# Joshua Sanchez

Joshua Sanchez is a Republican member of the New Mexico Senate for district 29.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New Mexico Senate, district 29
- Serving since: 2021-01-19
- Current term: NM 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/82528266-9d6a-4fb3-854e-be9ab6a549b7

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/82528266-9d6a-4fb3-854e-be9ab6a549b7 (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

Sanchez missed 37% of 369 roll calls, the lowest attendance of 41 in the New Mexico Senate (average 90.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.38 (standard error 0.04), from 85 donors and 142 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 54% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NM 2025–26 session)

369 roll calls. Attendance 63% (New Mexico Senate 90.2%). Party unity 84% (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 not voting · 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 not voting · senate passage · HB 332 CAPITAL OUTLAY REAUTHORIZATIONS · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB332/

## Legislation (NM 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 25 bills: 25 reached committee, 8 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 0. 32.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Mexico Senate 31.1%; rank 19 of 42).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 182: DYED DIESEL GRT DEDUCTION (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB182/
- SB 110: BOSQUE MANAGEMENT PROJECTS (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB110/
- SB 6: EXPOSURE OF CHILDREN TO DRUGS (passed one chamber, 2025-10-01) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2025S1/SB6/
- SB 4: CHILD BEST INTERESTS STANDARD (in committee, 2025-10-01) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2025S1/SB4/
- SB 9: INTERSTATE MEDICAL LICENSURE (passed both chambers, 2025-10-01) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2025S1/SB9/
- SB 5: CYFD SECRETARY NOMINATING COMMISSION (passed both chambers, 2025-10-01) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2025S1/SB5/
- SB 8: MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CHANGES (passed both chambers, 2025-10-01) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2025S1/SB8/
- SB 7: CHILD DELINQUENCY CHANGES (passed both chambers, 2025-10-01) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2025S1/SB7/
- SB 497: NO ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT TAX EXEMPT LIMIT (in committee, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2025/SB497/
- SB 472: OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES ON PAVED STREETS (in committee, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2025/SB472/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $9,735 (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 0% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nmlegis.gov/members/Legislator?SponCode=SSANJ
- Campaign site: https://jas4nm.com/
- X: https://x.com/jas4nm
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joshuasanchezNM/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jas4nm
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@joshuasanchezfornewmexico2888

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/82528266-9d6a-4fb3-854e-be9ab6a549b7