# Elaine Sena Cortez

Elaine Sena Cortez is a Republican member of the New Mexico House for district 62.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New Mexico House, district 62
- Serving since: 2025-01-01
- Current term: NM 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/810e1619-ebae-4139-be1e-778e252a09b0

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/810e1619-ebae-4139-be1e-778e252a09b0 (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

63% of Cortez’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from New Mexico, in the bottom tenth of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.57 (standard error 0.03), from 76 donors and 194 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 84% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NM 2025–26 session)

475 roll calls. Attendance 99.7% (New Mexico House 91.4%). Party unity 100% (94.2%). 27 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 28 bills: 24 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 0. 17.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Mexico House 34.2%; rank 59 of 68).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 327: TIME PERIOD FOR PRODUCED WATER WELL DECISIONS (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB327/
- HB 207: WATER QUALITY COMMISSION PRODUCED WATER RULES (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB207/
- HB 266: PENALTY FOR SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB266/
- HB 259: ACTUARIAL REVIEW OF HEALTH LEGISLATION (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB259/
- HB 240: EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY ACCOUNT ACT (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB240/
- HB 160: CREATE ALL CITIES & COUNTIES FUND (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB160/
- HB 161: CHANGE K-12 PROGRAM UNIT CALCULATION (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB161/
- HB 143: HEALTH CARE CHANGES (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB143/
- HB 92: SENIOR INCOME TAX DEDUCTION (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB92/
- HB 93: STANDARD INCOME TAX DEDUCTION INCREASE (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB93/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $13.5K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 63% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nmlegis.gov/members/Legislator?SponCode=HSEEL
- Campaign site: https://www.elainefornm.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elainesenacortez_for_nm/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-elaine-sena-cortez-117b37211

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/810e1619-ebae-4139-be1e-778e252a09b0