# Joseph Hernandez Joseph Hernandez is a Democratic member of the New Mexico House for district 4. - Party: Democrat - Seat: New Mexico House, district 4 - Serving since: 2025-01-01 - Current term: NM 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/854e0c8a-0093-4282-8544-8d20bafde8f6 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/854e0c8a-0093-4282-8544-8d20bafde8f6 (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 Hernandez sits at −0.93 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 86% of State House Democrats. ## What Hernandez says (NM 2025–26 session) 28 classified statements: 28 posts 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 | Hernandez | State House Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 | | Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 764 | | Policy discussion | 0.0% | 39.2% | 756 of 764 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 | | Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 764 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 | ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.93 (standard error 0.04), from 107 donors and 184 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 14% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (NM 2025–26 session) 475 roll calls. Attendance 97.2% (New Mexico House 91.4%). Party unity 100% (94.2%). 8 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 26 bills: 26 reached committee, 9 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 7 became law. Cosponsored 0. 34.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Mexico House 34.2%; rank 40 of 68). Recent sponsored bills: - HM 55: RADIATION EXPOSURE & COMPENSATION (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM55/ - HB 300: CARE & MANAGEMENT OF HORSES (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB300/ - HM 31: HOME HEALTH SERVICE DISTANCE LIMITATIONS (became law, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM31/ - HB 20: NATIVE AMERICAN DESIGNATION ON LICENSES (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB20/ - HM 21: "NEW MEXICO FOOD & FARMS DAY" (became law, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM21/ - HB 164: LOBBYING ACTIVITY REPORTS (in committee, 2026-02-14) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB164/ - HB 4: HEALTH CARE AFFORDABILITY FUND DISTRIBUTIONS (became law, 2026-03-06) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB4/ - HB 104: COUNTY & TRIBAL HEALTH COUNCILS ACT FUNDING (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB104/ - HB 85: MEDICAL PROVIDER LOAN-FOR-SERVICE PGMS (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB85/ - HB 83: PERSONAL CARE SERVICES MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB83/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $33.6K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 92% 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. - 2025-07-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/joseph2work/status/1942591548186845611 - 2025-07-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/joseph2work/status/1941730436591337536 - 2025-06-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/joseph2work/status/1930623496830239176 - 2025-06-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/joseph2work/status/1930625252037378491 - 2025-06-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/joseph2work/status/1930658895241895949 - 2025-05-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/joseph2work/status/1925148223015997854 - 2025-05-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/joseph2work/status/1924689476372320725 - 2025-05-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/joseph2work/status/1924431796906704916 - 2025-05-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/joseph2work/status/1923780169296134341 - 2025-05-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/joseph2work/status/1922345980956962915 ## Links - Official site: https://www.nmlegis.gov/Members/Legislator?SponCode=HHEJO - Campaign site: https://josephfornm.com/ - X: https://x.com/joseph2work - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/josephfornm/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/josephfornm/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/854e0c8a-0093-4282-8544-8d20bafde8f6