Diane Torres-Velásquez
New Mexico State Representative, District 30 since 2024. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 1 yr
- Since 2024
- Bills became law
- 2
- 27 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 3.8%
- Chamber median 6.4%
- With party
- 100%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +21.5
- Won 2026
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Legislative Education Study · advisory
- Legislative Health and Human Services · advisory
- Education
- Labor, Veterans and Military Affairs
- Land Grant
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
No bills in this list for the 2025–2026 session.
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Torres-Velásquez sits in the New Mexico House of Representatives
Torres-Velásquez is closer to the center than 48% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Kristina Ortez, , Javier Martínez
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:57 PM ET
With Torres-Velásquez’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
Black tick: the average of Democrats in the New Mexico House of Representatives.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Torres-Velásquez’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Torres-Velásquez | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 2026 | SB 38: FEES ON REGISTERED PET FOOD | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 53–11 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | SB 152: LOW-INCOME TELECOMM. ASSISTANCE PROGRAM | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 48–14 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | SB 241: CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ACT | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 37–19 |
| Feb 16, 2026 | HB 332: CAPITAL OUTLAY REAUTHORIZATIONS | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 43–20 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | HB 4: HEALTH CARE AFFORDABILITY FUND DISTRIBUTIONS | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 48–19 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Torres-Velásquez was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New Mexico House District 30 | Won | D+21.5 | D+16.2 | +5.3 |
| 2024 | New Mexico House of Representatives, District 30 | Won | D+8.3 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: New Mexico Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET
Seats Torres-Velásquez has held
- New Mexico House of Representatives, District 30 · since 2024
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Torres-Velásquez has run against
- Jerry L. Trujillo (R) · 2026 general, won
- Lori Lee Robertson (R) · 2024 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: New Mexico Secretary of State (unofficial)
How we know Torres-Velásquez
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/c8e6de13-632b-4e09-8d1f-ff8ab2431acc
- Wikidata Q134973253
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET