Rep. Steve Pearce (R-N.M.)

Biography

District: 2nd District
Political Highlights: sought Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, 2000; N.M. House, 1997-00; U.S. House of Representatives, 2003-09; Republican nominee for U.S. Senate, 2008; U.S. House of Representatives, 2011-present
Born: Aug. 24, 1947; Lamesa, Texas
Residence: Hobbs
Religion: Baptist
Family: Wife, Cynthia Pearce; one child
Education: New Mexico State U., B.B.A. 1970; Eastern New Mexico U., M.B.A. 1991
Military Service: Air Force, 1970-76
Start of Service: Elected: 2002 (6th term)
Committee Assignments: Financial Services (Financial Institutions & Consumer Credit; Housing and Insurance; Monetary Policy & Trade)

Election History

Year	Election	Candidate	Votes	%
2014	general	Steve Pearce (R)	95,209	64.4
		Roxanne Lara (D)	52,499	35.5

2012	general	Steve Pearce (R)	133,180	59.1
		Evelyn Erhard (D)	92,162	40.9
		Jack McGrann (I)	173	0.1

2010	general	Steve Pearce (R)	94,053	55.4
		Harry Teague (D)	75,708	44.6

2008	general	Tom Udall (D)	505,128	61.3
		Steve Pearce (R)	318,522	38.7

2006	general	Steve Pearce (R)	92,620	59.4
		Albert Kissling (D)	63,119	40.5

2004	general	Steve Pearce (R)	130,498	60.2
		Gary King (D)	86,292	39.8

2002	general	Steve Pearce (R)	79,631	56.2
		John Smith (D)	61,916	43.7
		George Dewey (GREEN)	43	0.0
		Padraig Lynch (R)	39	0.0

Roll Call Vitals

197th

on the House Seniority List

Fellow New Mexico Rep. Ben Ray Luján (D) is 244th.

36th

New Mexico is 36th on Roll Call's Clout Index, which measures influence in Congress by state.

6,656

Twitter Followers (@repstevepearce)

Rep. Steve Pearce has no appearances on Sunday talk shows.

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has the most appearances so far this year.

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Roll Call and CQ Weekly use ratings assigned by the Rothenberg Political Report, which are defined as follows: SAFE: As of today, the party indicated is all but certain to win the seat. FAVORED: One candidate has a substantial advantage, but an upset is still possible. LEAN: The party indicated has the edge, but the outcome is less certain than for races rated as favored. TILT: The outcome is effectively regarded as a tossup for each of these highly competitive seats, although the party indicated has a slight edge. TOSSUP: Neither party has an edge in these contests.