# Martin Hickey

Martin Hickey is a Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate for district 20.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Mexico Senate, district 20
- Serving since: 2021-01-19
- Current term: NM 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/88fd357f-3fb1-4c2b-b49b-555231011c46

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/88fd357f-3fb1-4c2b-b49b-555231011c46 (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

Hickey reported $7,785 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom quarter of State Senate Democrats (median $55.5K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.48 (standard error 0.02), from 714 donors and 165 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 74% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NM 2025–26 session)

369 roll calls. Attendance 86% (New Mexico Senate 90.2%). Party unity 94.5% (93.1%). 4 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 36 bills: 36 reached committee, 12 passed one chamber, 6 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 0. 33.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Mexico Senate 31.1%; rank 16 of 42).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 21: MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT OPEN ENROLLMENT (became law, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB21/
- SB 135: REVISE LFC MEMBERSHIP (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB135/
- SB 20: PRIOR AUTHORIZATION & PRESCRIPTION DRUGS (became law, 2026-03-06) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB20/
- SB 133: HEALTH EQUIPMENT GRT DEDUCTION (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB133/
- SB 134: PERMANENT HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB134/
- SB 130: NO COST-SHARING OF CERTAIN DRUGS (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB130/
- SB 121: INCREASE TOBACCO PRODUCTS TAX (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB121/
- SB 7: INCREASE CLINICIAN FACULTY PAY (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB7/
- SB 12: PHYSICIAN TAX CREDIT (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB12/
- SB 4: MEDICAL RESIDENT & FELLOW SALARIES (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB4/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $7,785 (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 83% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nmlegis.gov/members/Legislator?SponCode=SHICK
- Campaign site: https://www.martinhickeyforsd20.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MartinforSD20martinforsd20
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/martinfosd20
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-hickey-ab64894b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/88fd357f-3fb1-4c2b-b49b-555231011c46