# Shannon Pinto

Shannon Pinto is a Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate for district 3.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Mexico Senate, district 3
- Serving since: 2019-07-23
- Current term: NM 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/fa98430a-5031-4c64-bd6d-8a6f0cc4043e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fa98430a-5031-4c64-bd6d-8a6f0cc4043e (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

Pinto reported $558 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom 5% of State Senate Democrats (median $55.5K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.44 (standard error 0.06), from 11 donors and 163 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 79% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NM 2025–26 session)

369 roll calls. Attendance 82% (New Mexico Senate 90.2%). Party unity 81% (93.1%). 40 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-02-19 · voted not voting · senate passage · HB 108 WATERSHED DISTRICT TAXES AND DIRECTORS · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB108/
- 2026-02-19 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · senate passage · HB 200 NEW HOMES FOR NEW MEXICO PROGRAM · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB200/
- 2026-02-19 · voted not voting · 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 66 bills: 63 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 6 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 0. 9.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Mexico Senate 31.1%; rank 41 of 42).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SM 28: STUDY GUN VIOLENCE (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SM28/
- SM 30: STUDY HIGHWAY 491 PROBLEMS (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SM30/
- SM 29: HEALTH CARE BARRIERS & GAPS (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SM29/
- SM 27: IMPACT OF RADIATION EXPOSURE (became law, 2026-02-27) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SM27/
- SM 20: STATEWIDE YOUTH VIOLENCE SUMMIT (became law, 2026-02-27) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SM20/
- SB 301: FOSTER PARENT CARING FOR INDIAN CHILD SUPPORT (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB301/
- SB 279: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB279/
- SB 302: CHILDREN'S CODE PROCEEDING FILING FEES (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB302/
- SB 300: CYFD COMPUTER HARDWARE & SOFTWARE (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB300/
- SB 281: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB281/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $558 (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nmlegis.gov/members/Legislator?SponCode=SPINS
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Shannon4NM

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fa98430a-5031-4c64-bd6d-8a6f0cc4043e