Indian, Rural & Cultural Affairs Committee, New Mexico State Senate
The Indian, Rural & Cultural Affairs Committee (formerly the Indian and Cultural Affairs Committee) is a standing committee of the New Mexico Senate.
Per Section 9.1 of the Senate Rules, committees of the New Mexico State Senate are appointed by the Committees' Committee.[1] The rules do not specify when or how often committees are assigned. The Committees' Committee will assign the chair, vice-chair, and the ranking member of each standing committee.[2] All appointments made by the Committees' Committee are subject to the approval of the Senate.[3]
See rules: Senate Rules
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Indian, Rural & Cultural Affairs Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Indian, Rural & Cultural Affairs Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Indian, Rural & Cultural Affairs Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Indian, Rural & Cultural Affairs Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members(0) |
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Gabriel J. Ramos (D, Vice Chair) left this committee on December 06, 2020.
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Indian and Cultural Affairs Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • John Pinto, Chair | • William Sharer | |||
| • Bill G. Tallman, Vice chair | • Cliff R. Pirtle | |||
| • Benny Shendo | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Indian and Cultural Affairs Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • John Pinto, Chair | • Cliff Pirtle, Ranking Member | |||
| • Cisco McSorley, Vice chair | • Stuart Ingle | |||
| • Mary Papen | • Lisa Torraco | |||
| • Benny J. Shendo Jr. | ||||
2013-2014
| Indian and Cultural Affairs Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • John Pinto, Chair | • Stuart Ingle | |||
| • Cisco McSorley, Vice chair | • Lisa Torraco | |||
| • Mary Papen | • Cliff Pirtle | |||
| • Benny J. Shendo Jr. | ||||
2011-2012
| Indian and Cultural Affairs Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • John Pinto, Chair | • Stuart Ingle | |||
| • Cisco McSorley, Vice chair | • William Payne | |||
| • Timothy Jennings | ||||
| • Lynda Lovejoy | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ New Mexico Legislature, "Senate Rules," accessed March 1, 2021(Section 9.1)
- ↑ New Mexico Legislature, "Senate Rules," accessed March 1, 2021(Section 9.1.2)
- ↑ New Mexico Legislature, "Senate Rules," accessed March 1, 2021(Section 9.1.3)
