Race · November 3, 2026

U.S. House · New Mexico's 3rd District

2 candidates on the ballot.1

§1Candidates

Why this matters: Every candidate the state lists for this race on the November ballot, in the state's own order.

Teresa Leger Fernandez
DEM · Incumbent
Currently represents New Mexico's 3rd District in the U.S. House.
Martin Zamora
REP · Challenger

§2Side by side

Why this matters: The same facts for every candidate, in the same order. Where we found nothing for a candidate, the cell says so — that means we didn't find it in public sources, not that it doesn't exist.

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Teresa Leger FernandezMartin Zamora
Party on the ballotDEM1REP1
StatusIncumbent2Challenger
Raised$1,578,389 through October 14, 20263$605,834 through October 14, 20264
Cash on hand$517,3983$44,7524
Outside spending$9,125 for · $0 against5$0 for · $75 against6
Business tax breaksHer campaign website says she supports tax incentives for local businesses rather than aid to large out-of-state corporations.7His campaign website lists tax incentives for small business development in rural opportunity zones among its jobs priorities.8
High-speed internet accessHer campaign website says the country must build broadband, and that a $65 billion broadband investment will soon reach every rural part of her district. It lists helping pass the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law among her accomplishments.7,9His campaign website lists extending broadband and other infrastructure to rural towns, to connect them with today’s markets, among its jobs priorities.8

Issues only one candidate has addressed

By candidate, in ballot order. We found nothing public from the other candidates in this race on these issues.

Teresa Leger Fernandez — 24 issues
  • Abortion law
    Her campaign website says she supports reproductive freedom, and that decisions about pregnancy, bodies, families and futures are personal and must be protected and free from government interference. It also says women covered through Medicaid must be able to exercise these rights.10,11
  • Birth control and IVF
    Her campaign website says contraception must be available and affordable, and that Planned Parenthood and community health centers should receive support and full funding so that people can get contraception and routine breast and cervical cancer screenings.10,11
  • Who sets abortion law
    A national law making abortion legal in every state, at least until viability, as under Roe v. Wade
    Her campaign website says she co-sponsored and voted for federal legislation to codify Roe v. Wade, and that reproductive freedom must be protected for every American.10
  • Federal minimum wage
    Her campaign website says she supports raising the federal minimum wage.7
  • Small business loans and programs
    Her campaign website says she works to support small businesses by cutting red tape and creating access to capital, and lists helping pass the American Rescue Plan among her accomplishments, saying it gave small businesses, venues and restaurants in New Mexico emergency support such as forgivable loans and tax credits.7
  • Union organizing rules
    Her campaign website says she supports protecting workers’ right to bargain collectively.7
  • Student loan forgiveness
    Her campaign website says she supports reducing student debt, which it says holds back many young people and the economy.12
  • Tuition-free college
    Free tuition at public colleges and universities
    Her campaign website says she supports ending undergraduate tuition for most students at public colleges and universities.12
  • Campaign finance rules
    Limit spending by outside groups, including by amending the Constitution to overturn Citizens United
    Her campaign website says she has worked on legislation requiring political groups funded in secret to disclose their donors, and that she will keep fighting to overturn Citizens United and promote public financing of campaigns.13,14
  • Drawing district lines (redistricting)
    Her campaign website says she has worked on legislation to end partisan gerrymandering, and that she has defended Native American and Hispanic voters against gerrymandering.13
  • Conservation and development on federal lands
    Her campaign website’s About page says she wants public lands kept unspoiled and protected for future generations.15
  • Wildfire prevention and forest management
    Her campaign website lists among her accomplishments securing $3.95 billion to compensate victims of the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon fire through the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act, and obtaining investigations into U.S. Forest Service policies on controlled burns. It says she is working with the Forest Service to update those policies.16
  • Child care costs
    Her campaign website says families need affordable, quality child care, and that all of New Mexico’s children should have access to it.7
  • Child tax credit
    Her campaign website’s COVID-19 page, written while she was working to pass the Biden Rescue and Recovery plan, lists child tax credits among the plan’s key economic measures.17
  • Paid family and medical leave
    Create a national paid leave program for all workers
    Her campaign website says paid family leave needs to be enacted, so people can take time away from work when they have a child, get sick or have a family member deployed in the military.7
  • AR-15-style rifles
    Ban the sale of these rifles
    Her campaign website says she supports banning what it calls military-style assault weapons.18
  • Background checks for gun sales
    Require checks for all gun sales, including private sales (with exceptions such as gifts between family members)
    Her campaign website says she supports background checks on all gun sales.18
  • Red flag laws
    Adopt more red flag laws, including a national one
    Her campaign website says she supports strengthening red flag laws to keep guns away from people who may harm themselves or others.18
  • Health insurance system
    Her campaign website says everyone should have access to affordable, good-quality health care close to home, which it calls a basic right, and lists among her accomplishments voting to bring down health insurance premiums and costs. It says health care for all means access for all, without unaffordable deductibles and copays or surprise bills.10
  • Federal benefits and services for noncitizens
    Her campaign website’s COVID-19 page, written while she was working to pass the Biden Rescue and Recovery plan, says COVID relief should reach all Americans, including immigrants, whom it calls essential workers.17
  • Legal status for immigrants here without permission, including Dreamers
    A path to citizenship for most who meet requirements such as background checks
    Her campaign website says she supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes a path to citizenship for undocumented Dreamers and other immigrants who follow the law, and that keeps families together.19
  • Medicare drug price negotiation
    Her campaign website says she voted to put a ceiling on out-of-pocket prescription drug costs and to give Medicare power to negotiate prices with drug companies. Its seniors page says she will keep holding drug companies accountable for the prices they set.10,20
  • Social Security benefit levels
    Increase benefits, for example with larger yearly cost-of-living raises
    Her campaign website says Social Security and Medicare benefits should be protected and expanded, and that she is a cosponsor of legislation to increase Social Security benefits and the cost-of-living adjustment and to improve the program’s solvency.20
  • Who has authority on tribal lands
    Her campaign website says she works to make sure the federal government meets its duty to protect the sovereign authority and jurisdiction of Native American tribes over their lands and resources, along with their right to govern themselves, and to consult with tribes as one government to another.21
Martin Zamora — 6 issues
  • Farm payments and crop insurance
    His campaign website lists advocating for New Mexico producers to have more access to federal farm support programs among his agriculture priorities.22
  • Police funding
    Increase police funding, for example to hire more officers
    His campaign website says he will stand with law enforcement and give it the resources it needs. Its crime priorities include money for recruiting and training rural law enforcement officers and opposing efforts to defund the police.23
  • Nuclear power
    His campaign website lists promoting energy jobs, including nuclear power as well as oil, gas and solar, among its jobs priorities.8
  • Asylum rules
    His campaign website says he will work to reinstate the Remain in Mexico policy and lists reinstating Title 42 among its border priorities, describing both as Trump-era policies.24
  • Border wall and barriers
    Build walls or fencing along much more of the border
    His campaign website says he will work to finish the border wall, and lists investing in surveillance and staffing where needed among its border priorities.24
  • State and local role in immigration enforcement
    His campaign website lists cracking down on sanctuary policies, which it says protect noncitizens who commit crimes, and supporting cooperation with sheriffs and local police in border communities among its border priorities.24

Issue statements are drafted by AI from the public sources cited, and only cover what each candidate has said publicly.