List of United States Representatives from New Mexico
The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of New Mexico. For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state (through the present day), see United States Congressional Delegations from New Mexico. The list of names should be complete (as of January 3, 2015), but other data may be incomplete. It includes members who have represented both the state and the Territory, both past and present.
Current members
Updated January 2015.[1]
Alphabetical |
By District
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List of representatives
| Member/Delegate | Party | Years | District | Electoral history |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton P. Anderson | Democratic | January 3, 1941 – June 30, 1945 |
At-large | Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of Agriculture |
| William Henry Andrews | Republican | March 4, 1905 – January 7, 1912 |
Territorial delegate | Term expired at statehood |
| Thomas B. Catron | Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 |
Territorial delegate | Lost election |
| Dennis Chavez | Democratic | March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1935 |
At-large | Ran for nomination for Senator; lost to Bronson M. Cutting |
| José Francisco Chaves | Republican | March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867 |
Territorial delegate | Lost election to Charles P. Clever |
| February 20, 1869 – March 3, 1871 |
Won contested election Lost renomination | |||
| Charles P. Clever | Democratic | September 2, 1867 – February 20, 1869 |
Territorial delegate | Election postponed until September 2 Election contested by José Francisco Chaves |
| George Curry | Republican | January 8, 1912 – March 3, 1913 |
At-large | New Mexico achieved statehood Retired |
| John J. Dempsey | Democratic | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1941 |
At-large | Ran for nomination for Senator; lost to Dennis Chavez |
| January 3, 1951 – March 11, 1958 |
Died | |||
| Stephen Benton Elkins | Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877 |
Territorial delegate | Retired |
| Harvey Butler Fergusson | Democratic | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899 |
Territorial delegate | Lost election |
| January 8, 1912 – March 3, 1915 |
At-large | New Mexico achieved statehood Lost election | ||
| Antonio M. Fernández | Democratic | January 3, 1943 – November 7, 1956 |
At-large | Died |
| Ed Foreman | Republican | January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1971 |
2nd | Lost election to Harold L. Runnels |
| José Manuel Gallegos | Republican | March 4, 1853 – July 23, 1856 |
Territorial delegate | Election contested by Miguel A. Otero |
| March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 |
Lost election | |||
| Martin Heinrich | Democratic | January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2013 |
1st | Ran for Senator; won |
| Benigno C. Hernández | Republican | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1917 |
At-large | Lost election |
| March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921 |
Retired; appointed by President Harding as New Mexico district collector of internal revenue | |||
| Antonio Joseph | Democratic | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1895 |
Territorial delegate | Lost election |
| Ben R. Luján | Democratic | January 3, 2009 – Present |
3rd | Incumbent |
| Manuel Lujan, Jr. | Republican | January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1989 |
1st | Retired; appointed by President Bush as United States Secretary of the Interior |
| Michelle Lujan Grisham | Democratic | January 3, 2013 – Present |
1st | Incumbent |
| Tranqulino Luna | Republican | March 4, 1881 – March 5, 1884 |
Territorial delegate | Election contested by Francisco Antonio Manzanares |
| Georgia Lee Lusk | Democratic | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 |
At-large | Lost re-nomination to John E. Miles |
| Francisco Antonio Manzanares | Democratic | March 5, 1884 – March 3, 1885 |
Territorial delegate | Won contested election Retired |
| John E. Miles | Democratic | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951 |
At-large | Ran for Governor; lost to Edwin L. Mechem |
| Joseph Montoya | Democratic | April 9, 1957 – November 3, 1964 |
At-large | Elected to finish Antonio M. Fernández's term Resigned when elected U.S. Senator |
| Néstor Montoya | Republican | March 4, 1921 – January 13, 1923 |
At-large | Died |
| Thomas G. Morris | Democratic | January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1969 |
At-large | Redistricted to the 1st district and lost re-election there to Manuel Lujan |
| John Morrow | Democratic | March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1929 |
At-large | Lost election |
| Mariano S. Otero | Republican | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 |
Territorial delegate | Retired |
| Miguel A. Otero | Democratic | July 23, 1856 – March 3, 1861 |
Territorial delegate | Won contested election Retired; appointed by President Lincoln as secretary and later acting governor of a partitioned New Mexico Territory during the American Civil War |
| Steve Pearce | Republican | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2009 |
2nd | Ran for Governor, lost to Tom Udall |
| January 3, 2011 – Present |
Incumbent | |||
| Francisco Perea | Republican | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 |
Territorial delegate | Lost renomination |
| Pedro Perea | Republican | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901 |
Territorial delegate | Retired |
| William T. Redmond | Republican | May 13, 1997 – January 3, 1999 |
3rd | Won special election to finish Bill Richardson's term Lost election to Tom Udall |
| Bill Richardson | Democratic | January 3, 1983 – February 13, 1997 |
3rd | Ran for Democratic nomination for President; lost to incumbent President Clinton Resigned to become U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations |
| Bernard Shandon Rodey | Republican | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1905 |
Territorial delegate | Lost election |
| Trinidad Romero | Republican | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 |
Territorial delegate | Retired; later appointed by President Harrison as U.S. Marshal |
| Harold L. Runnels | Democratic | January 3, 1971 – August 5, 1980 |
2nd | Died |
| Steven Schiff | Republican | January 3, 1989 – March 25, 1998 |
1st | Died |
| Albert G. Simms | Republican | March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1931 |
At-large | Lost election |
| Joe Skeen | Republican | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 2003 |
2nd | Retired |
| Harry Teague | Democratic | January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011 |
2nd | Lost election to Steve Pearce |
| Tom Udall | Democratic | January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2009 |
3rd | Ran for Senator; won |
| William B. Walton | Democratic | March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919 |
At-large | Ran for Senator; lost to Albert B. Fall |
| E. S. Johnny Walker | Democratic | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1969 |
At-large | Redistricted to the 2nd district; lost to Ed Foreman |
| John Sebrie Watts | Republican | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 |
Territorial delegate | [Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
| Richard Hanson Weightman | Democratic | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 |
Territorial delegate | Retired |
| Heather Wilson | Republican | June 25, 1998 – January 3, 2009 |
1st | Elected to finish Steven Schiff's term Ran for Senator; lost nomination to Steve Pearce, who lost to Tom Udall |
Living former Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Mexico
As of October 2016, there are seven former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from the U.S. State of New Mexico who are currently living at this time. The most recent representative to die was Thomas G. Morris (1959-1969) on March 4, 2016. The most recently serving representative to die was Joe Skeen (1981-2003) on December 7, 2003.
| Representative | Term of office | District | Date of birth (and age) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Foreman | 1969–1971 | 2nd | December 22, 1933 |
| Manuel Lujan, Jr. | 1969–1989 | 1st | May 12, 1928 |
| William T. Redmond | 1997–2009 | 3rd | January 28, 1954 |
| Heather Wilson | 1998–2009 | 1st | December 30, 1960 |
| Tom Udall | 1999–2009 | 3rd | May 18, 1948 |
| Harry Teague | 2009–2011 | 2nd | June 29, 1949 |
| Martin Heinrich | 2009–2013 | 1st | October 17, 1971 |
References
- ↑ "Directory of Representatives". United States House of Representatives. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
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