# Tara Luján

Tara Luján is a Democratic member of the New Mexico House for district 48.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Mexico House, district 48
- Serving since: 2020-07-30
- Current term: NM 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/a564eb5c-5c29-43ef-a40f-241efb70ef8d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a564eb5c-5c29-43ef-a40f-241efb70ef8d (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

64% of Luján’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from New Mexico, in the bottom quarter of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.87 (standard error 0.03), from 186 donors and 194 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 19% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NM 2025–26 session)

475 roll calls. Attendance 87% (New Mexico House 91.4%). Party unity 100% (94.2%). 6 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 not voting · 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 78 bills: 72 reached committee, 29 passed one chamber, 20 passed both, 18 became law. Cosponsored 0. 37.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Mexico House 34.2%; rank 33 of 68).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SJR 7: SANTA FE PROPERTY EXCHANGE (became law, 2026-02-27) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SJR7/
- HM 55: RADIATION EXPOSURE & COMPENSATION (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM55/
- HM 53: STUDY "GIFTED-IN-FIELD" TEACHER ENDORSEMENT (became law, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM53/
- HB 310: STUDY LOWRIDER MUSEUM (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB310/
- HB 337: CONSIDERATION OF RPS IN GRID MODERNIZATION (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB337/
- HB 270: CONTRIBUTIONS TO APPRENTICE & TRAINING PGMS. (became law, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB270/
- HB 295: ACCESSIBILITY ACT (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB295/
- HB 284: CREATE OFFICE OF ENERGY INFO (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB284/
- HB 278: TOXICOLOGY REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENTS (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB278/
- HB 242: COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT FOR RETIREES (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB242/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $38.1K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 64% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nmlegis.gov/members/Legislator?SponCode=HLUTA
- X: https://x.com/tara4nm
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Tara4nm/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tara-lujan-142531258/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a564eb5c-5c29-43ef-a40f-241efb70ef8d