# Teresa Leger Fernandez

Teresa Leger Fernandez is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for New Mexico’s 3rd district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, New Mexico’s 3rd district
- Serving since: 2021-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: L000273
- FEC candidate IDs: H0NM03102

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/L000273 (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

Fernandez missed 8.8% of 674 roll calls, attendance in the bottom tenth of House Democrats (average 96.9%).

## What Fernandez says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,462 classified statements: 1,237 posts on X, 132 Congressional Record speeches, 86 press releases, 7 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Fernandez | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 9.1% | 6.6% | 53 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 32.0% | 27.5% | 76 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 63.3% | 73.2% | 195 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 6.7% | 9.8% | 150 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 14.0% | 22.7% | 182 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 1.7% | 1.9% | 90 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 28% (House Democrats 26%); Government Operations and Politics 24% (House Democrats 20%); Economics and Public Finance 24% (House Democrats 20%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 13% (House Democrats 13%); Armed Forces and National Security 12% (House Democrats 16%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.33 (standard error 0.01), from 3,047 donors and 2,796 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 8.5% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 91.2% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 99.0% (96.4%). 10 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 40 bills: 40 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 271. 2.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 119 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10826: Justice for Citizens Wrongfully Detained by ICE Act (in committee, 2026-10-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10826
- H.Con.Res. 123: Recognizing the disparity in wages paid to Latinas and the impact of that disparity on women, families, the economy, and the United States. (in committee, 2026-10-06) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/123
- H.R. 10054: Chama Basin Watershed Protection Act (in committee, 2026-08-06) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10054
- H.R. 9752: Protecting Home-Based Care for Rural Veterans Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9752
- H.R. 9473: Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Congressional Gold Medal Act (in committee, 2026-06-25) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9473
- H.R. 8896: Loan Forgiveness for Educators Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-05-19) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8896
- H.R. 8616: Caja del Rio Protection Act (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8616
- H.Res. 1172: Providing for the expulsion of Representative Tony Gonzales from the United States House of Representatives. (in committee, 2026-04-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1172
- H.R. 7467: Virginia’s Law (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7467
- H.R. 7019: Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7019

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.6M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 11% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 68% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepTeresaLF/status/2114795830423232730
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepTeresaLF/status/2114196984995168539
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepTeresaLF/status/2114417731101479024
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepTeresaLF/status/2114489012299714610
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepTeresaLF/status/2114006840979677187
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepTeresaLF/status/2113425328337211644
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepTeresaLF/status/2113631384946254091
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepTeresaLF/status/2113755727374504241
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepTeresaLF/status/2113268353150210392
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepTeresaLF/status/2112213799701025108

## Links

- Official site: https://fernandez.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepTeresaLF
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepTeresaLF
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repteresalf
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/rep.teresalegerfernandez8059
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/L000273

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/L000273