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Joshua Hernandez (New Mexico)

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Joshua Hernandez
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Republican Party

New Mexico House of Representatives District 60
Tenure

2021 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

4

Predecessor

Compensation

Base salary

$0/year

Per diem

$191/day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Personal
Birthplace
Albuquerque, N.M.
Religion
Christian
Profession
Manager
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Joshua Hernandez (Republican Party) is a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives, representing District 60. He assumed office on January 1, 2021. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.

Hernandez (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the New Mexico House of Representatives to represent District 60. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

The Republican Sandoval County Central Committee elected Hernandez to replace Timothy Lewis on the 2020 election ballot after Lewis withdrew from the general election.[1]

Biography

Hernandez was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico. His career experience includes working as a digital marketing manager for Agenda.[2]

Committee assignments

Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.

2023-2024

Hernandez was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Hernandez was assigned to the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: New Mexico House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for New Mexico House of Representatives District 60

Incumbent Joshua Hernandez defeated Luke Jungmann in the general election for New Mexico House of Representatives District 60 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Joshua Hernandez (R)
 
57.2
 
8,166
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Luke Jungmann (D)
 
42.8
 
6,113

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 14,279
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 60

Luke Jungmann advanced from the Democratic primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 60 on June 4, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Luke Jungmann
 
100.0
 
999

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 999
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 60

Incumbent Joshua Hernandez advanced from the Republican primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 60 on June 4, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Joshua Hernandez
 
100.0
 
1,233

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,233
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Hernandez in this election.

2022

See also: New Mexico House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for New Mexico House of Representatives District 60

Incumbent Joshua Hernandez won election in the general election for New Mexico House of Representatives District 60 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Image of Joshua Hernandez
Joshua Hernandez (R) Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
7,359

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 7,359
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 60

Incumbent Joshua Hernandez advanced from the Republican primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 60 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Joshua Hernandez Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
1,409

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,409
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2020

See also: New Mexico House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for New Mexico House of Representatives District 60

Joshua Hernandez won election in the general election for New Mexico House of Representatives District 60 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Joshua Hernandez (R) Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
11,504

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 11,504
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 60

Incumbent Timothy Lewis advanced from the Republican primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 60 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Timothy Lewis
 
100.0
 
2,701

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 2,701
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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Candidate Connection

Joshua Hernandez completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hernandez's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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I am a Native New Mexican born to hardworking job-creating parents. From a young age, I learned the values of hard work, dedication, and the importance of family while watching my parents build their small businesses. I have also seen my family struggle with their business due to overreaching regulations and outdated tax codes in our state. As a State Representative, I will be a champion for small businesses which are the backbone of our economy.
  • Small Business & The Economy - I am passionate about small businesses and diversifying our economy. For too long I have seen my friends leave New Mexico for greener pastures in the states around us. We need policies that make New Mexico easier for businesses to start, grow, and operate. We must work to reform our tax policy, remove bureaucratic red tape, and offer incentives to attract new businesses and create good-paying jobs in our state.
  • Public Safety - I am a huge supporter of law enforcement and our first responders. We must make sure that our first responders have the tools and resources necessary to continue to keep our communities safe. We must also develop a comprehensive plan to battle the root causes of crime including mental health by ensuring the services are properly funded and run.
  • Education - New Mexicans are tired of our education system being ranked in the bottom compared to other states. As a product of Albuquerque Public Schools, I know the importance of supporting our teachers and schools. I will work to make sure that our classrooms are funded and not wasted on Bureaucracy.
I am passionate about policy that focuses on building our economy, Public safety/first esponders, education, and infrastructure.
New Mexico has so many. Being ranked at the bottom in education, job creation, tax policy, infrastructure and so much more is gonna be a big hill to climb.
Not necessarily. All those who run and serve in the legislature are doing it to serve their community and make it better. It think that if someone has governmental or political experience like myself is a benefit because you are more easily able to adapt to whats going on and the games that are played but by no means a necessity.
Absolutely. In New Mexico you are one of 70 Representatives and one of 112 Legislators. You cannot do it alone. You need to build relationships with other Legislators not only on your side of the aisle but also on the other side of the aisle and in the other chamber.
I currently sit on Commerce and Industry and Tax & Revenue. My biggest focus in on building the economy of New Mexico and in both of these committees I can do that. Commerce is all about business and our economy and the Tax committee lets us shape tax policy for residents and businesses.
Not Currently.
Absolutely. As elected officials, we represent every person in our district and the state, not just the ones that belong to our political party. We need to work across the aisle to craft and ultimately pass legislation that not only betters our state but also works for members of all parties. While not everyone likes is compromise is key to fair policy making.

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2020

Candidate Connection

Joshua Hernandez completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hernandez's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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I am a Native New Mexican born to hardworking job-creating parents. From a young age, I learned my values of hard work, dedication, and the importance of family while watching my parents build their small business. I have also seen my family struggle with their business due to overreaching regulations and outdated tax codes in our state. As a state representative, I will be a champion for small businesses which are the backbone of our economy.

When elected in 2020, I will be 35 years old, making me one of the youngest members of the State House of Representatives - giving a voice to the next generation of New Mexico leaders. I will bring my background, conservative values, and bold leadership to Santa Fe to produce real results for Rio Rancho.

I am not a politician, I am a voice for all the people of District 60 in the heart of Rio Rancho. I look forward to working with and advocating for all of the residents and businesses in Rio Rancho.
  • SMALL BUSINESS & THE ECONOMY - I am passionate about small businesses and diversifying our economy. For too long I have seen my friends leave New Mexico for greener pastures in the states around us. We need policies that make New Mexico easier for businesses to start, grow, and operate. We must work to reform our tax policy, remove bureaucratic red tape, and offer incentives to attract new businesses and create good-paying jobs in our state.
  • PUBLIC SAFETY -I am a huge supporter of law enforcement and our first responders. We must make sure that our first responders have the tools and resources necessary to continue to keep our communities safe. We must also develop a comprehensive plan to battle the root causes of crime including mental health by ensuring the services are properly funded and run.
  • EDUCATION - New Mexicans are tired of our education system being ranked in the bottom compared to other states. As a product of Albuquerque Public Schools, I know the importance of supporting our teachers and schools. I will work to make sure that our classrooms are funded and not wasted on Bureaucracy.
I am passionate about small business and diversifying the economy of New Mexico. Our state has an outdated tax code and it not only hurts businesses that are in New Mexico but also keeps businesses from outside our state from opening or relocating into our state. The states around us, Arizona, Texas, Colorado & Nevada, all have more competitive tax codes and they continue to boom with job and population growth. We are in desperate need of tax reform to help our families and businesses.
Integrity is the most important characteristic of an elected official. We must be able to trust that our legislators have our best outcome in mind when they are in the legislature.
There were so many. I remember President Clinton getting elected the first time, the Space Shuttle Columbia explosion, the tech revolution, and so many more. The one that I will never forget the events of 9/11. I was headed to school and heard that a plane had hit the first tower and I had just gotten to my first-period class when the second plane hit the second tower and everyone realized that it was a terrorist attack. I vividly remember most of that day watching the news coverage and being glued to the TV for weeks after. I was a junior in high school.
My first job was as a sales associate at our local Office Max during high school. I kept the job for about a year until I began working at a local restaurant.
For the next decade, my state is gonna have several large challenges. The COVID-19 pandemic has crippled our economy and it is going to take many years for us to recover from it. Our state is at the bottom of the list for education and we must fight to cut the wasted spending and bureaucratic red tape so that we give our children a fighting chance for their futures. We must also have a fair and equal redistricting.
It is essential to build relationships with other legislators and to work across the aisle. New Mexico is very unique in that you have a divide not only between Republican and Democrat but also rural and urban. Everyone must work together to better our state and our future.

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Campaign finance summary

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Joshua Hernandez campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* New Mexico House of Representatives District 60Won general$125,268 $97,777
2022New Mexico House of Representatives District 60Won general$86,807 $49,116
2020New Mexico House of Representatives District 60Won general$9,375 N/A**
Grand total$221,450 $146,893
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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    1. ↑ Rio Rancho Observer, "Hernandez picked to replace Lewis," August 31, 2020
    2. ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 23, 2020.

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