Minority See also: The New Mexico Senate (Spanish: Senado de Nuevo México) is the upper house of the New Mexico State Legislature.
The Senate consists of 42 members, with each senator representing an equal number of single-member constituent districts across the state.
All senatorial districts are divided to contain a population on average of 43,300 state residents.
Members of the Senate are elected to four-year terms without term limits.
The Senate convenes at the New Mexico State Capitol building in Santa Fe.