# Randy Pettigrew Randy Pettigrew is a Republican member of the New Mexico House for district 61. - Party: Republican - Seat: New Mexico House, district 61 - Serving since: 2021-01-19 - Current term: NM 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/a36bdc41-5666-4208-b8f0-8d9012d31f22 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a36bdc41-5666-4208-b8f0-8d9012d31f22 (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 Pettigrew sits at +1.00 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 99% of State House Republicans. ## What Pettigrew says (NM 2025–26 session) 10 classified statements: 10 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 | Pettigrew | State House Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 | | Policy criticism | 40.0% | 9.3% | 12 of 791 | | Policy discussion | 50.0% | 31.9% | 130 of 791 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 | | Credit claiming | 0.0% | 12.7% | 764 of 791 | | Extreme labels | 10.0% | 1.4% | 10 of 791 | Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 40% (State House Republicans 11%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 20% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Commerce 20% (State House Republicans 3.9%); Health 20% (State House Republicans 10%); Immigration 20% (State House Republicans 4.7%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +1.00 (standard error 0.04), from 68 donors and 225 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 99% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (NM 2025–26 session) 475 roll calls. Attendance 95.7% (New Mexico House 91.4%). Party unity 100% (94.2%). 73 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-02-19 · voted yea · 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 yea · house passage · HM 54 MOBILE HOME PARKS UTILITIES PRC WORKING GROUP · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM54/ - 2026-02-19 · voted yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · house passage · HM 35 PEDIATRIC PALLIATIVE & CONCURRENT CARE · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM35/ - 2026-02-19 · voted yea · house passage · HM 31 HOME HEALTH SERVICE DISTANCE LIMITATIONS · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM31/ ## Legislation (NM 2025–26 session) Sponsored 42 bills: 34 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 0. 11.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Mexico House 34.2%; rank 63 of 68). Recent sponsored bills: - HJR 12: CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HJR12/ - HB 260: CRIME OF FALSE STATEMENT TO LEGISLATURE (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB260/ - HB 265: TAXPAYER DIVIDEND INCOME TAX REBATE FUND (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB265/ - HB 224: MEDICAL CARE EXPENSES TAX DEDUCTION (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB224/ - HB 225: EIB & SALE OF ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLES (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB225/ - HB 228: FIREARMS & TRAFFICKING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB228/ - HB 232: GUN STORAGE TAX CREDIT (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB232/ - HJR 9: CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HJR9/ - HB 231: RULEMAKING INFO TO LEGISLATORS (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB231/ - HB 230: INTERIM ADMIN. RULES OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB230/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $5,500 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Recent statements Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only. - 2026-04-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/randytpettigrew/status/2048920062455857155 - 2026-03-14 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/randytpettigrew/status/2032793481312350224 - 2026-03-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/randytpettigrew/status/2030254826098241779 - 2026-03-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/randytpettigrew/status/2030256745923383364 - 2026-02-13 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/randytpettigrew/status/2022430364443271222 - 2026-02-12 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/randytpettigrew/status/2022006884669256129 - 2026-02-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/randytpettigrew/status/2020108529059917971 - 2025-10-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/randytpettigrew/status/1977919886341878271 - 2025-10-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/randytpettigrew/status/1977920170686296323 - 2025-10-04 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/randytpettigrew/status/1974443515720741033 ## Links - Official site: https://www.nmlegis.gov/members/Legislator?SponCode=HPETT - Campaign site: https://www.randallpettigrew.com/ - X: https://x.com/randytpettigrew - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepRandallPettigrew/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rep_randall_pettigrew - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/randall-t-pettigrew-pe-27133336/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a36bdc41-5666-4208-b8f0-8d9012d31f22