Liz Stefanics
New Mexico State Senator, District 39 since 1992. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 34 yrs
- Since 1992
- Bills became law
- 20
- 94 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 13.9%
- Chamber median 7.9%
- With party
- 97%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +11.1
- Won 2020
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Conservation · chair
- Legislative Finance · designee
- Legislative Health and Human Services · advisory
- Water and Natural Resources · vice chair
- Committees'
- Economic and Rural Development and Policy
- Investments and Pensions Oversight
- Land Grant
- Legislative Ethics Interim
- Rules
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Stefanics sits in the New Mexico State Senate
Stefanics is closer to the center than 29% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Bill Soules, Katy Duhigg, Angel Charley
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:57 PM ET
With Stefanics’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats97%
Black tick: the average of Democrats in the New Mexico State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Stefanics’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Stefanics | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 2026 | HB 200: NEW HOMES FOR NEW MEXICO PROGRAM | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 22–13 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | HB 165: PAYMENT OF CERTAIN IRB SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 30–10 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | HB 184: INVESTMENT OF CONSERVATION & LEGACY FUNDS | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 25–11 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | HB 7: APPRENTICESHIP ASSISTANCE ACT TRANSFERS | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 29–8 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | HJR 5: LEGISLATIVE COMPENSATION, CA | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 23–19 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Stefanics 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | New Mexico State Senate, District 39 | Won | — |
| 2020 | New Mexico State Senate, District 39 | Won | D+11.1 |
| 2016 | New Mexico State Senate, District 39 | Won | D+2.0 |
| 1992 | New Mexico State Senate, District 39 | Won | D+16.6 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Stefanics has held
- New Mexico State Senate, District 39 · since 2016
- New Mexico State Senate, District 39 · since 1992
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Stefanics has run against
- Joseph C. Tiano (R) · 2020 general, won
- Theodore Barela (R) · 2016 general, won
- Lou Gallegos (R) · 1992 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Stefanics
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/1ed4e059-94c6-4404-b28e-0dc572112d03
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET