2025HB71

Raiding Taxpayers to Inflate Early Childhood Bureaucracy

2025 - New Mexico House of Representatives

Conservatives Oppose

Description

This bill increases mandatory transfers into the Early Childhood Education and Care Fund to grow permanent government pre-K and childcare programs rather than empowering parents directly. CPAC opposes locking more taxpayer dollars into ever-expanding government systems instead of family-directed choice and opposed this bill. The Senate passed this bill on 2025-03-20 by a vote of 35-0. The House passed this bill on 2025-03-12 by a vote of 66-3. The bill later became law.

Voted Yes

Voted No

Did Not Vote

Legislators · 70

Legislator	Party	Lifetime Rating	Vote
Michelle Paulene Abeyta NM	Democrat	28%	Leftist
Marianna Anaya NM	Democrat	26%	Leftist
Janelle Anyanonu NM	Democrat	8%	Leftist
Gail Armstrong NM	Republican	67%	Leftist
Brian G. Baca NM	Republican	70%	Leftist
John Block NM	Republican	95%	Conservative
Cynthia Borrego NM	Democrat	13%	Leftist
Cathrynn Brown NM	Republican	80%	Leftist
Patricia Roybal Caballero NM	Democrat	11%	Leftist
Micaela Lara Cadena NM	Democrat	9%	Did Not Vote
Kathleen Cates NM	Democrat	9%	Leftist
Christine Chandler NM	Democrat	11%	Leftist
Jack Chatfield NM	Republican	76%	Leftist
Eleanor Chavez NM	Democrat	11%	Leftist
Nicole Chavez NM	Republican	25%	Leftist
Elaine Sena Cortez NM	Republican	89%	Leftist
Art De La Cruz NM	Democrat	9%	Leftist
Catherine Cullen NM	Republican	78%	Leftist
Meredith Dixon NM	Democrat	10%	Leftist
Rebecca Dow NM	Republican	78%	Leftist
P. Mark Duncan NM	Republican	78%	Leftist
Joanne Ferrary NM	Democrat	9%	Leftist
Doreen Gallegos NM	Democrat	11%	Leftist
Miguel Garcia NM	Democrat	14%	Leftist
Martha Garcia NM	Democrat	15%	Leftist
Joy Garratt NM	Democrat	11%	Leftist
Anita Gonzales NM	Democrat	21%	Leftist
Yanira Gurrola NM	Democrat	9%	Leftist
William Hall NM	Republican	79%	Leftist
Jonathan Henry NM	Republican	84%	Leftist
Joshua Hernandez NM	Republican	57%	Leftist
Joseph Hernandez NM	Democrat	26%	Leftist
Pamelya Herndon NM	Democrat	10%	Leftist
Susan Herrera NM	Democrat	10%	Leftist
Dayan Hochman-Vigil NM	Democrat	10%	Leftist
Doreen Johnson NM	Democrat	16%	Leftist
Jenifer Jones NM	Republican	63%	Leftist
Raymundo Lara NM	Democrat	19%	Leftist
Derrick Lente NM	Democrat	14%	Leftist
Charlotte Little NM	Democrat	10%	Leftist
Stefani Lord NM	Republican	88%	Conservative
Tara Lujan NM	Democrat	7%	Leftist
Patricia Lundstrom NM	Democrat	22%	Leftist
Javier Martínez NM	Democrat	17%	Leftist
Alan Martinez NM	Republican	51%	Leftist
Jimmy Mason NM	Republican	80%	Leftist
Marian Matthews NM	Democrat	16%	Leftist
Matthew McQueen NM	Democrat	11%	Leftist
Angelita Mejia NM	Republican	89%	Leftist
Rod Montoya NM	Republican	80%	Leftist
Tanya Mirabal Moya NM	Republican	69%	Leftist
Mark Murphy NM	Republican	81%	Leftist
Kristina Ortez NM	Democrat	9%	Leftist
Cristina Parajon NM	Democrat	8%	Leftist
Randall Pettigrew NM	Republican	93%	Conservative
Andrea Reeb NM	Republican	80%	Leftist
G. Andrés Romero NM	Democrat	12%	Leftist
Andrea Romero NM	Democrat	9%	Leftist
Angelica Rubio NM	Democrat	10%	Leftist
Joseph Sanchez NM	Democrat	29%	Leftist
Debra Sariñana NM	Democrat	10%	Leftist
Linda Serrato NM	Democrat	11%	Leftist
Sarah Silva NM	Democrat	28%	Leftist
Nathan Small NM	Democrat	10%	Leftist
Reena Szczepanski NM	Democrat	9%	Leftist
Luis Terrazas NM	Republican	65%	Leftist
Elizabeth Thomson NM	Democrat	9%	Leftist
Diane Torres-Velasquez NM	Democrat	26%	Leftist
Harlan Vincent NM	Republican	82%	Leftist
Martin Zamora NM	Republican	77%	Leftist