Herrell is the representative for New Mexico’s 2nd congressional district (view map) and is a Republican. She has served since Jan 3, 2021. Herrell is next up for reelection in 2022 and serves until Jan 3, 2023.
![Photo of Rep. Yvette Herrell [R-NM2]](/static/legislator-photos/456834-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Herrell 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 Herrell has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2017 to Jun 14, 2021. See full analysis methodology.
Committee Membership
Yvette Herrell sits on the following committees:
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Herrell sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Energy (100%)
Recent Bills
Some of Herrell’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 3504: To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct criminal history background checks ...
- H.R. 3503: To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to reimburse eligible persons harmed by ...
- H.R. 3275: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to suspend the tax on ...
- H.R. 2581: Biochar Innovations and Opportunities for Conservation, Health, and Advancements in Research Act of ...
- H.R. 1690: Defending our Defenders Act
- H.R. 757: Protecting New Mexico’s Jobs and Public Education System Act
- H.R. 543: POWER Act
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2021 to Jun 2021, Herrell missed 1 of 162 roll call votes, which is 0.6%. This is better than the median of 2.0% 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
- Office of Rep. Herrell for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
