# Angel Charley

Angel Charley is a Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate for district 30.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Mexico Senate, district 30
- Serving since: 2025-01-01
- Current term: NM 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/948ee9a0-a718-46f1-a1fe-35eb97f01fad

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/948ee9a0-a718-46f1-a1fe-35eb97f01fad (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

Charley sits at −1.07 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 92% of State Senate Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.07 (standard error 0.03), from 299 donors and 136 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 7.6% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NM 2025–26 session)

369 roll calls. Attendance 90% (New Mexico Senate 90.2%). Party unity 97.3% (93.1%). 8 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 51 bills: 51 reached committee, 15 passed one chamber, 13 passed both, 12 became law. Cosponsored 0. 29.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Mexico Senate 31.1%; rank 26 of 42).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 273: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (became law, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB273/
- SB 264: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (became law, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB264/
- SM 27: IMPACT OF RADIATION EXPOSURE (became law, 2026-02-27) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SM27/
- SM 22: STUDY CYFD FUNDS & DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (became law, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SM22/
- SB 230: NM HISTORIC WOMEN MARKER PROGRAM (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB230/
- SM 17: SEXUAL ASSAULT EXAM KIT TASK FORCE (became law, 2026-02-27) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SM17/
- HB 289: SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION FUNDING (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB289/
- HB 20: NATIVE AMERICAN DESIGNATION ON LICENSES (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB20/
- SB 184: CHILDREN'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DIVISION (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB184/
- SM 14: ADDRESS FORCED STERILIZATION POLICY (became law, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SM14/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $6,220 (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 40% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nmlegis.gov/Members/Legislator?SponCode=SCHAR
- Campaign site: https://www.angelfornm.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AngelForNM/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/angelfornmsenate/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/948ee9a0-a718-46f1-a1fe-35eb97f01fad