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NM Secretary of State
- New Mexico House of Representatives serve a two year term.
- Not subject to term limits.
- As of the 2020 Census, New Mexico state representatives represented an average of 30,289 residents.
- Our current Republican representative has been in office since 2013.
What you need to know is that the majority of bills that are voted into law are voted down party lines. If a Democrat introduces a bill, more than likely most democrats will vote for it and vis versa with Republicans.
Who has the advantage for the 2024 Legislative Session according to the facts in the graph?
Why is New Mexico last on all the good lists?
It is a fact that New Mexico has been control by one party.
"State government triplex is a term that describes when one political party holds the following three positions in a state's government: governor, attorney general, and secretary of state.
State government trifecta is a term to describe single-party government, when one political party holds the governorship and majorities in both chambers of the state legislature. The following are variations of the term:
Trifecta: One political party holds the governorship, a majority in the state senate, and a majority in the state house in a state's government.
Trifecta plus: A trifecta and a working majority of the state's court of last resort siding with the political leaning of the party in power.[1]
Trifecta with supermajority: A trifecta in which both legislative bodies have a supermajority, commonly defined as either 60 percent or two-thirds of seats held by a single party. " Ballopedia
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State government trifecta is a term to describe single-party government, when one political party holds the governorship and majorities in both chambers of the state legislature. The following are variations of the term:
Trifecta: One political party holds the governorship, a majority in the state senate, and a majority in the state house in a state's government.
Trifecta plus: A trifecta and a working majority of the state's court of last resort siding with the political leaning of the party in power.[1]
Trifecta with supermajority: A trifecta in which both legislative bodies have a supermajority, commonly defined as either 60 percent or two-thirds of seats held by a single party. " Ballopedia
Graph provided by Ballopedia