# Sarah Silva Sarah Silva is a Democratic member of the New Mexico House for district 53. - Party: Democrat - Seat: New Mexico House, district 53 - Serving since: 2025-01-01 - Current term: NM 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/a9377979-b109-4e11-b338-89b203c04527 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a9377979-b109-4e11-b338-89b203c04527 (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 Silva sits at −0.93 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 87% of State House Democrats. ## What Silva says (NM 2025–26 session) 25 classified statements: 25 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Silva | State House Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 | | Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 764 | | Policy discussion | 0.0% | 39.2% | 756 of 764 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 | | Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 764 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 | ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.93 (standard error 0.03), from 467 donors and 185 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 13% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (NM 2025–26 session) 475 roll calls. Attendance 96.6% (New Mexico House 91.4%). Party unity 100% (94.2%). 2 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: 40 reached committee, 18 passed one chamber, 12 passed both, 9 became law. Cosponsored 0. 42.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Mexico House 34.2%; rank 20 of 68). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 291: TAX CHANGES (became law, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB291/ - HB 338: HEALTH PRACTITIONER GRT DEDUCTION SUNSET (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB338/ - HB 5: JUVENILE JUSTICE CHANGES (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB5/ - HB 271: OFFICE OF NATURAL RESOURCES TRUSTEE FUNDING (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB271/ - HB 255: PUBLIC SAFETY WORKFORCE BUILDING PROGRAM (became law, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB255/ - HB 164: LOBBYING ACTIVITY REPORTS (in committee, 2026-02-14) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB164/ - HB 158: PLANS ON USE OF CERTAIN FUNDS (became law, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB158/ - SB 112: SEVERANCE TAX FUND INVESTMENT CLASSES (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB112/ - HB 121: STATE INVESTMENT OFFICER AND FUND CHANGES (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB121/ - HB 142: RURAL HEALTH CARE TAX CREDIT CHANGES (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB142/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $210.2K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 59% 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. - 2026-04-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/sarahsilvanm/status/2044943349501862180 - 2025-08-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/sarahsilvanm/status/1957938859481919538 - 2025-08-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/sarahsilvanm/status/1955443137427787937 - 2025-08-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/sarahsilvanm/status/1955445152983683318 - 2025-07-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/sarahsilvanm/status/1948009621916188950 - 2025-07-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/sarahsilvanm/status/1945126011030368697 - 2025-07-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/sarahsilvanm/status/1945140512433799543 - 2025-07-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/sarahsilvanm/status/1943798253050372459 - 2025-04-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/sarahsilvanm/status/1917281097710461200 - 2025-04-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/sarahsilvanm/status/1916687696874836202 ## Links - Official site: https://www.nmlegis.gov/Members/Legislator?SponCode=HSISA - Campaign site: https://www.newmexicansforsarah.com/ - X: https://x.com/sarahsilvanm - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/New-Mexicans-for-Sarah/61564019158726/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-silva-36369527 Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a9377979-b109-4e11-b338-89b203c04527