# Gail Armstrong

Gail Armstrong is a Republican member of the New Mexico House for district 49.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New Mexico House, district 49
- Serving since: 2017-01-17
- Current term: NM 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/9564298b-dc55-4037-8205-5eca1c2063dc

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9564298b-dc55-4037-8205-5eca1c2063dc (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

Armstrong reported $157.2K in the 2026 cycle, in the top quarter of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

## What Armstrong says (NM 2025–26 session)

5 classified statements: 5 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Armstrong | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 643 of 792 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 736 of 792 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 31.9% | 780 of 792 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 678 of 792 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 12.7% | 764 of 792 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 619 of 792 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.31 (standard error 0.02), from 166 donors and 274 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 42% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NM 2025–26 session)

475 roll calls. Attendance 92.0% (New Mexico House 91.4%). Party unity 94.3% (94.2%). 18 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-02-19 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · house passage · HM 54 MOBILE HOME PARKS UTILITIES PRC WORKING GROUP · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM54/
- 2026-02-19 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · house passage · HM 35 PEDIATRIC PALLIATIVE & CONCURRENT CARE · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM35/
- 2026-02-19 · voted not voting · house passage · HM 31 HOME HEALTH SERVICE DISTANCE LIMITATIONS · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM31/

## Legislation (NM 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 88 bills: 82 reached committee, 31 passed one chamber, 17 passed both, 15 became law. Cosponsored 0. 35.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Mexico House 34.2%; rank 37 of 68).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 251: NEW HOMES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB251/
- HB 347: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB347/
- HB 345: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB345/
- HM 48: "VALENCIA COUNTY DAY" (became law, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM48/
- HB 346: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB346/
- HB 288: NM HISTORIC WOMEN MARKER PROGRAM (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB288/
- HM 37: RENEWABLE ENERGY FACILITIES DECOMMISSION COST (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM37/
- HM 34: INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF THE WOMAN FARMER (became law, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM34/
- HB 281: FINANCIAL ASSURANCE FOR SOLAR & WIND (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB281/
- HB 289: SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION FUNDING (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB289/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $157.2K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 85% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2025-08-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/Gail4NM/status/1959644616853946563
- 2025-08-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/Gail4NM/status/1959644616883364090
- 2025-08-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/Gail4NM/status/1959644616958828606
- 2025-08-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/Gail4NM/status/1959644617906991426
- 2025-08-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/Gail4NM/status/1959644618997547289

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nmlegis.gov/members/Legislator?SponCode=HARMG
- Campaign site: https://gailfornewmexico.com/
- X: https://x.com/Gail4NM
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Gail4NM
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gail4nm
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gail-armstrong-03029b63

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9564298b-dc55-4037-8205-5eca1c2063dc