# Melanie Stansbury

Melanie Stansbury is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for New Mexico’s 1st district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, New Mexico’s 1st district
- Serving since: 2021-06-14
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: S001218
- FEC candidate IDs: H2NM01144

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/S001218 (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

59% of Stansbury’s statements discuss policy, in the bottom 5% of House Democrats (average 73%).

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

2,475 classified statements: 2,175 posts on X, 172 Congressional Record speeches, 90 press releases, 38 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Stansbury | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 7.1% | 6.6% | 82 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 22.5% | 27.5% | 156 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 59.1% | 73.2% | 206 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 5.5% | 9.8% | 175 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 16.2% | 22.7% | 166 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 0.6% | 1.9% | 170 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 30% (House Democrats 20%); Health 20% (House Democrats 26%); Economics and Public Finance 17% (House Democrats 20%); Armed Forces and National Security 17% (House Democrats 16%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 14% (House Democrats 13%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.25 (standard error 0.01), from 3,317 donors and 2,757 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 16% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 97.7% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 99.5% (96.4%). 9 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 yea · 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 28 bills: 28 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 593. 3.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 100 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10527: Smithsonian Integrity and Historical Independence Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10527
- H.R. 9973: Indigenous Students Excel through Parity Act of 2026 (II) (in committee, 2026-07-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9973
- H.R. 9935: Indigenous Students Excel through Parity Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9935
- H.R. 9820: CDC Tribal Public Health Security and Preparedness Act (in committee, 2026-07-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9820
- H.R. 9300: Postsecondary Student Success Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9300
- H.R. 9002: SURS Extension Act (in committee, 2026-05-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9002
- H.R. 6989: Public Health Nursing Act (in committee, 2026-01-08) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6989
- H.R. 6896: Federal Facilities Protection and Oversight Act of 2025 (in committee, 2026-02-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6896
- H.R. 6700: TALENTS Act (in committee, 2025-12-12) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6700
- H.R. 6674: CLAIM Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-12-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6674

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.7M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 41% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 70% 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 · https://x.com/Rep_Stansbury/status/2114552672946663440
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Rep_Stansbury/status/2113786499510464738
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Rep_Stansbury/status/2114005352303792146
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/Rep_Stansbury/status/2114023110340927956
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/Rep_Stansbury/status/2113092088351150125
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/Rep_Stansbury/status/2113298240967745892
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Rep_Stansbury/status/2113350686222229798
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Rep_Stansbury/status/2113416280716066987
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/Rep_Stansbury/status/2112752666376065055
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/Rep_Stansbury/status/2112589705728446744

## Links

- Official site: https://stansbury.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/Rep_Stansbury
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepStansbury
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S001218

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/S001218