# Pamelya Herndon Pamelya Herndon is a Democratic member of the New Mexico House for district 28. - Party: Democrat - Seat: New Mexico House, district 28 - Serving since: 2021-06-22 - Current term: NM 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/800d2a2e-1622-4ab2-b290-3c537b38bdf8 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/800d2a2e-1622-4ab2-b290-3c537b38bdf8 (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 Herndon sits at −1.23 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 97% of State House Democrats. ## What Herndon says (NM 2025–26 session) 1 classified statements: 1 post on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Herndon | State House Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 | | Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 765 | | Policy discussion | 0.0% | 39.2% | 757 of 765 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 | | Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 765 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 | ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −1.23 (standard error 0.02), from 1,296 donors and 231 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 2.9% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (NM 2025–26 session) 475 roll calls. Attendance 98.7% (New Mexico House 91.4%). Party unity 97.8% (94.2%). 4 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 77 bills: 71 reached committee, 27 passed one chamber, 22 passed both, 21 became law. Cosponsored 0. 35.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Mexico House 34.2%; rank 38 of 68). Recent sponsored bills: - HM 65: HEALTH & FIREARM SAFETY TASK FORCE (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM65/ - HM 59: STUDY FAIR FOSTER PARENT COMPENSATION (became law, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM59/ - HB 333: TORT ACTIONS FOR LIBEL & SLANDER (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB333/ - HB 323: ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE BROADBAND (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB323/ - HB 256: DEFIBRILLATORS AT SCHOOL ATHLETIC EVENTS (became law, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB256/ - HB 297: UNM PROJECT ECHO (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB297/ - HM 44: STUDY FAMILY ENGAGEMENT PRACTICES (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM44/ - HB 288: NM HISTORIC WOMEN MARKER PROGRAM (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB288/ - HB 283: USE OF CANNABIS IN HEALTH CARE FACILITIES (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB283/ - HB 258: DENTAL HYGIENISTS IN DENTAL HEALTH ACT (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB258/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $68.1K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 82% 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. - 2025-01-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/TallCypress/status/1878484643436982431 ## Links - Official site: https://www.nmlegis.gov/members/Legislator?SponCode=HHEPA - Campaign site: https://pamelyaherndon.com/ - X: https://x.com/TallCypress - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pamelya.herndon - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pamelyaherndon - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pamelya-herndon-4055929/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/800d2a2e-1622-4ab2-b290-3c537b38bdf8