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Dear Friends and Neighbors,
I’m proud to serve you in the New Mexico Legislature and to work every day to protect what matters most to our communities.
At a time of uncertainty at the federal level, I’m focused on ensuring New Mexicans have access to affordable, reliable healthcare — strengthening Affordable Care Act coverage and serving as the sole House sponsor of the Medicaid Trust Fund to help stabilize coverage for families who depend on it.
I have also worked hard to support public safety policies that are effective, constitutional, and focused on prevention. On your behalf, I also made investments in strong public schools and expanded student supports through capital outlay funding. Through direct appropriations, I ensured infrastructure projects would deliver real, tangible improvements in our neighborhoods in the northeast heights.
In 2026, I am seeking re-election to continue fighting for affordable healthcare, strong public schools, safer communities, and real investment in our district. To appear on the ballot, I need the support of constituents by signing my nominating petition. If you live in the district and share my commitment to practical, people-first leadership, I would be grateful for your signature. Sign the petition here.
Your support — whether by signing the petition, donating, staying engaged, or spreading the word — helps ensure our community continues to have a strong, effective voice at the Roundhouse.
Thank you for the trust you place in me. I’m committed to listening, working across differences, and delivering results for our district and for New Mexico.
Sincerely,
Representative Pamelya Herndon
During the special legislative session in 2025, New Mexico lawmakers took meaningful action to ensure continued access to affordable healthcare:
Representative Herndon also played a critical leadership role in strengthening New Mexico’s healthcare safety net for the long term. She was the sole House sponsor of the Medicaid Trust Fund (SB 88), a forward-looking policy designed to help stabilize Medicaid and protect coverage for children, seniors, people with disabilities, and working families as federal funding is disrupted.
New Mexico is now uniquely positioned to provide healthcare access to its most vulnerable citizens, even in the face of federal funding cuts.
As the federal government has continued to withhold or threaten funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), New Mexico has stepped in to prevent families from going hungry.
This funding, included in House Bill 1, contains strong reversion provisions: when the federal government fulfills its legal obligation to fully fund SNAP, the temporary state funding will automatically end. This ensures New Mexico protects families without permanently replacing federal responsibilities.
Pamela Herndon has been fighting on the front lines against the out of control crime in Albuquerque. She is fighting for our safety every day as a legislator. First she put $50 million in her crime package to establish a law enforcement officer recruitment fund. In the same omnibus crime package, progress was made by:
Pamelya Herndon is fed up with crime in Albuquerque and she won't give up until New Mexico is safer for everyone. To ensure Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office is able to operate at full capacity she funded the department with $2,362,500 to add additional officers.
When it comes to crime in Albuquerque, we’re all fed up. We should be able to live our lives without fear of falling victim to theft, assault, or worse, and Pamelya Herndon is making progress for us.
Pamelya introduced and passed Bennie's Bill named after the 13-year-old Washington Middle School child murdered on the playground by a classmate with his father's unsecured gun. She strongly supports CAP (child access prevention) legislation and is proud to have updated the criminal code to impose penalties upon adults who fail to safely secure firearms out of the reach of minors that commit criminal acts.
Helping strengthen the economy and fight inflation that impacts families are among Pamelya Herndon’s highest priorities. Pamelya has taken action to better the economy by:
One of Pamelya's key priorities has been holding insurance and pharmaceutical companies accountable. That is what she crafted and passed the Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act to make drug prices public in New Mexico. Now drug makers and distributors are required to turn in data every year to the state showing the costs of their most expensive drugs, profits from those products and how much patients ultimately pay out of pocket. It is worth noting that every single member of the House and Senate voted for this common sense legislation.
Pamelya supports reforming the tax code that levels the playing field so every New Mexican can thrive, not just the wealthy. She voted for laws to lift families out of poverty, stimulate spending in local economies, and protect New Mexico's home-grown businesses and investments.
In addition she will repeal tax cuts that have not produced additional jobs or economic stability, provide incentives to companies working on renewable energy technology, and companies who grow the skilled labor base in our state by opening doors for women to enter skilled trades.
When re-elected she will pass legislation to help grow what already works in our state like aerospace, film & television production, tourism, and green energy. She will be a champion for innovative job programs to strengthen our economy, support small businesses, and bring new industries to New Mexico.
Pamelya Herndon's mother was an elementary school teacher. She has always supported educators. That is why she voted for $50,000 minimum pay for New Mexico teachers — a 20% average pay raise. This brings New Mexico in line with the national average and ahead of surrounding states.
Along with competitive compensation, Pamelya voted to increase teacher retention and training, strengthen teacher recruitment from our communities, and provide services
that students need.
One such service aimed at students is the effort she is leading to open mental health and wellness centers in New Mexico schools to help young people deal with anxiety, depression, and other mental health challenges.
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