# Larry Scott

Larry Scott is a Republican member of the New Mexico Senate for district 42.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New Mexico Senate, district 42
- Serving since: 2015-01-20
- Current term: NM 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/febbd8f4-a85e-476c-b96f-52f4f759f8c7

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/febbd8f4-a85e-476c-b96f-52f4f759f8c7 (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

6.3% of the 16 bills Scott sponsored got out of committee, the lowest of 42 in the New Mexico Senate.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.59 (standard error 0.03), from 127 donors and 244 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 82% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NM 2025–26 session)

369 roll calls. Attendance 93.2% (New Mexico Senate 90.2%). Party unity 100% (93.1%). 7 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 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 nay · 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 nay · senate passage · HB 332 CAPITAL OUTLAY REAUTHORIZATIONS · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB332/

## Legislation (NM 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 16 bills: 16 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 0. 6.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Mexico Senate 31.1%; rank 42 of 42).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SJM 4: ADVANCE ELECTION FOR FEDERAL TAX PROGRAM (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SJM4/
- SM 18: STUDY MINIMUM WAGE & CAPITAL OUTLAY (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SM18/
- SB 311: CRIMES AGAINST SCHOOL EMPLOYEES (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB311/
- SB 258: FISCAL IMPACT REPORTS FOR RULES (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB258/
- SB 502: SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST LICENSURE (in committee, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2025/SB502/
- SB 503: PROHIBIT CERTAIN PHARMACY BENEFITS MGR. ACTS (in committee, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2025/SB503/
- SB 449: MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CHANGES (in committee, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2025/SB449/
- SB 423: REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF RULES (in committee, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2025/SB423/
- SB 391: AIR QUALITY CONTROL ACT CIVIL PENALTIES (in committee, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2025/SB391/
- SB 347: HEALTH CARE WORKERS CONSCIENCE PROTECTION ACT (in committee, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2025/SB347/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $2,000 (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nmlegis.gov/members/Legislator?SponCode=HSCOT
- Campaign site: https://www.larryrscott.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/larry.scott.5243
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/larry-scott-9a94703b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/febbd8f4-a85e-476c-b96f-52f4f759f8c7