Leger Fernandez is the representative for New Mexico’s 3rd congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. She has served since Jan 3, 2021. Leger Fernandez is next up for reelection in 2022 and serves until Jan 3, 2023.
![Photo of Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez [D-NM3]](/static/legislator-photos/456835-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Leger Fernandez is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Leger Fernandez has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2017 to May 20, 2022. See full analysis methodology.
Committee Membership
Teresa Leger Fernandez sits on the following committees:
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Leger Fernandez sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Public Lands and Natural Resources (38%) Energy (19%) Labor and Employment (19%) Native Americans (12%) Education (12%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Leger Fernandez recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.R. 7721: Hermit’s Peak Fire Assistance Act
- H.R. 6901: To prohibit the use of Federal funds for the private interim storage of …
- H.R. 6589: Historic Preservation Enhancement Act
- H.R. 6493: Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act of 2022
- H.R. 5779: Financial Fitness Act
- H.Con.Res. 55: Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to …
- H.R. 5628: Pecos Watershed Protection Act
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2021 to May 2022, Leger Fernandez missed 4 of 681 roll call votes, which is 0.6%. This is better than the median of 2.1% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses and major life events.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- House of Representatives for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills