# Paulene Abeyta

Paulene Abeyta is a Democratic member of the New Mexico House for district 69.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Mexico House, district 69
- Serving since: 2025-01-01
- Current term: NM 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/8cc272e5-bf6a-441e-9b0a-407ed6361afa

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8cc272e5-bf6a-441e-9b0a-407ed6361afa (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

Abeyta sits at −1.09 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 94% of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.09 (standard error 0.03), from 249 donors and 182 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 5.8% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NM 2025–26 session)

475 roll calls. Attendance 94.7% (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 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 36 bills: 35 reached committee, 16 passed one chamber, 13 passed both, 12 became law. Cosponsored 0. 44.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Mexico House 34.2%; rank 14 of 68).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HM 64: BUILD CAPACITY FOR CAPITAL OUTLAY CHANGES (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM64/
- HM 51: DETENTION CENTER EMPLOYEES OPPORTUNITIES (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM51/
- HM 48: "VALENCIA COUNTY DAY" (became law, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM48/
- HM 42: STUDY EMPLOYMENT FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM42/
- HM 32: ADDRESS FORCED STERILIZATION POLICY (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM32/
- HB 20: NATIVE AMERICAN DESIGNATION ON LICENSES (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB20/
- HB 244: HOSPITAL PRICE TRANSPARENCY ACT (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB244/
- SB 181: SUPPORT & TRAINING FOR VARIOUS ALERTS (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB181/
- HB 202: CHILD ADVOCATE OFFICE DATA SHARING (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB202/
- HB 158: PLANS ON USE OF CERTAIN FUNDS (became law, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB158/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $86.0K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 36% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nmlegis.gov/Members/Legislator?SponCode=HABMI
- Campaign site: https://www.abeytafornm.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Abeyta4nm/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abeyta4nm/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-paulene-abeyta-8265b8173?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8cc272e5-bf6a-441e-9b0a-407ed6361afa