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Michael Padilla (New Mexico)
2013 - Present
2028
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Michael Padilla (Democratic Party) is a member of the New Mexico State Senate, representing District 14. He assumed office in 2013. His current term ends on December 31, 2028.
Padilla (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the New Mexico State Senate to represent District 14. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Padilla's professional experience includes working as the chief executive officer at Altivus Customer Relationship, at Management Solutions Limited Liability Company, and as the director of MCI Telecommunications from 1990 to 2000.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Padilla was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Padilla was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Padilla was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| New Mexico committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Committees' |
| • Corporations and Transportation |
| • Education |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Padilla served on the following committees:
| New Mexico committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Corporations and Transportation |
| • Education |
| • Committees' |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Padilla served on the following committees:
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| • Corporations and Transportation |
| • Education |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: New Mexico State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for New Mexico State Senate District 14
Incumbent Michael Padilla won election in the general election for New Mexico State Senate District 14 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Michael Padilla (D) | 100.0 | 11,349 |
| Total votes: 11,349 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Mexico State Senate District 14
Incumbent Michael Padilla advanced from the Democratic primary for New Mexico State Senate District 14 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Padilla | 100.0 | 1,960 |
| Total votes: 1,960 | |||
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Republican primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Endorsements
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2020
See also: New Mexico State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for New Mexico State Senate District 14
Incumbent Michael Padilla defeated Mary Ingham in the general election for New Mexico State Senate District 14 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Padilla (D) | 65.7 | 10,118 |
 | Mary Ingham (R) | 34.3 | 5,274 | |
| Total votes: 15,392 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Mexico State Senate District 14
Incumbent Michael Padilla advanced from the Democratic primary for New Mexico State Senate District 14 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Padilla | 100.0 | 3,814 |
| Total votes: 3,814 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Mexico State Senate District 14
Mary Ingham advanced from the Republican primary for New Mexico State Senate District 14 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Ingham | 100.0 | 1,459 |
| Total votes: 1,459 | |||
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2016
- See also: New Mexico State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the New Mexico State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 8, 2016.
Incumbent Michael Padilla ran unopposed in the New Mexico State Senate District 14 general election.[2][3]
| New Mexico State Senate District 14, General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Michael Padilla Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 9,668 | |
| Total Votes | 9,668 | |||
| Source: New Mexico Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Michael Padilla ran unopposed in the New Mexico State Senate District 14 Democratic primary.[4]
| New Mexico State Senate District 14, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Michael Padilla Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2012
- See also: New Mexico State Senate elections, 2012
Padilla ran in the 2012 election for New Mexico State Senate District 14. He ran and defeated Cecelia Romero-Tkach, James G. Taylor and state Rep. Eleanor Chavez in the Democratic primary on June 5, 2012. Incumbent Eric Griego (D) did not run for re-election. Padilla defeated Robert Schiller (I) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Michael Padilla |
70.7% | 8,258 | |
| Independent | Robert Schiller | 29.3% | 3,425 | |
| Total Votes | 11,683 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Michael Padilla |
40.5% | 1,065 |
| Eleanor Chavez | 30.4% | 798 |
| James G. Taylor | 29.1% | 764 |
| Total Votes | 2,627 | |
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
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In 2024, the New Mexico State Legislature was in session from January 16 to February 15. A special session was held on July 18, 2024.
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2023
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In 2023, the New Mexico State Legislature was in session from January 17 to March 18.
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2022
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In 2022, the New Mexico State Legislature was in session from January 18 to February 17.
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2021
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In 2021, the New Mexico State Legislature was in session from January 19 to March 20.
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2020
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In 2020, the New Mexico State Legislature was in session from January 21 to February 20.
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2019
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In 2019, the New Mexico State Legislature was in session from January 15 through March 16.
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2018
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In 2018, the 53rd New Mexico State Legislature, second session, was in session from January 16 through February 15.
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2017
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In 2017, the 53rd New Mexico State Legislature, first session, was in session from January 17 through March 18, 2018.
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2016
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2015
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In 2015, the 52nd New Mexico State Legislature, first session, was in session from January 20 through March 21.[7]
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2014
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In 2014, the 51st New Mexico State Legislature, second session, was in session from January 21 through February 20.[7]
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2013
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In 2013, the 51st New Mexico State Legislature, first session, was in session from January 15 to March 16.[7]
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Noteworthy events
Sexual misconduct allegations
On December 16, 2017, Senate Democrats voted to remove Padilla from his position as majority whip. Padilla issued the following statement after the vote, "Tomorrow is another day, and I will work just as hard as I always do. I look forward to continued partnerships with my colleagues to get New Mexico moving in the right direction again."[8]
The removal was in response to a November 2017 Associated Press report that the city of Albuquerque settled two sexual harassment lawsuits against Padilla while he managed the city's 911 call center in 2006 and 2007. Padilla dropped out of the 2018 race for lieutenant governor following the report. Padilla said, "I accept full responsibility for making too many changes too fast at the 911 communications center in Albuquerque in 2006, which made the work environment to stressful. If I had to do this again, I would have spent more time understanding the capabilities of the individuals, and used that information to develop a more cohesive implementation plan for all of the needed changes at the 911 communications center."[9]
Personal
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Padilla is divorced with two children.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate New Mexico State Senate District 14 |
Officeholder New Mexico State Senate District 14 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed May 12, 2014
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "2016 general election contest/candidate list," accessed August 18, 2016
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "Official Results General Election - November 8, 2016," accessed November 29, 2016
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Contest/Candidate List," accessed March 10, 2016
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "Official Primary Results," accessed April 15, 2014
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Candidate List," accessed May 12, 2014(Archived)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 New Mexico Legislature, "Session dates," accessed July 9, 2014
- ↑ U.S. News and World Report, "New Mexico Senate Dems Oust Colleague From Leadership Post," December 16, 2017
- ↑ KOB 4, "State senator ends lieutenant governor bid over harassment claims," December 4, 2017
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New Mexico State Senate District 14 2013-Present |
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