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Latest revision as of 08:50, 19 March 2026

Micaela Lara Cadena
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Democratic Party
Candidate, New Mexico House of Representatives District 33
New Mexico House of Representatives District 33
Tenure
2019 - Present
Term ends
2026
Years in position
7
Predecessor: Bill McCamley (D)
Compensation
Base salary
$0/year
Per diem
$202/day
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 5, 2024
Next election
June 2, 2026
Contact
Official website
Personal Facebook
Personal LinkedIn

Micaela Lara Cadena (Democratic Party) is a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives, representing District 33. She assumed office on January 1, 2019. Her current term ends on December 31, 2026.

Cadena (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the New Mexico House of Representatives to represent District 33. She is on the ballot in the Democratic primary on June 2, 2026.[source]

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Cadena was assigned to the following committees:

2023-2024

Cadena was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Cadena was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Cadena 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

2026

See also: New Mexico House of Representatives elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on June 2, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 33

Incumbent Micaela Lara Cadena (D) and Ramona Martinez (D) are running in the Democratic primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 33 on June 2, 2026.

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Ramona Martinez

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Republican primary

Republican primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 33

Enrique Vigil (R) is running in the Republican primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 33 on June 2, 2026.

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2024

See also: New Mexico House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for New Mexico House of Representatives District 33

Incumbent Micaela Lara Cadena won election in the general election for New Mexico House of Representatives District 33 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Micaela Lara Cadena (D)
 
100.0
 
8,096

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Total votes: 8,096
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 33

Incumbent Micaela Lara Cadena advanced from the Democratic primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 33 on June 4, 2024.

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Micaela Lara Cadena
 
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1,359

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Total votes: 1,359
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: New Mexico House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for New Mexico House of Representatives District 33

Incumbent Micaela Lara Cadena defeated Charles Wendler in the general election for New Mexico House of Representatives District 33 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
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Micaela Lara Cadena (D)
 
60.0
 
4,908
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Charles Wendler (R)
 
40.0
 
3,273

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Total votes: 8,181
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 33

Incumbent Micaela Lara Cadena advanced from the Democratic primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 33 on June 7, 2022.

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Micaela Lara Cadena
 
100.0
 
1,378

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Total votes: 1,378
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 33

Charles Wendler advanced from the Republican primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 33 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Charles Wendler (Write-in)
 
100.0
 
52

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

Total votes: 52
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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 33

Incumbent Micaela Lara Cadena defeated Beth Miller in the general election for New Mexico House of Representatives District 33 on November 3, 2020.

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Micaela Lara Cadena (D)
 
62.4
 
6,909
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Beth Miller (R)
 
37.6
 
4,165

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Total votes: 11,074
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 33

Incumbent Micaela Lara Cadena advanced from the Democratic primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 33 on June 2, 2020.

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2,490

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Total votes: 2,490
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 33

Beth Miller advanced from the Republican primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 33 on June 2, 2020.

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1,126

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

Total votes: 1,126
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2018

See also: New Mexico House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for New Mexico House of Representatives District 33

Micaela Lara Cadena defeated Charles Wendler in the general election for New Mexico House of Representatives District 33 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
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Micaela Lara Cadena (D)
 
65.4
 
5,781
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Charles Wendler (R)
 
34.6
 
3,061

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

Total votes: 8,842
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 33

Micaela Lara Cadena defeated Mary Martinez White and Guenevere McMahon in the Democratic primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 33 on June 5, 2018.

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Micaela Lara Cadena
 
53.7
 
1,171
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Mary Martinez White
 
25.4
 
553
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Guenevere McMahon
 
20.9
 
455

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

Total votes: 2,179
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 33

Charles Wendler advanced from the Republican primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 33 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Charles Wendler
 
100.0
 
611

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

Total votes: 611
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Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary

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Micaela Lara Cadena campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024New Mexico House of Representatives District 33Won general$43,104 $72,334
2022New Mexico House of Representatives District 33Won general$118,241 $54,177
2020New Mexico House of Representatives District 33Won general$51,718 N/A**
2018New Mexico House of Representatives District 33Won general$57,189 N/A**
Grand total$270,252 $126,511
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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    Footnotes

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    Bill McCamley (D)     		New Mexico House of Representatives District 33
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