# Leo Jaramillo

Leo Jaramillo is a Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate for district 5.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Mexico Senate, district 5
- Serving since: 2020-12-29
- Current term: NM 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/9b0d6912-d333-4ae7-b626-ce643099a43d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9b0d6912-d333-4ae7-b626-ce643099a43d (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

30% of Jaramillo’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from New Mexico, in the bottom tenth of State Senate Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.75 (standard error 0.03), from 405 donors and 185 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 34% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NM 2025–26 session)

369 roll calls. Attendance 97.5% (New Mexico Senate 90.2%). Party unity 96.2% (93.1%). 5 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 54 bills: 54 reached committee, 21 passed one chamber, 15 passed both, 13 became law. Cosponsored 0. 38.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Mexico Senate 31.1%; rank 11 of 42).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 371: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB371/
- SM 20: STATEWIDE YOUTH VIOLENCE SUMMIT (became law, 2026-02-27) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SM20/
- SB 304: NM NEXT GENERATION ACT & FUNDS (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB304/
- SB 209: FINANCIAL ASSURANCE FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB209/
- SM 16: DATA ON PARENTING STUDENTS IN HIGHER ED. (became law, 2026-02-14) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SM16/
- SB 205: TOXICOLOGY REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENTS (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB205/
- SB 193: ACEQUIA & DITCH INFRASTRUCTURE FUND TRANSFER (became law, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB193/
- SM 13: STUDY RESTRUCTURING LAS VEGAS LAND GRANT (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SM13/
- SB 172: TECHNOLOGY READINESS GRT CREDIT (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB172/
- SB 61: RURAL LIBRARIES (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB61/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $5,681 (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 30% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nmlegis.gov/members/Legislator?SponCode=SJARA
- Campaign site: https://www.leojaramillo.com/
- X: https://x.com/LeoJara36530274
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LeoforNM
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leo-jaramillo-586963186

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9b0d6912-d333-4ae7-b626-ce643099a43d