# Debbie O'Malley

Debbie O'Malley is a Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate for district 13.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Mexico Senate, district 13
- Serving since: 2025-01-01
- Current term: NM 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/e347c564-d1f5-4fb8-a24d-47218fa754e7

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e347c564-d1f5-4fb8-a24d-47218fa754e7 (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

O'Malley reported $2,874 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom tenth of State Senate Democrats (median $55.5K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.74 (standard error 0.03), from 246 donors and 132 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 36% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NM 2025–26 session)

369 roll calls. Attendance 84% (New Mexico Senate 90.2%). Party unity 93.5% (93.1%). 16 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 not voting · 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 not voting · senate passage · HB 306 PROHIBIT CERTAIN HEALTH CARE FACILITY FEES · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB306/
- 2026-02-19 · voted not voting · senate passage · HB 200 NEW HOMES FOR NEW MEXICO PROGRAM · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB200/
- 2026-02-19 · voted not voting · 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 16 bills: 16 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 0. 31.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Mexico Senate 31.1%; rank 20 of 42).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SM 20: STATEWIDE YOUTH VIOLENCE SUMMIT (became law, 2026-02-27) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SM20/
- SB 109: ABANDONED UTILITY TRANSITION COST RECOVERY (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB109/
- SB 17: STOP ILLEGAL GUN TRADE ACT (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB17/
- SB 55: SOLAR MARKET INCOME TAX CREDIT (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB55/
- SB 57: CONCEALING IDENTITY OF A PEACE OFFICER (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB57/
- SB 52: PERA COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB52/
- SB 40: DRIVER PRIVACY AND SAFETY ACT (became law, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB40/
- SB 11: NURSE LOAN REPAYMENT ACT (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB11/
- HB 109: WATER PROJECT FUND CHANGES (became law, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB109/
- HB 67: RESTRAINING ORDERS & FIREARMS (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB67/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $2,874 (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 98% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nmlegis.gov/Members/Legislator?SponCode=SOMAL
- Campaign site: https://www.debbiefornmsenate.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/debbieomalleynmsenate/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debbieomalleyforsenate/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e347c564-d1f5-4fb8-a24d-47218fa754e7