Martin Heinrich
Democrat senior Senator of New Mexico
Representative
New Mexico, district 1
January 6, 2009 - January 3, 2011
Representative
New Mexico, district 1
January 5, 2011 - January 3, 2013
Senator
New Mexico
January 3, 2013 - January 3, 2019
Senator
New Mexico
January 3, 2019 - January 3, 2025
8
Congresses Served
2
House Terms
2
Senate Terms
January 1, 1971 (53 years old)
Birthday
- Served as the senior United States senator since 2013
- Previously served as a U.S. representative from 2009 to 2013
- Held a position on the Albuquerque City Council from 2004 to 2008, including a term as city council president
- Ran for the Senate in 2012, winning the seat vacated by a retiring senator
- Reelected to the Senate in 2018
- Chaired the Joint Economic Committee starting from the 118th Congress
- Has a background in mechanical engineering, with a Bachelor of Science from the University of Missouri
- Worked as an AmeriCorps fellow and was the executive director of a nonprofit organization focused on environmental education
- Founded a public affairs consulting firm
- Advocated for environmental issues, renewable energy, and was appointed as the state’s Natural Resources Trustee
- Supported healthcare reform, including the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Medicare-For-All
- Endorsed by NARAL Pro-Choice America and has a 100% score from the organization
- Opposed the construction of the Keystone Pipeline and supports cap-and-trade legislation
- Supported same-sex marriage and the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act
- An outdoorsman and gun owner, previously endorsed by the NRA but has since taken stances for gun control measures
- Worked on the creation of the Ojito National Wilderness
- Opposed the war in Iraq and supports ending combat operations in Afghanistan
- Voted to expand background checks for gun purchases and against regulating assault weapons
- Introduced a bill to grant Puerto Rico statehood
- Voted on foreign policy matters, including a resolution related to U.S. aid to Israel’s military
- Co-founded the Senate Artificial Intelligence Caucus
- Participated in a bipartisan survival trip to demonstrate political cooperation
- Involved in election security and energy policy discussions, including positions on fracking and the Green New Deal