# Carrie Hamblen

Carrie Hamblen is a Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate for district 38.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Mexico Senate, district 38
- Serving since: 2021-01-19
- Current term: NM 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/83df260f-2110-4d39-8e19-6a2edc33491d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/83df260f-2110-4d39-8e19-6a2edc33491d (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

Hamblen sits at −0.90 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 82% of State Senate Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.90 (standard error 0.03), from 536 donors and 176 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 18% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NM 2025–26 session)

369 roll calls. Attendance 90% (New Mexico Senate 90.2%). Party unity 100% (93.1%). 3 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 yea · senate passage · HB 332 CAPITAL OUTLAY REAUTHORIZATIONS · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB332/

## Legislation (NM 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 35 bills: 30 reached committee, 9 passed one chamber, 6 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 0. 25.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Mexico Senate 31.1%; rank 29 of 42).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 268: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB268/
- SB 267: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB267/
- SB 269: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB269/
- SB 212: SKI AREA EQUIPMENT SALE GROSS RECEIPTS (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB212/
- SB 189: REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE COVERAGE (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB189/
- SB 133: HEALTH EQUIPMENT GRT DEDUCTION (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB133/
- SB 108: REGIONAL FARM TO FOOD BANK PROGRAM (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB108/
- SB 120: LOCAL JOURNALIST EMPLOYMENT TAX CREDIT (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB120/
- SB 93: RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE TAX CREDIT (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB93/
- SB 79: MOSQUITO SURVEILLANCE (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB79/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $9,541 (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 98% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nmlegis.gov/members/Legislator?SponCode=SHAMB
- Campaign site: https://hamblennmsenate38.com/
- X: https://x.com/Carrie_Hamblen
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HamblenforSenate38/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carriehamblen
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carrie-hamblen-87a4a7b

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/83df260f-2110-4d39-8e19-6a2edc33491d