New Mexico Sen. Crystal Diamond, R-Elephant Butte, speaks on the floor of the state Senate on Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, as seen ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – For the first time in New Mexico’s history, ... New Mexico Senate confirms first female state engineer by: Jordan Honeycutt. Posted: Mar 10, 2025 / 03:37 PM MDT.

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Women have won 60 seats in the New Mexico Legislature to secure the largest female legislative majority in U.S. history, stirring expressions of vindication and joy among ...

Along with a female-majority Legislature and a woman overseeing the state Senate, New Mexico women also hold positions such as governor, secretary of state and a majority in the state’s supreme court.

Sen. Mimi Stewart (D-Bernalillo) represents Senate District 17 and is president pro tempore of the New Mexico Senate. She is currently one of only 15 female state senate leaders in the country.

Women in New Mexico won big this last election and now make up more than half of the state‘s lawmakers. Along with a female-majority Legislature and a woman overseeing the state Senate, New ...