# Heather Berghmans

Heather Berghmans is a Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate for district 15.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Mexico Senate, district 15
- Serving since: 2025-01-01
- Current term: NM 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/e5d44d75-76df-41fc-87ae-27bc4c943d50

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e5d44d75-76df-41fc-87ae-27bc4c943d50 (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

Berghmans sits at −1.13 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 94% of State Senate Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.13 (standard error 0.03), from 357 donors and 146 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 5.5% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NM 2025–26 session)

369 roll calls. Attendance 98.3% (New Mexico Senate 90.2%). Party unity 98.7% (93.1%). 1 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 62 bills: 61 reached committee, 27 passed one chamber, 20 passed both, 20 became law. Cosponsored 0. 43.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Mexico Senate 31.1%; rank 6 of 42).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 264: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (became law, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB264/
- HB 251: NEW HOMES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB251/
- SM 21: STUDY OVERDOSE PREVENTION CENTERS (became law, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SM21/
- SB 246: MASSAGE THERAPY PRACTICE CHANGES (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB246/
- SB 223: SURVEILLANCE-BASED PRICE DISCRIMINATION ACT (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB223/
- SB 189: REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE COVERAGE (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB189/
- HB 200: NEW HOMES FOR NEW MEXICO PROGRAM (became law, 2026-03-06) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB200/
- SB 170: CHILD CARE FACILITY DONATION TAX CREDIT (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB170/
- SB 163: RENAME GEOTHERMAL TAX CREDITS (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB163/
- SB 151: CORPORATE INCOME TAX CHANGES (became law, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB151/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $10.4K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 48% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nmlegis.gov/Members/Legislator?SponCode=SBERG
- Campaign site: https://www.heatherfornmsenate.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeatherForNMSenate/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heatherfornmsenate/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hberghmans

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e5d44d75-76df-41fc-87ae-27bc4c943d50