# Chris Chandler

Chris Chandler is a Democratic member of the New Mexico House for district 43.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Mexico House, district 43
- Serving since: 2019-01-15
- Current term: NM 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/6ecab682-9ccf-4777-940d-afa418b601b8

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6ecab682-9ccf-4777-940d-afa418b601b8 (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

Chandler sits at −0.89 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 83% of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.89 (standard error 0.03), from 325 donors and 264 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 17% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NM 2025–26 session)

475 roll calls. Attendance 91.1% (New Mexico House 91.4%). Party unity 98.8% (94.2%). 10 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · house passage · HM 17 TV & FILM INDUSTRY TASK FORCE · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM17/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · house passage · SB 273 PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB273/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · house passage · HM 54 MOBILE HOME PARKS UTILITIES PRC WORKING GROUP · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM54/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · house passage · HM 16 NMSU PHYSICAL SCIENCE LAB, IN RECOGNITION · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM16/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · house passage · HM 21 "NEW MEXICO FOOD & FARMS DAY" · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM21/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · house passage · HM 30 PUBLIC EDUCATION GOVERNANCE STUDY · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM30/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · house passage · HM 47 STUDY TEACHER WORKLOADS · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM47/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · house passage · HM 14 "NEW MEXICO TRIO PROGRAMS DAY" · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM14/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · house passage · HM 35 PEDIATRIC PALLIATIVE & CONCURRENT CARE · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM35/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · house passage · HM 31 HOME HEALTH SERVICE DISTANCE LIMITATIONS · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM31/

## Legislation (NM 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 43 bills: 38 reached committee, 17 passed one chamber, 15 passed both, 15 became law. Cosponsored 0. 39.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Mexico House 34.2%; rank 27 of 68).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 367: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB367/
- HB 368: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB368/
- HB 279: HEALTHCARE PRIVACY & SAFETY PROTECTIONS (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB279/
- HM 29: CONDEMNING INVASION OF VENEZUELA (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM29/
- HM 13: 10-YEAR CRIMINAL JUSTICE PLAN (became law, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM13/
- HB 171: WILDFIRE FUND ACT (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB171/
- SB 154: INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR WILDFIRE & FLOODS (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB154/
- SB 53: COMMUNITY & HEALTH INFO SAFETY & PRIVACY ACT (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB53/
- SB 40: DRIVER PRIVACY AND SAFETY ACT (became law, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB40/
- HB 99: MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CHANGES (became law, 2026-03-06) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB99/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $26.8K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 98% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nmlegis.gov/members/Legislator?SponCode=HCHAN
- Campaign site: https://christine4statehouse.com/
- X: https://x.com/Christine4nm
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Christine4NM
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chrsitine4nm
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfJsAcQbA02PTqGqjUjzbBA
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christine-chandler-b567865a

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6ecab682-9ccf-4777-940d-afa418b601b8