WHEN THE NEXT NEW MEXICO LEGISLATIVE SESSION GETS UNDERWAY IN JANUARY, DEMOCRATS WILL HAVE SOME POWERFUL NUMBERS ON THEIR SIDE. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS, FOLLOWING LAST WEEK’S ELECTION, THERE WILL BE 19 NEW MEMBERS IN THE 70 MEMBER HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. THE DEMOCRATS WILL INCREASE THEIR MARGIN IN THE HOUSE BY 8 SEATS, OVERALL.
THE NEW MEXICAN SAYS IT’S THE LARGEST ADDITION OF NEW REPRESENTATIVES SINCE 2010 WHEN 12 SEATS WERE HELD BY NEWCOMERS, INCLUDING 11 REPUBLICANS. THE NUMBERS, HOWEVER, AREN’T FINAL AS THREE SEATS ARE LIKELY HEADED FOR AUTOMATIC RECOUNTS.
