# Mimi Stewart Mimi Stewart is a Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate for district 17. - Party: Democrat - Seat: New Mexico Senate, district 17 - Serving since: 2015-01-15 - Current term: NM 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/f1144347-0a16-43e4-97b9-01308a890631 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f1144347-0a16-43e4-97b9-01308a890631 (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 48% of the 48 bills Stewart sponsored got out of committee, in the top quarter of the New Mexico Senate. ## What Stewart says (NM 2025–26 session) 1 classified statements: 1 post 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 | Stewart | State Senate Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 249 of 330 | | Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.3% | 304 of 330 | | Policy discussion | 0.0% | 42.9% | 328 of 330 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 330 | | Credit claiming | 0.0% | 16.1% | 322 of 330 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 330 | ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.81 (standard error 0.03), from 151 donors and 228 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 27% of State Senate Democrats score lower. ## Votes (NM 2025–26 session) 369 roll calls. Attendance 93.7% (New Mexico Senate 90.2%). Party unity 96.1% (93.1%). 10 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 not voting · 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 48 bills: 42 reached committee, 23 passed one chamber, 18 passed both, 18 became law. Cosponsored 0. 47.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Mexico Senate 31.1%; rank 5 of 42). Recent sponsored bills: - SB 292: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB292/ - SB 291: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB291/ - SB 293: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB293/ - SB 188: PAID PARENTAL LEAVE FOR SCHOOL EMPLOYEES (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB188/ - SB 189: REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE COVERAGE (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB189/ - SB 166: TRANSFER FROM GENERAL FUND TO OTHER FUNDS (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB166/ - HB 151: CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB151/ - SB 18: CLEAR HORIZONS & EMISSIONS CODIFICATION (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB18/ - SB 64: CREATE OFFICE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION (became law, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB64/ - HB 111: WATER LAW VIOLATION MAXIMUM PENALTY (became law, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB111/ ## Campaign money (2024 cycle) Itemized receipts $59.0K (State Senate Democrats median $16.2K). 80% 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. - 2026-03-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/Sen_MimiStewart/status/2034029861011132879 ## Links - Official site: https://www.nmlegis.gov/members/Legislator?SponCode=SSTEW - Campaign site: https://www.mimistewart.org/ - X: https://x.com/Sen_MimiStewart - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/peopleformimistewart - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mimistewart9 Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f1144347-0a16-43e4-97b9-01308a890631