# John Block

John Block is a Republican member of the New Mexico House for district 51.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New Mexico House, district 51
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: NM 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/fd2e3bdc-3ca7-495c-b853-8a4db020e4d0

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fd2e3bdc-3ca7-495c-b853-8a4db020e4d0 (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

12% of Block’s statements contain a personal attack, 4.2 times the State House Republican average of 2.9%.

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

1,634 classified statements: 1,634 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 | Block | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 12.1% | 2.9% | 39 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 8.0% | 9.3% | 335 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 17.3% | 31.9% | 610 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.7% | 1.8% | 457 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 5.8% | 12.7% | 528 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 7.0% | 1.4% | 29 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 18% (State House Republicans 18%); Crime and Law Enforcement 17% (State House Republicans 11%); Health 15% (State House Republicans 10%); Immigration 12% (State House Republicans 4.7%); Economics and Public Finance 10% (State House Republicans 12%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.81 (standard error 0.02), from 579 donors and 221 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 96% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NM 2025–26 session)

475 roll calls. Attendance 92.4% (New Mexico House 91.4%). Party unity 98.8% (94.2%). 68 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 85 bills: 71 reached committee, 10 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 7 became law. Cosponsored 0. 11.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Mexico House 34.2%; rank 64 of 68).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 312: CHEMICAL CASTRATION FOR SEX OFFENDERS (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB312/
- HB 273: WOMEN'S SAFETY & PROTECTION ACT (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB273/
- HB 276: NM WINEMAKING INDUSTRY (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB276/
- HB 260: CRIME OF FALSE STATEMENT TO LEGISLATURE (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB260/
- HB 221: ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT PAY TAX EXEMPTION (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB221/
- HB 225: EIB & SALE OF ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLES (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB225/
- HB 228: FIREARMS & TRAFFICKING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB228/
- HB 232: GUN STORAGE TAX CREDIT (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB232/
- HJR 9: CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HJR9/
- HB 231: RULEMAKING INFO TO LEGISLATORS (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB231/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $28.9K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 20% 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 · https://x.com/RepBlock/status/2114547530684063815
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepBlock/status/2114552289256173908
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepBlock/status/2114724314985697592
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepBlock/status/2114724960849788979
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepBlock/status/2114758892773368009
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepBlock/status/2114418934342656171
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepBlock/status/2114053878346031177
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepBlock/status/2114133887622561801
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepBlock/status/2113479420292001987
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepBlock/status/2113631448754454920

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nmlegis.gov/Members/Legislator?SponCode=HBLOC
- Campaign site: https://johnfornm.com/
- X: https://x.com/RepBlock
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JohnforNM/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnfornm
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JohnForNM/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnfornm

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fd2e3bdc-3ca7-495c-b853-8a4db020e4d0