# Steve Lanier

Steve Lanier is a Republican member of the New Mexico Senate for district 2.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New Mexico Senate, district 2
- Serving since: 2025-01-01
- Current term: NM 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/82ac8832-cb59-4ea3-b6e7-a74e2115f37d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/82ac8832-cb59-4ea3-b6e7-a74e2115f37d (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

Lanier missed 14% of 369 roll calls, attendance in the bottom quarter of the New Mexico Senate (average 90.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.28 (standard error 0.05), from 0 donors and 136 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 37% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NM 2025–26 session)

369 roll calls. Attendance 86% (New Mexico Senate 90.2%). Party unity 92.0% (93.1%). 8 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 13 bills: 13 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 0. 30.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Mexico Senate 31.1%; rank 21 of 42).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 233: HIGH-IMPACT TUTORING FOR SOME STUDENTS (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB233/
- SB 63: ANIMAL WELFARE FUND SPAY & NEUTER SUBACCOUNT (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB63/
- SB 453: NOTICE OF VOTING ELIGIBILITY TO NON-CITIZENS (in committee, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2025/SB453/
- SB 452: REGISTRATION OF NON-CITIZENS TO VOTE (in committee, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2025/SB452/
- HB 457: GEOLOGIC CARBON DIOXIDE SEQUESTRATION ACT (passed one chamber, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2025/HB457/
- SB 434: MATH & READING ACADEMIC SUPPORT (passed one chamber, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2025/SB434/
- SB 432: BEHAVIORAL HEALTH GRANT PGM. & FUND (in committee, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2025/SB432/
- HB 458: CARBON DIOXIDE STORAGE STEWARDSHIP ACT (became law, 2025-04-08) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2025/HB458/
- SB 398: CITIZENS TAX REBATE (in committee, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2025/SB398/
- SB 346: STATEWIDE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS (in committee, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2025/SB346/

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nmlegis.gov/Members/Legislator?SponCode=SLANI
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/NM-Senator-Steve-Lanier/100068862744427/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/82ac8832-cb59-4ea3-b6e7-a74e2115f37d