# Debbie Sariñana

Debbie Sariñana is a Democratic member of the New Mexico House for district 21.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Mexico House, district 21
- Serving since: 2017-01-17
- Current term: NM 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/8cb27ec7-dc78-49b1-bc3f-18ad2beb76b6

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8cb27ec7-dc78-49b1-bc3f-18ad2beb76b6 (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

Sariñana missed 56% of 475 roll calls, the lowest attendance of 66 in the New Mexico House (average 91.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.87 (standard error 0.03), from 182 donors and 143 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 18% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NM 2025–26 session)

475 roll calls. Attendance 44% (New Mexico House 91.4%). Party unity 100% (94.2%). 4 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 nay · 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 not voting · 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 46 bills: 44 reached committee, 18 passed one chamber, 14 passed both, 14 became law. Cosponsored 0. 39.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Mexico House 34.2%; rank 28 of 68).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HM 53: STUDY "GIFTED-IN-FIELD" TEACHER ENDORSEMENT (became law, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM53/
- HB 329: ENERGY AFFORDABILITY & GRID RELIABILITY (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB329/
- HB 337: CONSIDERATION OF RPS IN GRID MODERNIZATION (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB337/
- HB 326: PRODUCED WATER FACILITY INSURANCE (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB326/
- SB 257: NMED PRIORITIZE HAZARDOUS WASTE (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB257/
- HB 285: DISABLED VETERAN PROPERTY TAX CHANGES (became law, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB285/
- HM 38: LOW-INCOME HOME SOLAR GENERATION DEVICES (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM38/
- HB 185: PED SECRETARY & LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB185/
- HM 20: RENEWABLE ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE STUDY GROUP (became law, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM20/
- HM 18: "NM NATIONAL BOARD-CERTIFIED TEACHER DAY" (became law, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM18/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $35.3K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 83% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nmlegis.gov/members/Legislator?SponCode=HSARI
- Campaign site: https://www.debbieforabq.com/
- X: https://x.com/SarinanaDebbie
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/debsarinana

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8cb27ec7-dc78-49b1-bc3f-18ad2beb76b6