# Anita Gonzales

Anita Gonzales is a Democratic member of the New Mexico House for district 70.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Mexico House, district 70
- Serving since: 2025-01-01
- Current term: NM 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/ee127909-55b5-4854-b3c6-2e45e19b7156

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ee127909-55b5-4854-b3c6-2e45e19b7156 (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

Gonzales sits at −1.00 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 91% of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.00 (standard error 0.03), from 359 donors and 191 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 9.5% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NM 2025–26 session)

475 roll calls. Attendance 98.7% (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 72 bills: 68 reached committee, 23 passed one chamber, 15 passed both, 14 became law. Cosponsored 0. 31.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Mexico House 34.2%; rank 45 of 68).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HM 51: DETENTION CENTER EMPLOYEES OPPORTUNITIES (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM51/
- HB 330: AI ETHICS AS SCHOOL SCIENCE ELECTIVE (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB330/
- HM 43: STUDY FRAMEWORK FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL RANKINGS (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM43/
- HM 42: STUDY EMPLOYMENT FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM42/
- HB 280: YOUTH INTERNSHIP PILOT PROJECT (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB280/
- HB 8: HIGHER ED. MAJOR PROJECTS FUND (became law, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB8/
- SB 193: ACEQUIA & DITCH INFRASTRUCTURE FUND TRANSFER (became law, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB193/
- HB 236: UNM PATHWAYS STATEWIDE COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB236/
- HB 237: SMALL BUSINESS DISASTER RELIEF PROGRAM (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB237/
- SM 13: STUDY RESTRUCTURING LAS VEGAS LAND GRANT (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SM13/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $84.7K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 61% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nmlegis.gov/members/Legislator?SponCode=HGOAN
- Campaign site: https://anita4newmexico.com/
- X: https://x.com/anita4nm
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anita4newmexico/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anita_gonzales_for_new_mexico/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anita-gonzales-1a07a645

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ee127909-55b5-4854-b3c6-2e45e19b7156