# Cristina Parajón

Cristina Parajón is a Democratic member of the New Mexico House for district 25.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Mexico House, district 25
- Serving since: 2023-08-18
- Current term: NM 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/8819e763-061e-4f30-9828-af635428b41a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8819e763-061e-4f30-9828-af635428b41a (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

Parajón sits at −1.15 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 96% of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.15 (standard error 0.03), from 322 donors and 205 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 4.1% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NM 2025–26 session)

475 roll calls. Attendance 89% (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 53 bills: 52 reached committee, 21 passed one chamber, 13 passed both, 13 became law. Cosponsored 0. 39.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Mexico House 34.2%; rank 26 of 68).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 251: NEW HOMES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB251/
- HB 296: INCREASE WORKING FAMILY TAX CREDIT (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB296/
- SB 217: LIQUOR TAX CHANGES (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB217/
- HB 280: YOUTH INTERNSHIP PILOT PROJECT (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB280/
- HB 194: EXPAND METRO REDEVELOPMENT CODE & PROJECTS (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB194/
- HB 168: NEW HOMES FOR NEW MEXICO PROGRAM (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB168/
- HB 124: NEW AMERICANS DIVISION IN WSD (became law, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB124/
- HB 200: NEW HOMES FOR NEW MEXICO PROGRAM (became law, 2026-03-06) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB200/
- HB 206: CRIME VICTIM REPARATION ADDITIONAL CRIMES (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB206/
- SB 151: CORPORATE INCOME TAX CHANGES (became law, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB151/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $27.3K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 78% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nmlegis.gov/members/Legislator?SponCode=HPARA
- X: https://x.com/parajona
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/parajon4nm
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cristina-paraj%C3%B3n-8a2ab1146/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8819e763-061e-4f30-9828-af635428b41a