Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, NM-03
Teresa Leger Fernandez
American politician and attorney (born 1959)
- Term begins
- January 3, 2027
Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · read 2026-11-07
Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Democrat (D +16.2, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Democrat won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
Teresa Isabel Leger Fernández is an American attorney and politician representing New Mexico's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2021.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-10-31 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- July 1, 1959 (age 67)
- Education
- Yale University, Bachelor of Arts
- Stanford University, Juris Doctor
- West Las Vegas High School
- Occupation
- lawyer
- In Congress
- 3 House terms, since January 3, 2021
Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05) and congress-legislators (public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05).
The race
U.S. House, NM-03. Won.
- Teresa Leger Fernández Democratic · winnern/a
Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · retrieved 2026-11-07 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Democrat (D +16.2, from the Vugol Vector model)
- Result
- Won
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
Principal campaign committee: TERESA FOR ALL. Covers January 1, 2025 to October 14, 2026; latest report: Pre-General. Money raised after that date appears once the next report is filed.
Where the money came from
10.7% of the $1,260,312 from individuals came in contributions the FEC does not itemize (donors who gave $200 or less in total).
- Individuals, unitemized (donors giving $200 or less in total)8.6%$134,972
- Individuals, itemized71.3%$1,125,340
- Other political committees (PACs)18.7%$294,950
- Transfers, other loans and other receipts1.5%$23,127
Employers donors listed
- CONRON & WOODS$7,0004 contributions
- ALSOP LOUIE PARTNERS$7,0002 contributions
- FIVE & DIME GENERAL STORES$7,0002 contributions
- INTEGER HOLDINGS$7,0002 contributions
- MASS GENERAL HOSPITAL$7,0002 contributions
- THE RING GROUP$7,0002 contributions
- THORNBURG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT$7,0002 contributions
- FEVRE RIVER PACKET CO$6,6358 contributions
- CALCULEX INC.$6,2002 contributions
- CHRISTUS HEALTH$5,0003 contributions
Sum of itemized individual contributions by the employer the donor listed. These are employees giving as individuals, not donations by the companies. Entries such as retired, not employed or self-employed are left out of this list.
Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) · reports filed through October 14, 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-09 · filings can be amended · response hash 90ee4d2e99eb
Industries
Industry totals are not on file here. OpenSecrets publishes them on its page for this member.
Record
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Natural Resources
2 subcommittees
- Indian and Insular Affairs (Ranking Member)
- Federal Lands
- House Committee on Rules
1 subcommittees
- Legislative and Budget Process (Ranking Member)
Source: congress-legislators (current committees) · retrieved 2026-11-05 · current Congress; the new committees are set after January 3, 2027
Bills and resolutions, 119th Congress (2025 to 2027)
- Sponsored
- 41 bills and resolutions
- Cosponsored
- 278 bills and resolutions
Most recent sponsored bills
- H.R. 10934: American Minerals Royalty and Investment Act of 2026Introduced October 29, 2026. Latest action October 29, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- H.R. 10826: Justice for Citizens Wrongfully Detained by ICE ActIntroduced October 15, 2026. Latest action October 15, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- H.Con.Res. 123: Recognizing the disparity in wages paid to Latinas and the impact of that disparity on women, families, the economy, and the United States.Introduced October 6, 2026. Latest action October 6, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- H.R. 10054: Chama Basin Watershed Protection ActIntroduced August 6, 2026. Latest action August 6, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- H.R. 9752: Protecting Home-Based Care for Rural Veterans Act of 2026Introduced July 16, 2026. Latest action July 23, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- H.R. 9473: Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Congressional Gold Medal ActIntroduced June 25, 2026. Latest action June 25, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: Congress.gov (Library of Congress) · the 119th Congress runs until January 3, 2027; a later Congress is not included · retrieved 2026-11-13 · counts of activity, not a measure of results · response hash eb3c285e3c88
Bills and votes
The full list of bills and every recorded vote are published by Congress. We link to them rather than copy them:
Roll-call vote records are not on file here.
Issues and positions
Not yet on file: issue positions (we publish only what a source states). Are you this person? Update your profile
Contact and links
- Website
- teresaforall.com official
- Office phone
- 202-225-6190
- Washington office
- 2417 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-3103
- Campaign email
- info@teresaforall.com · source
Sources: congress-legislators (official, public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05); Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.
Timeline
- 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 7:46 AM ET
- 2024U.S. House, NM-03 · General · result not on file Vugol.Me record
- 2022U.S. House, NM-03 · General · won · 134,217 votes (58.2%) Vugol.Me record
- 2021 to presentUnited States representative Wikidata
- 2020U.S. House, NM-03 · General · won · 186,282 votes (58.7%) Vugol.Me record
Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q96054905). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
In the news
- Dem lawmakers already filling hopper with far left bills as socialists prepare to storm DC
- Sexual harassment rules for Congress are under review after a flurry of ethics cases
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All sources
- Result: Wikipedia (House results table), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_New_Mexico&oldid=1384138574
- Call time: Called by Wikipedia editors 7:46 AM ET (revision)
- Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
- Background: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teresa_Leger_Fern%C3%A1ndez
- Birth, education, occupation and offices held: Wikidata (CC0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q96054905
- Congressional service, committees and official contact: congress-legislators (public domain), https://github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators
- Term start: U.S. Constitution, 20th Amendment, section 1
- Campaign finance: Federal Election Commission
- Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H0NM03102/
- photo_headshot https://unitedstates.github.io/
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