# George Muñoz

George Muñoz is a Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate for district 4.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Mexico Senate, district 4
- Serving since: 2009-01-20
- Current term: NM 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b4c20aea-b56c-4a19-a89a-788c53d995d7

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b4c20aea-b56c-4a19-a89a-788c53d995d7 (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

Muñoz voted against the majority of New Mexico Senate Democrats 24 times; party unity 74%, the lowest of 41 in the New Mexico Senate (average 93.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.13 (standard error 0.02), from 119 donors and 196 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 97% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NM 2025–26 session)

369 roll calls. Attendance 76% (New Mexico Senate 90.2%). Party unity 74% (93.1%). 24 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · senate passage · HB 108 WATERSHED DISTRICT TAXES AND DIRECTORS · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB108/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · senate passage · HJM 2 IPRA IMPLEMENTATION STUDY TASK FORCE · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HJM2/
- 2026-02-19 · voted not voting · senate passage · HB 256 DEFIBRILLATORS AT SCHOOL ATHLETIC EVENTS · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB256/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · senate passage · HB 34 SCHOOL NURSE LICENSURE PROVISIONS · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB34/
- 2026-02-19 · voted not voting · senate passage · HB 43 DISABILITY & SURVIVOR PENSIONS CHANGES · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB43/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · senate passage · HB 306 PROHIBIT CERTAIN HEALTH CARE FACILITY FEES · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB306/
- 2026-02-19 · voted nay · senate passage · HB 200 NEW HOMES FOR NEW MEXICO PROGRAM · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB200/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · senate passage · HB 158 PLANS ON USE OF CERTAIN FUNDS · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB158/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · senate passage · HB 38 WHEELCHAIR INSURANCE COVERAGE · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB38/
- 2026-02-18 · voted yea · senate passage · HB 332 CAPITAL OUTLAY REAUTHORIZATIONS · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB332/

## Legislation (NM 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 65 bills: 63 reached committee, 21 passed one chamber, 15 passed both, 13 became law. Cosponsored 0. 32.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Mexico Senate 31.1%; rank 18 of 42).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 274: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB274/
- SB 273: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (became law, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB273/
- SB 253: PROHIBIT CERTAIN AGENCY RULES (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB253/
- HB 325: CREATE RAILYARD CROSSING SAFETY FUND (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB325/
- SB 260: WORKFORCE EDUCATION TAX CREDIT (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB260/
- SB 275: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB275/
- SB 241: CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ACT (became law, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB241/
- SB 243: NMSU STUDENT ACTIVITIES (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB243/
- SB 228: GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT OF 2026 (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB228/
- SB 244: UNM STUDENT ATHLETES FUNDING (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB244/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $5,148 (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 99% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nmlegis.gov/members/Legislator?SponCode=SMUNO
- Campaign site: https://www.munozfornm.com/
- X: https://x.com/munozfornm
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nmsenatormunoz
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdFQngP6pTW4CrDtN0AjAqQ
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-munoz-55a40429

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b4c20aea-b56c-4a19-a89a-788c53d995d7