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U.S. Representative for New Mexico’s 3rd District

Teresa Leger Fernandez

Democrat 3rd term Up 2026

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we measure

Campaign money, 2025–26$1.6M raised · top PACs: International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, American Crystal Sugar Compay
99LoyaltyMed 98
91AttendMed 98
9BipartMed 12
4BreaksMed 7
In office
House 2021–now
5 years in CongressMore senior than 36% of the House
Committees
  • Natural Resources 3rd minority
  • Rules 4th minority
Age
67

2026 election

Running for re-election
General election Nov 3, 2026

Also running

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Activity

119th CongressJan 3, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026Method
By week
Statements
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
119th Congress2025–26, to date544112726744
118th Congress2023–24not tracked—3502971,23513

Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.

1

What does she focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Government Operations and Politics 26% no bills
Public Lands and Natural Resources 4% 25%
Native Americans no statements 23%

StatementsBills

Words go to Government Operations and Politics, Crime and Law Enforcement and Energy; bills go to Public Lands and Natural Resources and Native Americans.

  • She talks most about: Government Accountability (Government Operations and Politics), Immigration Enforcement (Immigration), Energy Project Permitting (Energy), Disaster Response (Emergency Management), Water Infrastructure (Transportation and Public Works).
  • 40 bills sponsored, most on Public Lands and Natural Resources.
2

Does she have influence?

MethodBackground tab →
Ranking memberIndian and Insular Affairs SubcommitteeNatural Resources
Ranking memberLegislative and Budget Process SubcommitteeRules
MemberNatural Resources Committee3rd minority
MemberRules Committee4th minority

Ranking member on the Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee, more senior than 36% of the House, in the minority.

  • 5 years in Congress: more senior than 36% of the House.
  • Minority: Democrats hold 214 of the 433 filled seats.
5

Who does she work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

Her cosponsorships on Republican bills

19% · peer median 23%

Closest across the aisle

Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Leger Fernandez.

Free account See Pro

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, this Congress · Voteview

19% of her cosponsorships go to Republican bills (peer median 23%); closest in her party: Barragán and Nadler.

  • Other-party share of cosponsors on her own bills: not yet tracked.
  • Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
3

Can she get things done?

MethodBills tab →

Her billsExpected for a peer

Introduced 37 · expected 27
Action in committee 10 · expected 4
Beyond committee 2 · expected 1
Passed House 1 · expected 1
Became law 0 · expected 0
EffectivenessRank 187 of 433 in the House

0.79expected 0.48 · average member 1.00

1 of 37 bills passed the House; 0 became law; effectiveness 0.79 against a peer median of 0.48.

  • On the move: H.R. 4598 (out of committee), H.R. 4284 (passed a chamber).
  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

119th Congress so far · bills from congress.gov

4

Where does she stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE −0.37

With her party on all 12 areas with 10 or more party-line votes so far.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with her party on 10 of the 10 she voted on.

The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Democrats yea–nay on that roll call.

Votes with Democrats on 99% of party-line votes, breaks 4 times (peer median 8).

  • Position: −0.37, inside the Democratic middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Energy 1 of 31.

Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.

6

Who backs her?

MethodMoney tab →

Where the money comes from, 2025–26

Leger Fernandez$1.6M raised13%67%19%
House median$2.1M raised7%37%36%7%

Small-dollar individualsLarge individualsPACs and other committeesTransfers and other

Small-dollargifts of $200 or less

80% of what she raised came from individuals; 13% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 7%).

$1.6M raised, 19% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 36%).

  • Last general election for the seat (2024): won by 12.6 points.

28 PACs of the 46 that gave belong to organizations that lobbied on bills she faced a vote on, cosponsored or sponsored.

Top lobbying issues of the organizations behind the PACs that gave to her: Budget/Appropriations, Taxation and Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace.

  1. International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers96% D
  2. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers96% D
  3. American Crystal Sugar Compay56% D

What each PAC gave Pro Amounts, the full list and each organization’s lobbying are part of Pro.

Free account See Pro

Party split is the PAC’s giving to all federal candidates · FEC

What those organizations lobby on

146 bills

Leger Fernandez voted Yea on 21, Nay on 68, did not vote on 8, and sponsored or cosponsored 49 with no recorded vote.

7

Do her words match her actions?

MethodPositions tab →

Positions are being checked before they go public; this question fills in when they are.