DemocratIn office since Nov 2012

Doreen Gallegos

New Mexico State Representative, District 52 since 2012. Ran in 8 elections between 2012 and 2024, winning 8. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

New Mexico State Representative, District 52

In office
14 yrs
Since 2012
Bills became law
9
28 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
15.3%
Chamber median 6.4%
With party
99%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+21.8
Won 2022
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.

  • Commerce and Economic Development · chair
  • Economic and Rural Development and Policy · chair
  • Legislative Council Interim
  • Revenue Stabilization and Tax Policy
  • Rules and Order of Business
  • Taxation and Revenue

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 28 sponsored · 9 became law
BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw
SB 241 CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ACT
CHILDREN & FAMILIES · Became law Mar 2026
HB 99 MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CHANGES
HEALTH & HEALTH FACILITIES · Became law Mar 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Gallegos sits in the New Mexico House of Representatives

Gallegos is closer to the center than 73% of the chamber's Democrats.

Dem. medianRep. medianGallegosMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Meredith Dixon, Kathleen Cates, Reena Szczepanski

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:57 PM ET

With Gallegos’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Democrats99%

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: Gallegos’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

DateBillGallegosDem. majorityRep. majorityResult
Feb 18, 2026SB 38: FEES ON REGISTERED PET FOODYesYesYesPassed 53–11
Feb 18, 2026SB 152: LOW-INCOME TELECOMM. ASSISTANCE PROGRAMNoYesNoPassed 48–14
Feb 17, 2026SB 241: CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ACTYesYesNoPassed 37–19
Feb 16, 2026HB 332: CAPITAL OUTLAY REAUTHORIZATIONSNot votingYesNoPassed 43–20
Feb 12, 2026HB 4: HEALTH CARE AFFORDABILITY FUND DISTRIBUTIONSYesYesNoPassed 48–19

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

Career

Offices held, and every time Gallegos 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.

YearRaceResultMarginSeat+/−
2026New Mexico House of Representatives, District 52Won—D+17.2—
2024New Mexico House of Representatives, District 52Won—D+17.2—
2022New Mexico House of Representatives, District 52WonD+21.8D+29.3−7.5
2020New Mexico House of Representatives, District 52WonD+30.2——
2018New Mexico House of Representatives, District 52WonD+33.0——
2016New Mexico House of Representatives, District 52Won———
2014New Mexico House of Representatives, District 52Won———
2014New Mexico House of Representatives, District 52 (primary)Won———
2012New Mexico House of Representatives, District 52WonD+28.9——

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: New Mexico Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Seats Gallegos has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Gallegos has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: New Mexico Secretary of State (unofficial)

How we know Gallegos

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET