# Peter Wirth Peter Wirth is a Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate for district 25. - Party: Democrat - Seat: New Mexico Senate, district 25 - Serving since: 2009-01-20 - Current term: NM 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/7595b557-0c70-44e3-a26b-af533d1ca94d Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7595b557-0c70-44e3-a26b-af533d1ca94d (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 Wirth reported $3,095 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom tenth of State Senate Democrats (median $55.5K). ## What Wirth says (NM 2025–26 session) 8 classified statements: 8 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 | Wirth | State Senate Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 249 of 330 | | Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.3% | 304 of 330 | | Policy discussion | 12.5% | 42.9% | 308 of 330 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 330 | | Credit claiming | 0.0% | 16.1% | 322 of 330 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 330 | Most discussed policy areas: Taxation 100% (State Senate Democrats 3.1%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Democrats 4.7%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State Senate Democrats 3.5%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Commerce 0% (State Senate Democrats 3.6%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.94 (standard error 0.03), from 373 donors and 233 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 15% of State Senate Democrats score lower. ## Votes (NM 2025–26 session) 369 roll calls. Attendance 97.0% (New Mexico Senate 90.2%). Party unity 97.5% (93.1%). 5 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 51 bills: 44 reached committee, 22 passed one chamber, 16 passed both, 16 became law. Cosponsored 0. 43.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Mexico Senate 31.1%; rank 7 of 42). Recent sponsored bills: - SM 31: PERA WORK GROUP (became law, 2026-02-27) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SM31/ - SJR 7: SANTA FE PROPERTY EXCHANGE (became law, 2026-02-27) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SJR7/ - SM 26: UTILITIES IN REGIONAL TRANSMISSION ORGS. (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SM26/ - SB 294: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB294/ - SB 296: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB296/ - SB 295: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB295/ - SB 283: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB283/ - SB 238: RENAME GOVERNOR'S RESIDENCE ADVISORY COMM. (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB238/ - HB 194: EXPAND METRO REDEVELOPMENT CODE & PROJECTS (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB194/ - HB 15: MEDICAL INJURY COLLABORATIVE RESOLUTION ACT (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB15/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $3,095 (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 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. - 2026-06-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/senatorwirth/status/2062002186557730862 - 2026-01-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/senatorwirth/status/2008657479002194044 - 2025-09-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/senatorwirth/status/1965896554092666947 - 2025-04-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/senatorwirth/status/1910786616983204120 - 2025-04-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/senatorwirth/status/1906872066999251438 - 2025-02-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/senatorwirth/status/1885727233287004570 - 2025-01-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/senatorwirth/status/1879979008869245077 - 2025-01-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senatorwirth/status/1879277612599828595 ## Links - Official site: https://www.nmlegis.gov/members/Legislator?SponCode=SWIRT - Campaign site: https://senatorpeterwirth.com/ - X: https://x.com/senatorwirth Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7595b557-0c70-44e3-a26b-af533d1ca94d