Linda Serrato
New Mexico State Representative, District 45 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
- 6
- 35 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 8.7%
- Chamber median 6.4%
- With party
- 98%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +65.7
- Won 2020
- 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.
- Land Grant · vice chair
- Revenue Stabilization and Tax Policy · designee
- Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs · chair
- Science, Technology and Telecommunications · advisory
- Commerce and Economic Development
- Economic and Rural Development and Policy
- Investments and Pensions Oversight
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
PROPERTY (conservancy districts, land grants, real estate) · Failed in the Senate Mar 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Serrato sits in the New Mexico House of Representatives
Serrato is closer to the center than 27% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Liz Thomson, Day Hochman-Vigil, Joseph Hernandez
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:57 PM ET
With Serrato’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats98%
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: Serrato’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Serrato | Dem. majority | Rep. 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 | Yes | No | Passed 48–14 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | SB 241: CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ACT | Not voting | Yes | No | Passed 37–19 |
| Feb 16, 2026 | HB 332: CAPITAL OUTLAY REAUTHORIZATIONS | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 43–20 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | HB 4: HEALTH CARE AFFORDABILITY FUND DISTRIBUTIONS | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 48–19 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Serrato 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 45 | Won | — | D+50.5 | — |
| 2024 | New Mexico House of Representatives, District 45 | Won | — | D+50.5 | — |
| 2022 | New Mexico House of Representatives, District 45 | Won | — | D+55.9 | — |
| 2020 | New Mexico House of Representatives, District 45 | Won | D+65.7 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: New Mexico Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Serrato has held
- New Mexico House of Representatives, District 45 · since 2020
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Serrato has run against
- Helen M. Milenski (I) · 2020 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: New Mexico Secretary of State (unofficial)
How we know Serrato
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/570bb94a-0500-44de-8983-ca259e0d4a60
- Wikidata Q101026437
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET