/rep54townsend/status/2110577523356848389 - 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/rep54townsend/status/2107089309761495505 - 2026-09-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/rep54townsend/status/2103663506939871695 - 2026-09-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/rep54townsend/status/2099917731613261988 - 2026-09-15 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/rep54townsend/status/2099919639698629044 - 2026-09-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/rep54townsend/status/2098618540375036172 - 2026-09-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/rep54townsend/status/2098157093165404351 - 2026-08-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/rep54townsend/status/2091214192997212499 ## Links - Official site: https://www.nmlegis.gov/members/Legislator?SponCode=HTOWJ - Campaign site: https://jimtownsend.org/ - X: https://x.com/rep54townsend - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jimandpaula.townsend - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-townsend-5897b633 Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/667a8a3c-dbe9-4aba-b768-e90be503df88