# Diane Torres-Velásquez

Diane Torres-Velásquez is a Democratic member of the New Mexico House for district 30.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Mexico House, district 30
- Serving since: 2025-01-01
- Current term: NM 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c8e6de13-632b-4e09-8d1f-ff8ab2431acc

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c8e6de13-632b-4e09-8d1f-ff8ab2431acc (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

Torres-Velásquez sits at −1.08 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 94% of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.08 (standard error 0.03), from 205 donors and 187 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 6.4% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NM 2025–26 session)

475 roll calls. Attendance 96.2% (New Mexico House 91.4%). Party unity 100% (94.2%). 1 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 37 bills: 34 reached committee, 14 passed one chamber, 9 passed both, 9 became law. Cosponsored 0. 37.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Mexico House 34.2%; rank 32 of 68).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HM 65: HEALTH & FIREARM SAFETY TASK FORCE (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM65/
- HM 57: BILINGUAL EDUCATOR CREDENTIALING (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM57/
- HM 47: STUDY TEACHER WORKLOADS (became law, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM47/
- HM 53: STUDY "GIFTED-IN-FIELD" TEACHER ENDORSEMENT (became law, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM53/
- HB 297: UNM PROJECT ECHO (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB297/
- HM 44: STUDY FAMILY ENGAGEMENT PRACTICES (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM44/
- SB 171: NORTHERN NM STATE SCHOOL DOCUMENTARY (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB171/
- HB 127: MEDICAL BOARD EXPEDITED LICENSURE (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB127/
- HB 120: LIMITING STUDENT RESTRAINT & SECLUSION (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB120/
- HB 115: PROTECTIONS FOR NURSES INVOKING SAFE HARBOR (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB115/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $49.2K (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=HTOLE
- Campaign site: https://www.torres-velasquez.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Dr-Elizabeth-Diane-Torres-Velasquez/61561930465090/?_rdr
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/diane.torresvelasquez/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp7qAt9d8-RB6XV6M0GaqvA

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c8e6de13-632b-4e09-8d1f-ff8ab2431acc