# Harold Pope

Harold Pope is a Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate for district 23.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Mexico Senate, district 23
- Serving since: 2021-01-19
- Current term: NM 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/713e2881-4ecb-4d66-9bd3-6422c898df91

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/713e2881-4ecb-4d66-9bd3-6422c898df91 (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 Pope talks about and legislates on agree at 0.34 on a 0–1 scale, in the bottom 5% of State Senate Democrats.

## What Pope says (NM 2025–26 session)

103 classified statements: 103 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 | Pope | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 17.5% | 2.4% | 7 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 4.9% | 10.3% | 205 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 25.2% | 42.9% | 262 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 5.8% | 16.1% | 253 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 2.9% | 0.8% | 34 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 35% (State Senate Democrats 3.5%); Health 19% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Economics and Public Finance 15% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Energy 15% (State Senate Democrats 4.1%); Education 12% (State Senate Democrats 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.69 (standard error 0.02), from 1,253 donors and 182 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 43% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NM 2025–26 session)

369 roll calls. Attendance 93.7% (New Mexico Senate 90.2%). Party unity 94.8% (93.1%). 17 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 69 bills: 69 reached committee, 10 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 8 became law. Cosponsored 0. 14.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Mexico Senate 31.1%; rank 38 of 42).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SM 28: STUDY GUN VIOLENCE (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SM28/
- SM 27: IMPACT OF RADIATION EXPOSURE (became law, 2026-02-27) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SM27/
- SM 20: STATEWIDE YOUTH VIOLENCE SUMMIT (became law, 2026-02-27) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SM20/
- HB 285: DISABLED VETERAN PROPERTY TAX CHANGES (became law, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB285/
- HM 41: STUDY PUBLICLY OWNED UTILITY (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM41/
- SB 22: MOTOR VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS AS DEALERS (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB22/
- SB 191: SEIZURE SAFE SCHOOLS ACT (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB191/
- SB 184: CHILDREN'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DIVISION (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB184/
- SM 10: STUDY LOW-INCOME HOUSE SOLAR DEVICES (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SM10/
- SB 158: PED MICRO-CREDENTIALING PILOT PROJECT (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB158/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $10.5K (State Senate Democrats median $16.2K). 98% 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.

- 2026-03-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/nm_pope/status/2032954446557360351
- 2026-03-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/nm_pope/status/2031859445815476316
- 2026-03-10 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/nm_pope/status/2031210324138012946
- 2026-03-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/nm_pope/status/2030831962664190377
- 2026-03-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/nm_pope/status/2030716479310885315
- 2026-01-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/nm_pope/status/2009377874696888677
- 2025-12-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/nm_pope/status/2004319075166835107
- 2025-12-18 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/nm_pope/status/2001484792626598384
- 2025-12-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/nm_pope/status/2001702749982060809
- 2025-11-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/nm_pope/status/1992833508524605783

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nmlegis.gov/members/Legislator?SponCode=SPOPE
- Campaign site: https://www.popefornm.com/
- X: https://x.com/nm_pope
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/popefornm/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/popefornm
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harold-pope-jr-53351321

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/713e2881-4ecb-4d66-9bd3-6422c898df91