Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle
Melanie A. Stansbury
- Office
- U.S. representative for New Mexico’s 1st district
- Party
- Democrat
- Hometown
- Albuquerque, NM
- Born
- 1979
- In Congress
- House since 2021 · 5 years in office
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
- FEC filing name
- STANSBURY, MELANIE
- Next election
- General November 8, 2022 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
New Mexico, District 1
Official websiteX (Twitter)FacebookFEC pageCongressional biography
Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.
FEC candidate ID H2NM01144 · Principal campaign committee: MELANIE FOR NEW MEXICO
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. House · New Mexico District 1 | $1,721,315.41 | General-election nominee |
| 2023–2024 | U.S. House · New Mexico District 1 | $1,353,281.00 | General-election nominee |
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · New Mexico District 1 | $3,570,362.65 | Won the general election (55.7%) |
Total raised$3,570,362.65
Total spent$3,610,145.06
Cash on hand$11,340.52
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00
2021–2022 cycle totals through December 31, 2022, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$2,834,868.9479%
- PACs and other committees$705,212.6720%
- Party committees$5,000.000%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$15,911.220%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$9,369.820%
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
Committees
- House Committee on Natural Resources
- Federal Lands
- Water, Wildlife and Fisheries
- House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
- Delivering on Government Efficiency Ranking Member
Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.
PAC and committee contributors
190 committees reported giving $692,883.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS Company pageConnected PAC$15,000.00
- MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS Company pageConnected PAC$15,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E Company pageConnected PAC$15,000.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$15,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$15,000.00
- AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICALeadership PAC$15,000.00
- PAC TO THE FUTURELeadership PAC$15,000.00
- LOBO PACLeadership PAC$15,000.00
- CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS PACPAC$15,000.00
- 314 ACTION FUNDHybrid PAC$15,000.00
- ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMENPAC$15,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAMPAIGN ASSISTANCE FUND Company pageConnected PAC$13,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE Company pageConnected PAC$12,500.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONPAC$12,500.00
- NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$11,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE MAJORITY PACLeadership PAC$11,000.00
- UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)Connected PAC$10,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- EMILY'S LISTConnected PAC$10,000.00
- BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS IN DIVERSE GEOGRAPHIC ENVIRONMENTS PAC (BRIDGE PAC)Leadership PAC$10,000.00
- TURQUOISE PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- FAIR SHOT PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
Show all 190 committees
- PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECTHybrid PAC$10,000.00
- JOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- FRONTLINE USALeadership PAC$8,500.00
- NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION Company pageConnected PAC$8,000.00
- COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- CULAC THE PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- D.R.I.V.E. - DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATION (THE PAC OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS) Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$6,500.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
- NANCY PELOSI FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$6,000.00
- LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
- END CITIZENS UNITEDConnected PAC$6,000.00
- MEDICARE FOR ALLLeadership PAC$6,000.00
- DCCCParty committee$5,000.00
- SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS PACPAC$5,000.00
- WOMEN'S POLITICAL COMMITTEE FEDERALPAC$5,000.00
- SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FUNDLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- CHC BOLD PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- TRI-STATE MAXED-OUT WOMENHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- HUDSON VALLEY PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- WHEN DEMOCRATS TURN OUT PACHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- CAP-PAC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND OF THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY ACTION FOUNDATION INC Company pageConnected PAC$4,500.00
- HOYER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- INDIAN GAMING ASSOCIATION Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
- JEFFRIES FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- BLUE MAJORITY PACLeadership PAC$3,800.00
- SIERRA CLUB POLITICAL COMMITTEEConnected PAC$3,661.00
- THE NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION ACTION COMMITTEE FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATION (ACRE) Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- CLEAN PACLeadership PAC$3,500.00
- POLICY IS PERSONAL PACPAC$3,500.00
- HOBBS STRAUS TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY DEFENSE PACPAC$3,250.00
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC PAC, DBA PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERAL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE CHOICES PACLeadership PAC$3,000.00
- BRINGING EVERYONE TOGETHER THROUGH ADVOCACYLeadership PAC$3,000.00
- SHORE PACLeadership PAC$3,000.00
- DEMOCRATS RESHAPING AMERICA (DREAMPAC)Leadership PAC$3,000.00
- VERONICA ESCOBAR FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$3,000.00
- HOPE PACLeadership PAC$3,000.00
- MORE BLUEHybrid PAC$3,000.00
- HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN PACConnected PAC$2,512.00
- SMART TD PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- SHEET METAL & AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS' NATIONAL ASSOC., INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)Connected PAC$2,500.00
- BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS & TRAINMEN PAC FUND Company pagePAC$2,500.00
- MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MCA-PAC)Connected PAC$2,500.00
- JSTREETPAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- SUSTAINABLE ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COALITION PAC (SEEC PAC)Connected PAC$2,500.00
- BLUE MOMENTUM PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- HER TIME PACHybrid PAC$2,500.00
- ONWARD TOGETHER COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,500.00
- FAIR GAME PACPAC$2,500.00
- INT'L ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS (IPAL) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- SHERMAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- FRIENDS OF MARIACandidate committee$2,000.00
- VICTORY IN NOVEMBER ELECTION PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- INDIVIDUALS DEDICATED TO ETHICS AND SCIENCE PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIAN SERVICES INC PAC; AKA ACP SERVICES PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- SECURE PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- COHEN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- PEOPLE FOR BENCandidate committee$2,000.00
- PAUL TONKO FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- COMMONWEALTH PACPAC$2,000.00
- PETE AGUILAR FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- KATHERINE CLARK FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- FRIENDS OF DON BEYERCandidate committee$2,000.00
- TED LIEU FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- DOING RIGHT - RESULTS ACTION UNITY LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- VIBE PAC (VICTORY BY INVESTING BUILDING EMPOWERING)Leadership PAC$2,000.00
- JAMIE RASKIN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- JASON CROW FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- REVIVING AMERICAN JOBS AGAIN PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- COURAGE TO CHANGELeadership PAC$2,000.00
- VPPHybrid PAC$2,000.00
- TERESA FOR ALLCandidate committee$2,000.00
- PAC FOR GOODLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- OFFICE AND PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION (OPEIU) JB MOSS VOICE OF THE ELECTORATE (VOTE)PAC$1,500.00
- AMERICAN PODIATRIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,500.00
- POPULATION CONNECTION ACTION FUND PAC PCAF PACConnected PAC$1,500.00
- BRADY PACHybrid PAC$1,500.00
- HMS SCRAP PACLeadership PAC$1,500.00
- ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND PAC (EDAF PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,409.00
- FRIENDS OF RAJA FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,001.00
- MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA - COAL MINERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- DLA PIPER LLP (US) POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DLA PIPER PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY & MEDICARE PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- MIKE THOMPSON FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS--PAC OF AAOS Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- LANGEVIN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- COMMITTEE FOR A DEMOCRATIC FUTURELeadership PAC$1,000.00
- MOORE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE AMERICANS FOR DEMOCRACYLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION PAC (SOLARPAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- DEMOCRATS WIN SEATS (DWS PAC)Leadership PAC$1,000.00
- MADISON PAC; THELeadership PAC$1,000.00
- BRAVE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- GIVING WILLINGLY EMPOWERING NATIONALLY (GWEN) PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- ENVIRONMENT AMERICA INC. VOTER ACTION (ABBV. 'ENVIRONMENT AMERICA VOTER ACTION')Connected PAC$1,000.00
- WOLVERINE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- BERA FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- NATIONAL UNION OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS FEDERAL COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION Company pagePAC$1,000.00
- KUSTER FOR CONGRESS, INCCandidate committee$1,000.00
- HUSKY PACPAC$1,000.00
- EDPACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- SEA CHANGE LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- JOBS AND INNOVATION MATTER PAC (JIM PAC)Leadership PAC$1,000.00
- MAKE IT IN AMERICA PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- CASTRO FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- ALAN LOWENTHAL FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- TONY CARDENAS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- BONAMICI FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- MARC VEASEY CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEECandidate committee$1,000.00
- JULIA BROWNLEY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- GRACE FOR NEW YORKCandidate committee$1,000.00
- ATHENA PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITY AND ACTION PAC AKA LRA PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- DEFENSE, ECONOMIC RENEWAL, EDUCATION AND KNOWLEDGE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- ROBIN KELLY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- GIFFORDS PACHybrid PAC$1,000.00
- CHERPACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- LEADERSHIP, OPPORTUNITY, INNOVATION SERVICE PAC - LOIS PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- INLAND EMPIRE STRIKES PAC; THELeadership PAC$1,000.00
- PUGET PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- SEE CHANGE - SCIENCE, ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT CHANGE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- SUPPORTING HOUSE PROBLEM SOLVERS - SHP PACPAC$1,000.00
- REMEDY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$1,000.00
- I GOT YOUR BACK PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- SERVING OUR COUNTRY (SOC) PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATION ALLIANCE PACPAC$1,000.00
- MAD 4 PA PACCandidate committee$1,000.00
- INDIVISIBLE ACTIONHybrid PAC$1,000.00
- ALASKA WILDERNESS LEAGUE ACTION FUNDConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ELECT MORE DEMOCRATS PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- A WOMAN'S PLACE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- ADRIANO ESPAILLAT FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION ACTION FUND POLITICAL COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- DEBORAH ROSS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- SECURING OUR FUTURE PACPAC$1,000.00
- TRUTH TO POWERLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- NIKEMA FOR CONGRESS, INCCandidate committee$1,000.00
- MAKING A DIFFERENCE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- GETTING RESULTS BY ENGAGING THE GRASSROOTS (GREG PAC)Leadership PAC$1,000.00
- PUTTING NEW HAMPSHIRE FIRSTLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- AHORA PACPAC$1,000.00
- THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY ACTION FUND POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PAC) Company pagePAC$1,000.00
- BEEF-PAC (BEEF POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF TEXAS CATTLE FEEDERS ASSOCIATION) Company pageConnected PAC$500.00
- COMMITTEE FOR A LIVABLE FUTURELeadership PAC$500.00
- BARNES & THORNBURG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$500.00
- DEMOCRATIC WOMEN OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTYConnected PAC$500.00
- LIVABLE COMMUNITIES PACLeadership PAC$500.00
- PINGREE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$500.00
- DEBBIE DINGELL FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$500.00
- THE US CAMPAIGN FUNDLeadership PAC$500.00
- SUNSHINE ORGANIZATION FOR TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITIES (SOTO PAC)Leadership PAC$500.00
- ANIMAL PROTECTION VOTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$450.00
- SOCIAL SECURITY WORKS PACPAC$300.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Melanie Stansbury$49,180.24
- Independent expenditures opposing Melanie Stansbury$97,643.04
- Company and union communications to members about Melanie Stansbury$5,952.47
FEC totals for the 2022 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- THE FREEDOM FORWARD FUNDOpposing$94,641.00
- PEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN WAYSupporting$23,966.00
- OPERATION 147Supporting$10,000.00
- DREAMS IN ACTION NMSupporting$4,860.00
- WFP IE COMMITTEESupporting$3,528.00
- WFP NATIONAL PACSupporting$3,325.00
- NEW MEXICO STRONG FUNDOpposing$3,000.00
- PROTECT THE VOTESupporting$3,000.00
- PROGRESSNOW NEW MEXICOSupporting$446.00
- ENVIRONMENT AMERICA ACTION FUNDSupporting$30.00
- SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTIONSupporting$20.00
The race
New Mexico U.S. House, District 1, 2022 · 7 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melanie Stansbury (D) | $3,570,362.65 | $11,340.52 | 2022-12-31 |
| Michelle Garcia Holmes (R) | $391,731.56 | $1,699.35 | 2022-12-31 |
| Louie Sanchez (R) | $174,207.11 | $0.00 | 2022-06-30 |
| Georgene Louis (D) | $101,110.95 | $0.00 | 2022-06-30 |
| Antoinette Sedillo Lopez (D) | $53,357.65 | $0.00 | 2021-07-02 |
| Debra Haaland (D) | $1,973.90 | $240,997.78 | 2022-12-31 |
| Elisa Martinez (R) | $742.00 | $0.00 | 2021-05-23 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerson College | October 25–28, 2022 | 372 (LV) | ± 5.0% | Melanie Stansbury 50% · Michelle Garcia Holmes 40% |
| Research & Polling Inc. | October 20–27, 2022 | 410 (LV) | ± 4.8% | Melanie Stansbury 48% · Michelle Garcia Holmes 42% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: MELANIE FOR NEW MEXICO.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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