# Pete Campos Pete Campos is a Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate for district 8. - Party: Democrat - Seat: New Mexico Senate, district 8 - Serving since: 1991-01-15 - Current term: NM 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/e2f7dd70-36fc-4b65-8dfd-19fcc1d63e38 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e2f7dd70-36fc-4b65-8dfd-19fcc1d63e38 (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 Campos sits at −0.24 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 94% of State Senate Democrats. ## What Campos says (NM 2025–26 session) 1,346 classified statements: 1,346 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Campos | State Senate Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 | | Policy criticism | 2.1% | 10.3% | 251 of 329 | | Policy discussion | 41.3% | 42.9% | 179 of 329 | | Bipartisanship | 7.0% | 3.4% | 42 of 329 | | Credit claiming | 14.0% | 16.1% | 168 of 329 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 | Most discussed policy areas: Health 36% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Economics and Public Finance 32% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Education 29% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Families 15% (State Senate Democrats 5.0%); Water Resources Development 15% (State Senate Democrats 1.2%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.24 (standard error 0.02), from 148 donors and 225 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 94% of State Senate Democrats score lower. ## Votes (NM 2025–26 session) 369 roll calls. Attendance 94.5% (New Mexico Senate 90.2%). Party unity 90.7% (93.1%). 9 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 yea · 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 99 bills: 99 reached committee, 23 passed one chamber, 20 passed both, 17 became law. Cosponsored 0. 23.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Mexico Senate 31.1%; rank 31 of 42). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 371: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB371/ - SM 24: LOCATION FOR ROBERTO MONDRAGON MEMORIAL (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SM24/ - SB 310: MORA WATER & SEWAGE IMPROVEMENTS (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB310/ - SB 240: CAPITAL OUTLAY PROJECTS (became law, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB240/ - SB 211: LAS VEGAS RODRIGUEZ PARK (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB211/ - SB 210: NM HIGHLANDS SPORTS FIELDS (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB210/ - SB 207: FLASHING RED LIGHTS ON RECOVERY & REPAIR CARS (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB207/ - SB 208: WELCOME CHILD ACT & FUND (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB208/ - SB 196: LAS VEGAS ANIMAL CARE CENTER PROGRAMS (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB196/ - SB 200: KANW EDUCATIONAL RADIO STATION (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB200/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $13.0K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 98% 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. - 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/senpetecampos/status/2114692323926049158 - 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senpetecampos/status/2114174090533912885 - 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senpetecampos/status/2114382223210430962 - 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senpetecampos/status/2113801487667339702 - 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senpetecampos/status/2113808016042815833 - 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/senpetecampos/status/2113812572852174864 - 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/senpetecampos/status/2113829288495751656 - 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/senpetecampos/status/2113921566971170939 - 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senpetecampos/status/2113928845573406830 - 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/senpetecampos/status/2113933994131915023 ## Links - Official site: https://www.nmlegis.gov/members/Legislator?SponCode=SCAMP - Campaign site: https://petecampos.com/pc/ - X: https://x.com/senpetecampos - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pete.campos.1426 Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e2f7dd70-36fc-4b65-8dfd-19fcc1d63e38