# Pat Woods

Pat Woods is a Republican member of the New Mexico Senate for district 7.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New Mexico Senate, district 7
- Serving since: 2012-10-25
- Current term: NM 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/6a28626b-9919-4d77-9b62-44ad1d45215d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6a28626b-9919-4d77-9b62-44ad1d45215d (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

74% of Woods’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from New Mexico, in the bottom quarter of State Senate Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.48 (standard error 0.04), from 91 donors and 214 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 69% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NM 2025–26 session)

369 roll calls. Attendance 86% (New Mexico Senate 90.2%). Party unity 95.5% (93.1%). 14 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 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 not voting · senate passage · HB 332 CAPITAL OUTLAY REAUTHORIZATIONS · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB332/

## Legislation (NM 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 72 bills: 66 reached committee, 22 passed one chamber, 17 passed both, 14 became law. Cosponsored 0. 30.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Mexico Senate 31.1%; rank 23 of 42).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SM 26: UTILITIES IN REGIONAL TRANSMISSION ORGS. (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SM26/
- HB 267: WILDFIRE UTILITY MITIGATION & LIABILITY ACT (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB267/
- SB 298: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB298/
- SB 297: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB297/
- SB 299: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB299/
- SB 246: MASSAGE THERAPY PRACTICE CHANGES (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB246/
- SB 247: NM MEDICAL REVIEW COMMISSION REPORT (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB247/
- SB 186: NO USE OF SNAP FOR SOFT DRINKS & CANDY (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB186/
- SB 182: DYED DIESEL GRT DEDUCTION (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB182/
- SB 162: NONPROFIT AGREEMENTS WITH DEPT. OF DEFENSE (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB162/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $7,800 (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 74% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nmlegis.gov/members/Legislator?SponCode=SWOOD
- Campaign site: https://senatorpatwoods.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pat-woods-abb44b46

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6a28626b-9919-4d77-9b62-44ad1d45215d