List of speakers of the New Mexico House of Representatives
| Speaker of New Mexico House of Representatives | |
|---|---|
![]() Seal of the New Mexico House of Representatives | |
since January 17, 2023 | |
| Status | Presiding officer |
| Seat | New Mexico State Capitol, Santa Fe |
| Appointer | New Mexico House of Representatives |
| Inaugural holder | Roman L. Baca |
The following is a list of speakers of the New Mexico House of Representatives since statehood.
Speakers of the New Mexico House of Representatives
| Speaker | Term | Party | County/Residence | Notes | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman L. Baca | 1912–1915 | Republican | Santa Fe | [1] | |
| Secundino Romero | 1915–1916 | Republican | San Miguel | [2] | |
| William H. H. Llewellyn | 1916–1919 | Republican | Las Cruces | [1] | |
| Antonio A. Sedillo | 1919–1921 | Republican | Socorro | [2][1] | |
| Albert H. Clancy | 1921–1923 | Republican | Santa Fe | [2][1] | |
| Byron O. Beall | 1923–1925 | Democratic | Chaves | [2][1] | |
| D. W. Smith | 1925–1931 | Democratic | Grant | [2][1] | |
| Alvan N. White | 1931–1939 | Democratic | Grant | [2][1] | |
| George W. Armijo | 1939–1941 | Democratic | Santa Fe | [2][1] | |
| Frank J. McCarthy | 1941–1943 | Democratic | Chaves | [2][1] | |
| M. S. Smith | 1943–1949 | Democratic | Curry | [2][1] | |
| Harry Vearle Payne | 1949–1945 | Democratic | Hidalgo | [2][1] | |
| John F. Sims | 1949–1951 | Democratic | Bernalillo | [2][1] | |
| Calvin P. Horn | 1951–1953 | Democratic | Bernalillo | [2][1] | |
| Alvin Stockton | 1953–1955 | Republican | Colfax | [2][1] | |
| Donald D. Hallam | 1955–1959 | Democratic | Lea | [2][1] | |
| Mack Easley | 1959–1961 | Democratic | Lea | [2][1] | |
| Jack M. Campbell | 1961–1963 | Democratic | Chaves | [2][1] | |
| Bruce King | 1963–1969 | Democratic | Santa Fe | [2][1] | |
| David L. Norvell | 1969–1971 | Democratic | Curry | [2][1] | |
| Walter K. Martinez | 1971–1979 | Democratic | Valencia | [2][1] | |
| C. Gene Samberson | 1979–1982 | Democratic | Lea | [2][1] | |
| Raymond G. Sanchez | 1983–1985 | Democratic | Bernalillo | [2][1] | |
| Gene Samberson | 1985–1987 | Democratic | Lea | [2][1] | |
| Raymond G. Sanchez | 1987–2001 | Democratic | Bernalillo | [2][1] | |
| Ben Luján | 2001–2012 | Democratic | Santa Fe | [1] | |
| W. Ken Martinez | 2012–2015 | Democratic | Albuquerque | [1] | |
| Don Tripp | 2015–2017 | Republican | [1] | ||
| Brian Egolf | 2017–2023 | Democratic | |||
| Javier Martínez | 2023– | Democratic |
Speakers of the New Mexico Territorial House of Representatives
| Speaker | Term | Party | County/Residence | Notes | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theodore D. Wheaton | 1851–1854 | Taos | [3][4] | ||
| Facundo Pino | 1854–1855 | [4] | |||
| Celedonio Valdés | 1855–1856 | [4] | |||
| José S. Ramirez | 1856–1857 | [4] | |||
| Merrill Ashurst | 1857–1858 | [4] | |||
| José Guadalupe Gallegos | 1858–1859 | [4] | |||
| Levi J. Keithly C. C. Medina |
1859–1860 | [4] | |||
| José Manuel Gallegos | 1860–1863 | [4] | |||
| Vicente García | 1863–1864 | [4] | |||
| Pedro Valdés | 1864–1865 | [4] | |||
| Samuel Ellison | 1865–1866 | [4] | |||
| Richard M. Stephens | 1866–1867 | [4] | |||
| Jose Manuel Gallegos | 1867–1868 | [4] | |||
| Richard M. Stephens | 1868–1869 | [4] | |||
| Gregorio M. Otero | 1869–1870 | [4] | |||
| Milnor Louis Rudulph | 1871–1872 | [4] | |||
| Gregorio M. Otero | 1873–1874 | [4] | |||
| Roman A. Vaca | 1875–1876 | [4] | |||
| Juan B. Patron | 1878–1880 | Lincoln | [4][5] | ||
| Rafael Romero | 1880–1882 | [4] | |||
| Pedro Sanchez | 1882–1884 | [4] | |||
| Amado Chavez | 1884–1886 | [4] | |||
| Manuel C. de Baca | 1886–1887 | Republican | Conant | [4][6] | |
| Albert J. Fountain | 1888–1889 | Lincoln, Doña Ana | [7] | ||
| William Burns | 1890–1891 | Kingston | [8] | ||
| Alejandro J. Branch | 1892–1893 | Mora | [9] | ||
| William E. Dame | 1894–1895 | Cerrillos | [10] | ||
| William H. H. Llewellyn | 1897 | Republican | Las Cruces | [11] | |
| Maximiliano Luna | 1899 | Los Lunas | [12] | ||
| Benjamin M. Read | 1901 | Santa Fe | [13] | ||
| Carl A. Dalies | 1905 | Republican | Belen | [14] | |
| Roman L. Baca | 1907–1909 | Republican | Santa Fe | ||
| E. A. Miera | 1909 | Republican | Cuba | [15] |
See also
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