# Yanira Gurrola Yanira Gurrola is a Democratic member of the New Mexico House for district 16. - Party: Democrat - Seat: New Mexico House, district 16 - Serving since: 2023-01-17 - Current term: NM 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/bc947ac1-c584-4e5f-84a9-ea9f6ac959c6 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bc947ac1-c584-4e5f-84a9-ea9f6ac959c6 (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 Gurrola sits at −1.33 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 98% of State House Democrats. ## What Gurrola says (NM 2025–26 session) 8 classified statements: 8 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 | Gurrola | State House Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 | | Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 765 | | Policy discussion | 25.0% | 39.2% | 588 of 765 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 | | Credit claiming | 25.0% | 14.4% | 143 of 765 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 | Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 50% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Education 50% (State House Democrats 15%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Democrats 9.8%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −1.33 (standard error 0.03), from 392 donors and 231 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 1.7% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (NM 2025–26 session) 475 roll calls. Attendance 98.1% (New Mexico House 91.4%). Party unity 98.9% (94.2%). 7 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 nay · 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 49 bills: 44 reached committee, 16 passed one chamber, 11 passed both, 10 became law. Cosponsored 0. 32.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Mexico House 34.2%; rank 43 of 68). Recent sponsored bills: - HM 53: STUDY "GIFTED-IN-FIELD" TEACHER ENDORSEMENT (became law, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM53/ - HB 331: CRIMINAL RECORD EXPUNGEMENT CHANGES (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB331/ - HB 333: TORT ACTIONS FOR LIBEL & SLANDER (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB333/ - HB 256: DEFIBRILLATORS AT SCHOOL ATHLETIC EVENTS (became law, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB256/ - HB 280: YOUTH INTERNSHIP PILOT PROJECT (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB280/ - HM 29: CONDEMNING INVASION OF VENEZUELA (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM29/ - HB 124: NEW AMERICANS DIVISION IN WSD (became law, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB124/ - HB 236: UNM PATHWAYS STATEWIDE COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB236/ - HJM 3: PER- & POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES REPORT (became law, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HJM3/ - HM 10: REVIEW HUMAN SEXUALITY ED. STANDARDS (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM10/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $63.3K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 97% 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. - 2026-06-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/yanira4NM/status/2065975933799145837 - 2026-06-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/yanira4NM/status/2063332482955837503 - 2026-05-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/yanira4NM/status/2060534817834610930 - 2026-05-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/yanira4NM/status/2054372744293388519 - 2025-07-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/yanira4NM/status/1950059962912092546 - 2025-07-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/yanira4NM/status/1950061943881883891 - 2025-04-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/yanira4NM/status/1907142659401216351 - 2025-03-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/yanira4NM/status/1899250896002822313 ## Links - Official site: https://www.nmlegis.gov/members/Legislator?SponCode=HGURR - Campaign site: https://www.yanirafornm.com/ - X: https://x.com/yanira4NM - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yanira.gurrola - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/state_rep_yanira_gurrola_nm - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yanira-gurrola-valenzuela-80594bb5/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bc947ac1-c584-4e5f-84a9-ea9f6ac959c6