# Stefani Lord

Stefani Lord is a Republican member of the New Mexico House for district 22.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New Mexico House, district 22
- Serving since: 2021-01-19
- Current term: NM 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/eef5df5d-b9da-4ac3-9a3e-7f6ba775e6d7

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/eef5df5d-b9da-4ac3-9a3e-7f6ba775e6d7 (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

7.1% of the 42 bills Lord sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom 5% of the New Mexico House.

## What Lord says (NM 2025–26 session)

655 classified statements: 655 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Lord | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 5.3% | 2.9% | 149 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 17.4% | 9.3% | 130 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 25.5% | 31.9% | 479 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.3% | 1.8% | 525 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 4.1% | 12.7% | 583 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 4.4% | 1.4% | 71 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 47% (State House Republicans 11%); Government Operations and Politics 18% (State House Republicans 18%); Health 12% (State House Republicans 10%); Economics and Public Finance 7.9% (State House Republicans 12%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 6.7% (State House Republicans 6.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.69 (standard error 0.02), from 496 donors and 184 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 91% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NM 2025–26 session)

475 roll calls. Attendance 78% (New Mexico House 91.4%). Party unity 96.3% (94.2%). 39 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 42 bills: 39 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 0. 7.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Mexico House 34.2%; rank 68 of 68).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 312: CHEMICAL CASTRATION FOR SEX OFFENDERS (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB312/
- HB 221: ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT PAY TAX EXEMPTION (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB221/
- HB 235: SUDDEN UNEXPECTED YOUNG PERSON DEATH REPORTS (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB235/
- HB 222: VOTER IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB222/
- SB 183: STUDY CREATING REGIONAL URGENT CARE (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB183/
- SB 168: ESTANCIA WIND TURBINE BLADE RECYCLING (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB168/
- HB 81: PERMITLESS CARRY OF FIREARMS (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB81/
- HM 46: "MOTORCYCLE SAFETY AWARENESS MONTH" (became law, 2025-04-22) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2025/HM46/
- HM 42: DIDELPHIS VIRGINIANA, IMPORTANT MARSUPIAL (became law, 2025-04-22) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2025/HM42/
- HM 38: RESTORATION OF ROUTE 66 (became law, 2025-04-22) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2025/HM38/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $50.9K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 30% 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 · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Lord4NM/status/2114779721531822282
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/Lord4NM/status/2113687666860634468
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Lord4NM/status/2113370817203761391
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/Lord4NM/status/2112981400077099190
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/Lord4NM/status/2112981487054463447
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/Lord4NM/status/2112372702850040317
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/Lord4NM/status/2112372861398847707
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/Lord4NM/status/2112652080418836546
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/Lord4NM/status/2112652710659215585
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/Lord4NM/status/2111620509159014405

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nmlegis.gov/members/Legislator?SponCode=HLORD
- Campaign site: https://lord22.com/
- X: https://x.com/Lord4NM
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fstefani.lord.1
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lord4nm
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@stefanilord7704

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/eef5df5d-b9da-4ac3-9a3e-7f6ba775e6d7
