# Bill Sharer

Bill Sharer is a Republican member of the New Mexico Senate for district 1.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New Mexico Senate, district 1
- Serving since: 2001-01-16
- Current term: NM 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/7a7be318-78b1-49c6-bd98-f2b9b7476372

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7a7be318-78b1-49c6-bd98-f2b9b7476372 (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

Sharer voted against the majority of New Mexico Senate Republicans 11 times; party unity 85%, in the bottom quarter of the New Mexico Senate (average 93.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.36 (standard error 0.04), from 22 donors and 216 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 51% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NM 2025–26 session)

369 roll calls. Attendance 92.1% (New Mexico Senate 90.2%). Party unity 85% (93.1%). 11 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 nay · senate passage · HB 332 CAPITAL OUTLAY REAUTHORIZATIONS · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB332/

## Legislation (NM 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 34 bills: 29 reached committee, 10 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 0. 29.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Mexico Senate 31.1%; rank 26 of 42).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 149: CHARTER SCHOOLS & NMFA (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB149/
- SM 23: FUNDING FOR WREATHS ON VETERAN GRAVESITES (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SM23/
- SB 253: PROHIBIT CERTAIN AGENCY RULES (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB253/
- SB 259: CREATE NEW THREATS AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB259/
- SB 282: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB282/
- SB 308: UTILITY & ENERGY CHANGES (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB308/
- SB 284: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB284/
- SB 307: HIGHER ED REGENT DECISIONS ABOUT TENURE (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB307/
- SB 206: RELINQUISHMENT OF INFANTS AT SAFE HAVEN BOXES (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB206/
- SB 60: TAX CHANGES (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB60/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $3,700 (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nmlegis.gov/members/Legislator?SponCode=SSHAR
- Campaign site: http://www.williamsharer.com/about-bill.html
- X: https://x.com/BillSharer
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bill.sharer.9
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-sharer-71248033/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7a7be318-78b1-49c6-bd98-f2b9b7476372