Representative · New Mexico's 3rd district

Teresa Leger Fernandez

Teresa Leger Fernandez is a Democratic representative for New Mexico's 3rd district, in Congress since 2021. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 59, and cast 434 of 438 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party
Democrat
Chamber
House
Current
In Congress since
Jan 3, 2021
Term ends
Jan 3, 2027
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Record by Congress

Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.

CongressRoll callsMissedVotes with partySponsoredCosponsored across the aisle
119th CongressHouse of Representatives6758.7%59 of 675 · rank 36 of 43999%434 of 438 · rank 137 of 439390 became law17%47 of 271
118th CongressHouse of Representatives1,2223.5%43 of 1,222 · rank 147 of 44298%814 of 827 · rank 163 of 442350 became law20%58 of 297
117th CongressHouse of Representatives9970.5%5 of 997 · rank 318 of 443100%568 of 570 · rank 61 of 443281 became law5%17 of 313

Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)

Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (House), with each party's median and the chamber's range.

Liberal −1−0.37+1 Conservative

Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Votes against their party

The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.

  1. H.R. 7567: Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026Yea
    Apr 30, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 186–238· Against party
  2. H.R. 7567: Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026Yea
    Apr 30, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 210–216· Against party
  3. H.R. 3638: Electric Supply Chain ActYea
    Dec 11, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 267–159· Against party
  4. H.R. 1156: Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement ActYea
    Mar 11, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 295–127· Against party
  5. H.R. 4639: Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale ActYea
    Apr 17, 2024· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 219–199· Against party
  6. H.R. 7888: Reforming Intelligence and Securing America ActYea
    Apr 12, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 212–212· Against party
  7. H.Res. 927: Condemning antisemitism on University campuses and the testimony of University Presidents in the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.Yea
    Dec 13, 2023· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree· Passed 303–126· Against party
  8. H.R. 5961: No Funds for Iranian Terrorism ActYea
    Nov 30, 2023· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 307–119· Against party

Recent votes

The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.

  1. S. 2403: Retire through Ownership ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
  2. H.R. 9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 415–9
  3. H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection ActNot voting
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
  4. H.J.Res. 213: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision".Nay
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
  5. H.R. 10326: PROOF ActNay
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
  6. H.R. 9576: National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72
  7. H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Nay
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159
  8. H.Con.Res. 93: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
  9. H.J.Res. 210: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision".Nay
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
  10. H.R. 9500: Tax Relief for Fraud Victims ActYea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 408–17
  11. H.R. 2140: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 343–79
  12. H.R. 4646: Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 424–0

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.

102 sponsored · 1 became law

How far they got

  1. Introduced9795%
  2. Reported by committee22.0%
  3. Passed one chamber22.0%
  4. Became law11.0%

Policy areas

  1. Native Americans25
  2. Public Lands and Natural Resources23
  3. Education12
  4. Labor and Employment8
  5. Agriculture and Food7
  6. Armed Forces and National Security4
  7. Energy4
  8. Health3

Latest activity

  1. H.Con.Res. 123 Recognizing the disparity in wages paid to Latinas and the impact of that disparity on women, families, the economy, and the United States.
    Introduced· Oct 6, 2026
  2. H.R. 4598 Technical Corrections to the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act, Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act, and Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act
    Introduced· Native Americans· Sep 15, 2026
  3. H.R. 6869 To amend the Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act to modify a provision relating to the extension of certain dates for the completion of the Regional Water System, and for other purposes.
    Introduced· Native Americans· Sep 10, 2026
  4. H.R. 10054 Chama Basin Watershed Protection Act
    Introduced· Public Lands and Natural Resources· Aug 6, 2026
  5. H.R. 9752 Protecting Home-Based Care for Rural Veterans Act of 2026
    Introduced· Armed Forces and National Security· Jul 23, 2026
  6. H.R. 9473 Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Congressional Gold Medal Act
    Introduced· International Affairs· Jun 25, 2026
  7. H.R. 2785 New Mexico Land Grant-Mercedes Historical or Traditional Use Cooperation and Coordination Act
    Introduced· Public Lands and Natural Resources· May 21, 2026
  8. H.R. 1010 BADGES for Native Communities Act
    Introduced· Native Americans· May 21, 2026

Committees

Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.

Current seats

Federal contracts in the district

Contract obligations attributed to New Mexico's 3rd district by each action's county and its award's ZIP code (land shares through census tracts); an estimate where ZIP codes cross district lines. Shown next to the member's record: neither explains the other.

Obligations · FY2026
$6.2B
Per resident
$8,953
Rank in New Mexico
1 of 3
Contract actions
4,769
New awards: 1,288

By fiscal year

  1. 3.1BFY2017
  2. 3.1BFY2018
  3. 3.4BFY2019
  4. 3.6BFY2020
  5. 4.9BFY2021
  6. 4.9BFY2022
  7. 5.4BFY2023
  8. 6.1BFY2024
  9. 6.2BFY2025
  10. 6.2BFY2026

Top buyers

  1. Department of Energy$5.5B89%
  2. Bureau of Reclamation$298.4M4.8%
    Department of the Interior
  3. Indian Health Service$144M2.3%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  4. Agricultural Marketing Service$44.1M0.7%
    Department of Agriculture
  5. Forest Service$42.5M0.7%
    Department of Agriculture
  6. Department of the Air Force$28M0.5%
    Department of Defense
  7. Federal Emergency Management Agency$19.3M0.3%
    Department of Homeland Security
  8. Department of the Army$18.2M0.3%
    Department of Defense

Top recipients

  1. TRIAD NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC$5.5B88%
    1 award
  2. AMES FEDERAL CONTRACTING GROUP LLC$129.5M2.1%
    2 awards
  3. FLATLAND ENERGY SERVICES LLC$75.5M1.2%
    1 award
  4. CARSTENSEN CONTRACTING INC$72.9M1.2%
    1 award
  5. LEPRINO FOODS DAIRY PRODUCTS COMPANY$44.1M0.7%
    29 awards
  6. IEM INTERNATIONAL, INC.$20.6M0.3%
    1 award
  7. TECHSOURCE, LLC$19M0.3%
    2 awards
  8. FOUR WINDS STAFFING LLC$13.5M0.2%
    62 awards
  9. AMEDISTAF, LLC$8.7M0.1%
    58 awards
  10. JACOBS PROJECT MANAGEMENT CO.$8.5M0.1%
    1 award
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Campaign money

What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.

2026 cycle

Raised
$1.2M
through Jun 30, 2026
Cash on hand
$667K
From committees
$241.4K
76 committees
From contractor PACs
$13.6K
7 PACs · 6% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsorGivenMatched contract recipientIts contracts, FY2026
dairy farmers of america, inc.dairy farmers of america, inc. political action committee; aka dfa-pac$5,000DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization$3.3M
american institute of certified public accountantsamerican institute of certified public accountants political action committee$2,500AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTSAI match · 100% · the same organization—
international association of fire fightersinternational association of firefighters interested in registration and education pac$2,000INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERSAI match · 100% · the same organization$5,280
honeywell internationalhoneywell international inc. technologies public affairs council (honpac)$2,000HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization$260.5M
american bankers association (aba)american bankers association pac (bankpac)$1,000AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization—
huntington ingalls industries, inc.huntington ingalls industries, inc. employees political action committee (hiipac)$1,000HUNTINGTON INGALLS INCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$3.1B
national association of broadcastersnational association of broadcasters political action committee (nabpac)$100NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERSAI match · 100% · the same organization$0

By cycle

CycleRaised (FEC summary)From committeesFrom contractor PACs
2026$1.2M$241.4K$13.6K7 PACs · 6% of committee money
2024$2.1M$335.5K$15K4 PACs · 4% of committee money
2022$3.1M$588.4K$11K2 PACs · 2% of committee money

Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.

Terms

Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.

  1. House · New Mexico's 3rd districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
  2. House · New Mexico's 3rd districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
  3. House · New Mexico's 3rd districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Website
fernandez.house.gov
Phone
202-225-6190
Office
2417 Rayburn House Office Building

Identifiers

The same member in other public records.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • ZIP code (ZCTA) to congressional district crosswalk (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 relationship files (ZCTAs, tracts and congressional districts); shares computed by Analisa · release 2020 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.