# Nicole Tobiassen

Nicole Tobiassen is a Republican member of the New Mexico Senate for district 21.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New Mexico Senate, district 21
- Serving since: 2025-01-01
- Current term: NM 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/daefbf8d-768f-4dab-8f4f-0a272e2cb697

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/daefbf8d-768f-4dab-8f4f-0a272e2cb697 (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

Tobiassen voted against the majority of New Mexico Senate Republicans 13 times; party unity 86%, in the bottom quarter of the New Mexico Senate (average 93.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.40 (standard error 0.04), from 204 donors and 139 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 56% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NM 2025–26 session)

369 roll calls. Attendance 91.3% (New Mexico Senate 90.2%). Party unity 86% (93.1%). 13 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 nay · senate passage · HB 332 CAPITAL OUTLAY REAUTHORIZATIONS · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB332/

## Legislation (NM 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 51 bills: 51 reached committee, 21 passed one chamber, 13 passed both, 9 became law. Cosponsored 0. 41.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Mexico Senate 31.1%; rank 8 of 42).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SM 32: FOSTER CARE STUDENTS TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SM32/
- SB 306: HIGHER ED REGIONAL DISTINCTION (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB306/
- SB 283: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB283/
- SB 231: STUDY COMMUNITY-BASED FOSTER CARE (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB231/
- SB 234: FOSTER CHILD SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB234/
- SB 236: CYFD ABUSE & NEGLECT CASE TORT CLAIMS (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB236/
- SB 229: ALLOW AURICULAR ACUPUNCTURE (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB229/
- SB 230: NM HISTORIC WOMEN MARKER PROGRAM (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB230/
- HB 194: EXPAND METRO REDEVELOPMENT CODE & PROJECTS (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB194/
- SB 175: MEDICAL MALPRACTICE PUNITIVE DAMAGES (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB175/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $21.8K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 95% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nmlegis.gov/Members/Legislator?SponCode=STOBI
- Campaign site: https://nicolefornm.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NicoleforNM/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicolefornm/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nicoletobiassen5

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/daefbf8d-768f-4dab-8f4f-0a272e2cb697