Joshua Hernandez
New Mexico State Representative, District 60 since 2020. Ran in 3 elections between 2020 and 2024, winning 3. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 6 yrs
- Since 2020
- Bills became law
- 8
- 47 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 6.4%
- Chamber median 6.4%
- With party
- 59%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +3.1
- 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.
- Commerce and Economic Development · ranking member
- Legislative Council Interim · special advisory
- Revenue Stabilization and Tax Policy · standing advisory
- Economic and Rural Development and Policy
- Rules and Order of Business
- Science, Technology and Telecommunications
- Taxation and Revenue
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
HEALTH & HEALTH FACILITIES · Failed in the Senate Mar 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Hernandez sits in the New Mexico House of Representatives
Hernandez is closer to the center than 96% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Catherine Cullen, Luis Terrazas, Nicole Chavez
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:57 PM ET
With Hernandez’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans59%
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: Hernandez’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Hernandez | Rep. majority | Dem. 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 | No | Yes | Passed 48–14 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | SB 241: CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ACT | Yes | No | Yes | Passed 37–19 |
| Feb 16, 2026 | HB 332: CAPITAL OUTLAY REAUTHORIZATIONS | Yes | No | Yes | Passed 43–20 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | HB 4: HEALTH CARE AFFORDABILITY FUND DISTRIBUTIONS | Yes | No | Yes | Passed 48–19 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Hernandez 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 60 | Won | R+3.1 | R+6.5 | −3.4 |
| 2024 | New Mexico House of Representatives, District 60 | Won | R+14.4 | R+6.5 | +7.9 |
| 2022 | New Mexico House of Representatives, District 60 | Won | — | R+3.1 | — |
| 2020 | New Mexico House of Representatives, District 60 | Won | — | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: New Mexico Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Hernandez has held
- New Mexico House of Representatives, District 60 · since 2020
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Hernandez has run against
- Luke Nicholas Jungmann (D) · 2026 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: New Mexico Secretary of State (unofficial)
How we know Hernandez
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/71b8feb5-0bbd-45bd-9b25-c6dc7642962b
- Wikidata Q102123430
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET