Brian Baca
New Mexico State Representative, District 8 since 2022. Ran in 2 elections between 2022 and 2024, winning 2. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 3 yrs
- Since 2022
- Bills became law
- 5
- 19 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 6.4%
- Chamber median 6.4%
- With party
- 81%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +7.3
- Won 2026
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Education · ranking member
- Legislative Finance · standing advisory
- Appropriations and Finance
- Legislative Education Study
- Tobacco Settlement Revenue Oversight
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 Baca sits in the New Mexico House of Representatives
Baca is closer to the center than 81% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Jack Chatfield, Martin Zamora, Jenifer Jones
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:57 PM ET
With Baca’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans81%
Black tick: the average of Republicans 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: Baca’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Baca | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 2026 | SB 38: FEES ON REGISTERED PET FOOD | No | Yes | Yes | Passed 53–11 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | SB 152: LOW-INCOME TELECOMM. ASSISTANCE PROGRAM | Yes | No | Yes | Passed 48–14 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | SB 241: CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ACT | No | No | Yes | Passed 37–19 |
| Feb 16, 2026 | HB 332: CAPITAL OUTLAY REAUTHORIZATIONS | No | No | Yes | Passed 43–20 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | HB 4: HEALTH CARE AFFORDABILITY FUND DISTRIBUTIONS | No | No | Yes | Passed 48–19 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Baca 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 of Representatives, District 8 | Won | R+7.3 | R+19.5 | −12.2 |
| 2024 | New Mexico House of Representatives, District 8 | Won | — | R+19.5 | — |
| 2022 | New Mexico House of Representatives, District 8 | Won | — | R+14.7 | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: New Mexico Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Baca has held
- New Mexico House of Representatives, District 8 · since 2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Baca has run against
- Katherine Joanna Gauer (D) · 2026 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: New Mexico Secretary of State (unofficial)
How we know Baca
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/05f3609c-c2a6-42fc-bf6a-5141f8050ff8
- Wikidata Q110607861
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET