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Melanie A. Stansbury

U.S. House · New Mexico
On the ballot · Nov 3
$1.4M

Raised, 2025–26

  • Individuals$1.1M83%
  • PACs$202k15%
  • Transfers & other$25k2%

41% of the individual money came from small donors ($200 or less).

Top PAC industries

$240k
Office
PartyDemocrat
ChamberU.S. House
SeatNew Mexico, district 1
Up for electionNov 3, 2026
District
NM-2 · Gabe VasquezNM-3 · Teresa Leger FernandezNM-1 · Melanie A. Stansbury
NM-1 · New Mexico
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On the ballot · New Mexico House, district 1 · Nov 395% party to win· vs. Okpareke ↓
The campaign · in their words

“Leading with Vision, Serving with Heart”

melaniefornm.com · read Oct 19, 2026 ↗Page titles and first lines from the campaign’s own site, unedited

Where They Stand

Position from 695 bills and votes and 4 statements, starting from a reputation prior of Left 31 — click any issue to see the reputation, the record and the shift.

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Stansbury (you're viewing)
Overall
34
Left
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Track is neutral — only the dot's position and distance-from-center number carry meaning.

The 2026 Race

NM-1 race page →
Odds · party to winOct 27
Stansbury (D)95%
Okpareke (R)3%
The race · NM-1
Melanie StansburyDemocrat · incumbent · Left 34 on the record95%
Didi OkparekeRepublican · challenger · no positions yet3%
Money · raised, FEC to Sep 30
Melanie Stansbury$1.7M
$1.4M from individuals · $738k itemized
Didi Okpareke$100k
$98k from individuals · $79k itemized
The FEC doesn't name donors who give under $200, so their gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
Odds are a market close, not a poll

What They Care About

How this is measured

Bubble size = how much of Melanie A. Stansbury's sponsored bills, cosponsorships, campaign statements and tweets go to each domain. Votes are left out because they follow committee seats; domains a member's committees handle are discounted a little. Anything from the last 6 months counts double, so a topic they are on about right now grows. Darker = they have broken with their own party more often on that topic: the share of party-line votes since 2009 where they voted against their party's majority (gray = fewer than 8 such votes). Based on 11 sponsored, 418 cosponsored, 54 statements, 431 topical tweets. Click a bubble to open what they support and the bills and tweets behind it; click it again to close.

Health care · 15% of Melanie A. Stansbury's priorities · 1 sponsored · 105 cosponsored · 6 statements · 50 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 22 party-line votesHealth care 15%Civil rights, gender and religion · 11% of Melanie A. Stansbury's priorities · 0 sponsored · 16 cosponsored · 4 statements · 124 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 16 party-line votesCivil rights 11%Federal budget, taxes and spending · 11% of Melanie A. Stansbury's priorities · 2 sponsored · 49 cosponsored · 10 statements · 80 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 270 party-line votesFederal budget 11%Energy, environment, land and agriculture · 11% of Melanie A. Stansbury's priorities · 2 sponsored · 39 cosponsored · 9 statements · 44 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 191 party-line votesEnergy 11%Business, finance and labor · 8% of Melanie A. Stansbury's priorities · 0 sponsored · 37 cosponsored · 6 statements · 84 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 79 party-line votesBusiness 8%Education · 8% of Melanie A. Stansbury's priorities · 1 sponsored · 33 cosponsored · 4 statements · 50 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 26 party-line votesEducation 8%Crime and justice · 8% of Melanie A. Stansbury's priorities · 1 sponsored · 17 cosponsored · 4 statements · 92 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 72 party-line votesCrime 8%Federal power and civil liberties · 7% of Melanie A. Stansbury's priorities · 2 sponsored · 22 cosponsored · 0 statements · 84 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 74 party-line votesFederal power 7%Immigration · 5% of Melanie A. Stansbury's priorities · 0 sponsored · 20 cosponsored · 2 statements · 41 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 35 party-line votesImmigration 5%Housing, transportation, technology and vice · 5% of Melanie A. Stansbury's priorities · 0 sponsored · 12 cosponsored · 7 statements · 14 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 45 party-line votesHousing 5%Foreign policy, trade and defense · 4% of Melanie A. Stansbury's priorities · 0 sponsored · 23 cosponsored · 0 statements · 45 tweets · broke with their party on 4 of 200 party-line votesForeign policy 4%Elections, representation and accountability · 4% of Melanie A. Stansbury's priorities · 2 sponsored · 23 cosponsored · 2 statements · 16 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 14 party-line votesElections 4%Guns · 1% of Melanie A. Stansbury's priorities · 0 sponsored · 15 cosponsored · 0 statements · 2 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 12 party-line votes1%Trade and industrial policy · 1% of Melanie A. Stansbury's priorities · 0 sponsored · 7 cosponsored · 0 statements · 4 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 5 party-line votes1%
Rarely breaksOften breaks

Melanie A. Stansbury

● Democrat · U.S. House · New Mexico
Raised
$1.4M
2025–26 cycle
Top sector
$123k
labor unions
Overall
Left
34pt left
Actions
1,180
votes, bills, tweets
On the ballot · Nov 395% · vs. Okpareke ↓
The campaign · in their words

“Leading with Vision, Serving with Heart”

GROWING OUR ECONOMY, JOBS, AND RESILIENCE ↗“That's why I am focused on expanding our economy, supporting local businesses, and growing more meaningful jobs.”RAISING THE FEDERAL MINIMUM WAGE ↗“That is why I support raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour.”IMMIGRATION ↗“In Congress, I support humane immigration policies that address root causes of migration and provide opportunities for immigration, which boost our economy and add to the rich…”
From melaniefornm.com, unedited

Where They Stand

Overall
Left, 34 points from center
Dot = distance from center · band = 90% range

The 2026 Race

Race page →
Odds · party to winOct 27
Stansbury (D)95%
Okpareke (R)3%
The race · NM-1
Melanie StansburyDemocrat · incumbent · Left 34 on the record95%
Didi OkparekeRepublican · challenger · no positions yet3%
Money · raised, FEC to Sep 30
Melanie Stansbury$1.7M
$1.4M from individuals · $738k itemized
Didi Okpareke$100k
$98k from individuals · $79k itemized
The FEC doesn't name donors who give under $200, so their gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
Odds are a market close, not a poll

What They Care About

Health care · 15% of Melanie A. Stansbury's priorities · 1 sponsored · 105 cosponsored · 6 statements · 50 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 22 party-line votesHealth care 15%Civil rights, gender and religion · 11% of Melanie A. Stansbury's priorities · 0 sponsored · 16 cosponsored · 4 statements · 124 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 16 party-line votesCivil rights 11%Federal budget, taxes and spending · 11% of Melanie A. Stansbury's priorities · 2 sponsored · 49 cosponsored · 10 statements · 80 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 270 party-line votesBudget and taxes 11%Energy, environment, land and agriculture · 11% of Melanie A. Stansbury's priorities · 2 sponsored · 39 cosponsored · 9 statements · 44 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 191 party-line votesEnergy and land 11%Business, finance and labor · 8% of Melanie A. Stansbury's priorities · 0 sponsored · 37 cosponsored · 6 statements · 84 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 79 party-line votes8%Education · 8% of Melanie A. Stansbury's priorities · 1 sponsored · 33 cosponsored · 4 statements · 50 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 26 party-line votes8%Crime and justice · 8% of Melanie A. Stansbury's priorities · 1 sponsored · 17 cosponsored · 4 statements · 92 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 72 party-line votes8%Federal power and civil liberties · 7% of Melanie A. Stansbury's priorities · 2 sponsored · 22 cosponsored · 0 statements · 84 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 74 party-line votes7%
8% Business and labor8% Education8% Crime and justice7% Federal power
RarelyOften breaks

Who Pays

PAC money · 2025–26
SectorPACsAmountShare
Labor unions27$123k
Issue groups15$32k
Health care9$32k
Other politicians2$12k
Retail & business3$8k
Agriculture & food2$8k
Lawyers & lobbyists2$8k
Energy2$5k
Everything else8$14k
Raised $1.4M · 83% individuals · 15% pacs