Luis Terrazas
New Mexico State Representative, District 39 since 2020. Lost re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027.
- In office
- 6 yrs
- Since 2020
- Bills became law
- 6
- 71 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 14.7%
- Chamber median 6.4%
- With party
- 70%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- −6.6
- Lost 2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Labor, Veterans and Military Affairs · ranking member
- Legislative Finance · designee
- Mortgage Finance Authority Act Oversight · advisory
- Finance Authority Oversight
- Military and Veterans' Affairs
- Revenue Stabilization and Tax Policy
- Taxation and Revenue
- Tobacco Settlement Revenue Oversight
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
MILITARY AFFAIRS (national guard, vets) · Became law Feb 2026
EMPLOYER & EMPLOYEE (including workers' comp) · Failed in the Senate Mar 2026
COURTS (judges, DAs, public defenders) · Failed in the House Mar 2026
HEALTH & HEALTH FACILITIES · Failed in the House Mar 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Terrazas sits in the New Mexico House of Representatives
Terrazas is closer to the center than 88% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Nicole Chavez, Catherine Cullen, Brian Baca
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:57 PM ET
With Terrazas’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans70%
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: Terrazas’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Terrazas | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 2026 | SB 38: FEES ON REGISTERED PET FOOD | Not voting | 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 | Not voting | 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 Terrazas 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 District 39 | Lost | D+6.6 | D+3.4 | −3.2 |
| 2024 | New Mexico House of Representatives, District 39 | Won | R+7.0 | — | — |
| 2022 | New Mexico House of Representatives, District 39 | Won | R+6.6 | — | — |
| 2020 | New Mexico House of Representatives, District 39 | Won | R+5.5 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: New Mexico Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Terrazas has held
- New Mexico House of Representatives, District 39 · since 2020
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Terrazas has run against
- Raul S. Turrieta (D) · 2026 general, lost
- Gabrielle Begay (D) · 2024 election, won
- Rodolpho S. Martinez (D) · 2022 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: New Mexico Secretary of State (unofficial)
How we know Terrazas
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/6f02eec7-0afe-4f15-ad56-653148da00c0
- Wikidata Q105555141
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET