DemocratIn office since Jan 2021

Teresa Leger Fernández

U.S. Representative, NM-3 since 2021. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

U.S. Representative, NM-3Born 1959Lawyer

Official website Wikipedia Congress.gov FEC filings

In office: 5 yrs; Since 2021
Bills became law: 0; 39 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed: 8.9%; Chamber median 2.1%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +23.3; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Committees

119th Congress.

House Committee on Natural ResourcesIndian and Insular Affairs · Ranking MemberFederal Lands
House Committee on RulesLegislative and Budget Process · Ranking Member

Source: congress-legislators committeesUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Legislation

119th Congress · 39 sponsored · 0 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HR 4284 Small Cemetery Conveyance Act
Public Lands and Natural Resources · Passed House Mar 2026

HR 4598 Technical Corrections to the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act, Taos Pueblo Indian Water…
Native Americans · In committee Oct 2026

HR 10934 American Minerals Royalty and Investment Act of 2026
Introduced Oct 2026

HR 10826 Justice for Citizens Wrongfully Detained by ICE Act
Immigration · Introduced Oct 2026

HR 6869 To amend the Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act to modify a provision relating to the extension of certain…
Native Americans · Introduced Sep 2026

Source: Congress.gov billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 3:27 PM ET

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Fernández sits in the U.S. House

Fernández is closer to the center than 32% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Jennifer McClellan, Ro Khanna, Laura Friedman

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:06 PM ET

With Fernández’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats99%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills18%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the U.S. House.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Fernández’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Fernández	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Sep 16, 2026	HR 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026	No	No	Yes	Passed 262–159
Jun 30, 2026	HCONRES 108: Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to…	Yes	Yes	No	Failed 189–235
Jun 9, 2026	S 2: Secure America Act	No	No	Yes	Passed 214–212
May 13, 2026	HR 1346: To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure…	Not voting	No	Yes	Passed 218–203
Feb 12, 2026	HR 2189: To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and…	No	No	Yes	Passed 233–185

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Fernández was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2020202120222023202420252026202720282029U.S. House, NM-3

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's 3rd District	Won	D+23.3	D+5.3	+18.0
2024	U.S. House, NM-3	Won	D+12.6	—	—
2022	U.S. House, NM-3	Won	D+16.3	—	—
2020	U.S. House, NM-3	Won	D+17.4	—	—