# Nicole Chavez

Nicole Chavez is a Republican member of the New Mexico House for district 31.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New Mexico House, district 31
- Serving since: 2025-01-01
- Current term: NM 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f2ed2dd1-ba2d-48cd-8365-cbb149b459e9

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f2ed2dd1-ba2d-48cd-8365-cbb149b459e9 (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

Chavez voted against the majority of New Mexico House Republicans 25 times; party unity 77%, in the bottom tenth of the New Mexico House (average 94.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.29 (standard error 0.02), from 486 donors and 184 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 38% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NM 2025–26 session)

475 roll calls. Attendance 95.7% (New Mexico House 91.4%). Party unity 77% (94.2%). 25 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 62 bills: 57 reached committee, 18 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 7 became law. Cosponsored 0. 29.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Mexico House 34.2%; rank 47 of 68).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 292: NM PRISON RAPE ELIMINATION ACT (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB292/
- HM 52: HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUM AFFORDABILITY GROUP (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM52/
- HB 334: COMPETENCY OF CHILDREN (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB334/
- HB 273: WOMEN'S SAFETY & PROTECTION ACT (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB273/
- HB 277: SCOPE OF PRACTICE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB277/
- HB 132: POLICE OFFICER WORKERS COMP CONDITIONS (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB132/
- HB 259: ACTUARIAL REVIEW OF HEALTH LEGISLATION (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB259/
- HM 28: ADVANCE ELECTION FOR ED. FREEDOM TAX PROGRAM (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM28/
- HM 25: VICTIMS OF VIOLENT CRIMES & THEIR FAMILIES (became law, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HM25/
- HB 206: CRIME VICTIM REPARATION ADDITIONAL CRIMES (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB206/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $209.2K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 62% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nmlegis.gov/Members/Legislator?SponCode=HCHNI
- Campaign site: https://nicolechavezfornm.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NicoleChavezNM31/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicolechavezfornm/?hl=en
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-chavez-a490a8a

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f2ed2dd1-ba2d-48cd-8365-cbb149b459e9