Official portrait of Melanie A. Stansbury
U.S. House

Melanie A. Stansbury

U.S. Representative for New Mexico’s 1st District

Party
Democrat
In office since
June 14, 2021
Current term ends
January 3, 2027
Next election
November 2026
2026 election

Running for the House in NM-1

Candidates registered with the FEC for NM-1 in 2026
CandidatePartyRaisedCash on hand
Melanie A. StansburyIncumbentDemocrat$1.4M$417K
Ndidiamaka OkparekeRepublican$100K$43K
Steve JonesRepublican$673$0

From Federal Election Commission filings, reported through June 30, 2026. FEC records show who registered and raised money, not who won a primary or qualified for the ballot. Your state election office publishes the official ballot.

Committee assignments2
  • House Committee on Natural Resources
    • Federal Lands
    • Water, Wildlife and Fisheries
  • House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
    • Delivering on Government EfficiencyRanking Member
Contact
Washington office
1421 Longworth House Office Building Washington DC 20515-3101

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Sources. Office, committee and contact records from the public congress-legislators dataset; portrait from the Government Publishing Office; 2026 fundraising totals from the Federal Election Commission. Updated September 24, 2026.

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