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Melanie A. Stansbury

Melanie A. Stansbury

Democratic · NM U.S. RepresentativeCandidate 2026

Service history

6 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2021

  • Representative NM-1 2021–present

Background

  • background Born January 31, 1979
  • background Former ecology instructor
  • role New Mexico House of Representatives member from 2019 to 2021
  • role U.S. representative for New Mexico's 1st district since 2021
  • role District includes majority of Albuquerque and its suburbs

Campaign finance

2022 cycle

Incumbent for U.S. House NM-01 · 2026 General Election

  • $3,570,363 raised
  • $3,610,145 spent
  • $11,341 cash on hand
$3.57M
$3.55M
$2.83M
Itemized (≥ $200)$1.91M
Unitemized (< $200)$922.17K
Party committees$5.00K
Other committees (PACs)$705.21K
Transfers from other committees$15.91K
Offsets to expenditures$9.37K
$3.61M
Operating expenditures$3.38M
Contribution refunds$49.93K
Other disbursements$182.74K
Cash on hand$11.34K
Debts owed by committee$0.00

Through December 31, 2022 · FEC

Data from FEC (through Dec 31, 2022)

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Over time

Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance

Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.

Melanie A. Stansbury campaign finance by election cycle
Cycle RaisedSpentCash on hand
2020$53,385$2,262$51,123
2022$3,570,363$3,610,145$11,341
2024$1,353,281$1,218,913$145,709
2026$1,353,564$1,082,562$416,711

Track record

Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source

These are verifiable facts from the public record, assembled in one place and presented without judgment. They are not a score, a grade, or a ranking. Context matters: a missed vote may be excused, on leadership or committee duty, or paired; a party-unity rate reflects agenda alignment, not virtue or independence; a disclosed trade or a documented relationship is a required public filing, not evidence of wrongdoing. Each fact links to its full source below.

  • 100.0%
    Roll-call participation →

    voted in 3 recorded roll calls · chamber median 100.0%

    Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.

  • 27
    Bills sponsored →

    plus 526 cosponsored

    A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.

  • 0
    Sponsored bills enacted →

    of 27 bills sponsored

    Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.

  • 0
    Documented positions →

    no positions documented yet

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  • 5
    Committee assignments →

    committees and subcommittees

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Voting record

Data from Congress.gov roll-call records

100.0%
of House roll calls voted House median 100.0%

Full voting record (3 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 3 of 645 recorded roll calls

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Committee assignments (5)

Issue positions (1)

Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills

Stock trades (STOCK Act)

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Documented relationships

Documented facts about Stansbury, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.

No documented relationships of this kind on record — absence is not a finding.

Frequent co-sponsors

Data from Congress.gov

The members Stansbury most often co-sponsors bills with — their legislative coalition.

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Connections network

Data from Congress.gov · FEC

How Stansbury connects to other members, committees, and PACs — drawn only from ingested records.

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Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)

Data from Congress.gov

200
Page 1 of 8 · 200 bills
  • HR 10094Affordable Pricing for Taxpayer-Funded Prescription Drugs Act of 2026cosponsoredAug 12, 2026
  • HR 10063Green New Deal for Public Housing ActcosponsoredAug 5, 2026
  • HR 10045Protect American Values ActcosponsoredAug 5, 2026
  • HR 9973Indigenous Students Excel through Parity Act of 2026 (II)sponsoredJul 26, 2026
  • HR 9935Indigenous Students Excel through Parity Act of 2026sponsoredJul 22, 2026
  • HR 9941Right to IVF Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 22, 2026
  • HR 9944TPS Review ActcosponsoredJul 22, 2026
  • HR 9874Get Foreign Money Out of United States Elections ActcosponsoredJul 21, 2026
  • HR 9831Medicaid Dental Benefit Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 21, 2026
  • HR 9817Justice for Incarcerated Moms ActcosponsoredJul 20, 2026
  • HR 9820CDC Tribal Public Health Security and Preparedness ActsponsoredJul 20, 2026
  • HR 9752Protecting Home-Based Care for Rural Veterans Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 15, 2026
  • HR 9688High Court Gift Ban ActcosponsoredJul 13, 2026
  • HRES 1427Expressing support for the designation of July 10th as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day.cosponsoredJul 12, 2026
  • HR 9639FAIR Credit ActcosponsoredJul 8, 2026
  • HR 9540Community Housing Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 29, 2026
  • HR 9457Diversity Visa Protection and Modernization ActcosponsoredJun 24, 2026
  • HR 9473Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Congressional Gold Medal ActcosponsoredJun 24, 2026
  • HR 9432LIFT the BAR ActcosponsoredJun 23, 2026
  • HR 9441SAFE Training for OB-GYNs ActcosponsoredJun 23, 2026
  • HR 9401Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 22, 2026
  • HRES 1372Remembering kindness in the United States and affirming our commitment to fostering community and building resiliency through every day acts of kindness.cosponsoredJun 17, 2026
  • HR 9347CHILD Labor ActcosponsoredJun 17, 2026
  • HR 9370Protect Local Funding ActcosponsoredJun 17, 2026
  • HR 9377Protecting America’s Herds ActcosponsoredJun 17, 2026
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Committee activity

Committee votes cast

Proceedings attended

Congress.gov publishes no attendance list, so this reflects the proceedings whose own record names this member — in an opening statement, an attendance roster or a vote sheet. It is not a complete attendance history.

Congressional testimony

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