# David Gallegos

David Gallegos is a Republican member of the New Mexico Senate for district 41.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New Mexico Senate, district 41
- Serving since: 2021-01-19
- Current term: NM 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/9d5296b7-b8b1-40c8-a8ce-246f719b8ff0

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9d5296b7-b8b1-40c8-a8ce-246f719b8ff0 (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

39% of Gallegos’s itemized money in the 2024 cycle came from New Mexico, in the bottom 5% of State Senate Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.66 (standard error 0.04), from 213 donors and 236 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 88% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NM 2025–26 session)

369 roll calls. Attendance 91.0% (New Mexico Senate 90.2%). Party unity 100% (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 not voting · 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 nay · 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 nay · senate passage · HB 332 CAPITAL OUTLAY REAUTHORIZATIONS · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB332/

## Legislation (NM 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 29 bills: 29 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 0. 20.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Mexico Senate 31.1%; rank 35 of 42).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SJM 2: RESPONSIBILITY FOR FEDERAL ED. PROGRAMS (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SJM2/
- SB 206: RELINQUISHMENT OF INFANTS AT SAFE HAVEN BOXES (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB206/
- SB 71: PERA CHANGES (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB71/
- SB 4: CHILD BEST INTERESTS STANDARD (in committee, 2025-10-01) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2025S1/SB4/
- SB 8: MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CHANGES (passed both chambers, 2025-10-01) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2025S1/SB8/
- SB 7: CHILD DELINQUENCY CHANGES (passed both chambers, 2025-10-01) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2025S1/SB7/
- SB 501: MAKE-A-WISH LICENSE PLATE (in committee, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2025/SB501/
- SB 517: SAFE SLEEP FOR INFANTS OUTREACH & EDUCATION (in committee, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2025/SB517/
- SB 514: SEVERANCE TAX BONDING CAPACITY ALLOCATIONS (in committee, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2025/SB514/
- SB 499: SAFE HAVEN INFANT BOXES (in committee, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2025/SB499/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $17.6K (State Senate Republicans median $28.3K). 39% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nmlegis.gov/members/Legislator?SponCode=SGADM
- Campaign site: https://www.gallegosfornm.com/
- X: https://x.com/gallegos4nm
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-gallegos-02427756

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9d5296b7-b8b1-40c8-a8ce-246f719b8ff0