# Josh Hernandez

Josh Hernandez is a Republican member of the New Mexico House for district 60.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New Mexico House, district 60
- Serving since: 2021-01-19
- Current term: NM 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/71b8feb5-0bbd-45bd-9b25-c6dc7642962b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/71b8feb5-0bbd-45bd-9b25-c6dc7642962b (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

Hernandez voted against the majority of New Mexico House Republicans 37 times; party unity 59%, the lowest of 66 in the New Mexico House (average 94.2%).

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

45 classified statements: 45 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Hernandez | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 735 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 31.9% | 779 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 12.7% | 764 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.04 (standard error 0.03), from 64 donors and 218 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 6.9% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NM 2025–26 session)

475 roll calls. Attendance 93.4% (New Mexico House 91.4%). Party unity 59% (94.2%). 37 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 49 bills: 45 reached committee, 17 passed one chamber, 10 passed both, 9 became law. Cosponsored 0. 34.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Mexico House 34.2%; rank 39 of 68).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 294: CANNABIS PRODUCT PACKAGING REGULATIONS (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB294/
- HB 274: NONCONFORMING MOBILE HOME PARK LOTS (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB274/
- HB 214: CONSUMER INFORMATION AND DATA PROTECTION ACT (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB214/
- HB 244: HOSPITAL PRICE TRANSPARENCY ACT (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB244/
- HB 209: FIREFIGHTER NO-COST CANCER SCREENING (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB209/
- HB 154: ADVANCED ENERGY PRODUCT DEFINITION (became law, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB154/
- HB 145: HIGH-WAGE JOB TAX CREDIT DATES (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB145/
- SB 36: QUANTUM FACILITY INFRASTRUCTURE TAX CREDIT (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB36/
- HB 13: OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY LICENSURE COMPACT (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB13/
- HB 12: PHYSICAL THERAPY LICENSURE COMPACT (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB12/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $57.9K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 45% 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.

- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/dapengi/status/2109704405293715930
- 2026-06-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/dapengi/status/2068788593209028682
- 2026-06-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/dapengi/status/2068789416211198245
- 2026-06-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/dapengi/status/2068789482317656512
- 2026-06-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/dapengi/status/2068790126139048384
- 2026-04-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/dapengi/status/2048806710186549608
- 2026-04-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/dapengi/status/2039811151224037631
- 2026-04-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/dapengi/status/2039811295478685900
- 2026-04-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/dapengi/status/2039811435711078638
- 2026-04-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/dapengi/status/2039811559791194265

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nmlegis.gov/members/Legislator?SponCode=HHERN
- Campaign site: https://hernandeznm.com/
- X: https://x.com/dapengi
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HernandezForNM
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hernandezfornm
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dapengi/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dapengi/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/71b8feb5-0bbd-45bd-9b25-c6dc7642962b