New Mexico in Depth compiled information on lobbyists employed by public bodies in the state. Below is a searchable table with our data, including links to contracts and billings in DocumentCloud.
For more information, our methodology, see this post. You may also view or download the data from a Google spreadsheet.
| Sector | Lobbyist | Employer | Title | 2014 annual pay | 2015 annual pay | 2014 expenses | 2015 expenses | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Higher ed | Duran, Mark | Central New Mexico Community College | Lobbyist | $82,000 | $85,000 | $167,000 | ||
| Higher ed | Drake, Tom | Clovis Community College | Lobbyist | $1,336 | $526 | $1,862 | ||
| Higher ed | Mallery, Peter | Eastern New Mexico University-Portales | Lobbyist | $40,000 | $40,000 | $1,050 | $1,050 | $82,100 |
| Higher ed | Harden, Clinton | Mesalands Community College | Lobbyist | $18,000 | $18,000 | $36,000 | ||
| Higher ed | Baca, Max | New Mexico Highlands University | Vice president for finance | $144 | $304 | $448 | ||
| Higher ed | Fries, James | New Mexico Highlands University | President | $409 | $496 | $904 | ||
| Higher ed | Manzano, David | New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology | Director of governmental affairs | $80,826 | $83,251 | $8,864 | $8,552 | $181,493 |
| Higher ed | Lopez, Daniel | New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology | President | $6,159 | $12,041 | $18,200 | ||
| Higher ed | Alcade & Fay | New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology | Federal lobbyists | $32,628 | $32,628 | |||
| Higher ed | Horowitz, Amy | New Mexico Junior College District | Lobbyist | $12,000 | $22,000 | $34,000 | ||
| Higher ed | Rel, Ricardo | New Mexico State University | Senior director government affairs | $130,935 | $132,899 | $12,524 | $6,440 | $282,798 |
| Higher ed | Scanland, Scott | New Mexico State University | Lobbyist | $5,000 | $27,000 | $32,000 | ||
| Higher ed | Vargas, Vincente | New Mexico State University | Director, state government affairs | $77,265 | $78,423 | $8,686 | $3,413 | $167,787 |
| Higher ed | Lewis-Burke Associates | New Mexico State University | Federal lobbyists | $175,000 | $175,000 | $10,000 | $10,000 | $370,000 |
| Higher ed | Abeita Torres, Deborah | Northern New Mexico College | Lobbyist | $8,000 | $8,000 | |||
| Higher ed | Scanland, Scott | San Juan College | Lobbyist | $19,800 | $19,800 | $2,121 | $692 | $42,412 |
| Higher ed | Vigil, Virginia M. | Santa Fe Community College | Lobbyist | $17,500 | $17,500 | $35,000 | ||
| Higher ed | Saavedra, Marc | University of New Mexico | Director of governmental affairs | $155,980 | $155,980 | |||
| Higher ed | Thompson, Joseph M. | University of New Mexico | Lobbyist | $78,183 | $78,183 | $156,366 | ||
| Higher ed | Hull II, Arthur | University of New Mexico | Lobbyist | $25,000 | $20,000 | $45,000 | ||
| Higher ed | University of New Mexico | Entity | $33,258 | $15,468 | $48,726 | |||
| Higher ed | Advocacy Group | University of New Mexico | Federal lobbyists | $41,667 | $25,000 | $66,667 | ||
| Higher ed | Van Scoyoc Associates | University of New Mexico | Federal lobbyists | $180,000 | $180,000 | |||
| Counties | Marla Shoats & Dan Weaks | Bernalillo County | Lobbyists | $80,000 | $80,000 | $160,000 | ||
| Counties | Murray, Montgomery & O'Donnell | Bernalillo County | Federal Lobbyists | $85,800 | $85,800 | $171,600 | ||
| Counties | Alarid, Vanessa | Bernalillo County Assessor | Lobbyist | $20,000 | $20,000 | |||
| Counties | Dunn, Blair | Board of County Commissioners Of Otero County | Lobbyist/attorney | $1,560 | $938 | $2,498 | ||
| Counties | Cisneros, Gabriel | County of Taos | Lobbyist | $18,000 | $18,000 | |||
| Counties | Apodaca, Robert | County of Taos | Lobbyist | $35,000 | $35,000 | $70,000 | ||
| Counties | Trujillo, Michael | County of Taos | Public information/aging services | $515 | $1,226 | $1,740 | ||
| Counties | Harden, Clinton | Curry County | Lobbyist | $20,000 | $30,000 | $50,000 | ||
| Counties | Marquez, Charlie | Dona Ana County | Lobbyist | $45,000 | $45,000 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $92,000 |
| Counties | FTI Consulting | Eddy County | Federal Lobbyist | $90,000 | $90,000 | $743 | $180,743 | |
| Counties | Otero, Luke | Lea County | Lobbyist | $19,950 | $19,950 | $39,900 | ||
| Counties | Vikki Bell Cooper | Lea County | Federal Lobbyist | $90,000 | $5,485 | $95,485 | ||
| Counties | Scanland, Scott | Los Alamos County | Lobbyist | $34,216 | $34,216 | $2,000 | $2,000 | $72,431 |
| Counties | Minzner, Richard | McKinley County | Lobbyist | $18,200 | $18,200 | |||
| Counties | Miller, Michael | Roosevelt County | Lobbyist | $25,000 | $25,000 | $50,000 | ||
| Counties | Scanland, Scott | San Juan County | Lobbyist | $3,600 | $7,500 | $11,100 | ||
| Counties | Horan, Lawrence | Sandoval County | Lobbyist | $36,000 | $36,000 | $1,500 | $3,000 | $76,500 |
| Counties | Murray, Montgomery & O'Donnell | Sandoval County | Federal Lobbyists | $87,500 | $87,500 | $175,000 | ||
| Counties | Rutherford , Thomas | Union County | Lobbyist | $14,000 | $14,000 | |||
| Cities | Thompson, Joseph M. | City of Albuquerque | Lobbyist | $48,000 | $48,000 | $96,000 | ||
| Cities | Horan, Thomas | City of Albuquerque | Lobbyist | $20,000 | $20,000 | $40,000 | ||
| Cities | Murray, Montgomery & O'Donnell | City of Albuquerque | Federal lobbyist | $90,000 | $90,000 | $180,000 | ||
| Cities | FTI Consulting | City of Carlsbad | Federal lobbyist | $90,000 | $90,000 | $180,000 | ||
| Cities | Capitol Consultants LLC | City of Clovis | Federal lobbyist | $44,500 | $44,500 | $89,000 | ||
| Cities | Kimble, David | City of Deming | Lobbyist | $30,000 | $30,000 | $60,000 | ||
| Cities | Scanland, Scott | City of Farmington | Lobbyist | $11,000 | $17,000 | $28,000 | ||
| Cities | Minzner, Richard | City of Gallup | Lobbyist | $18,200 | $31,200 | $49,400 | ||
| Cities | Santillanes, Jay | City of Gallup | Lobbyist | $12,000 | $12,000 | |||
| Cities | Hull II, Arthur | City of Gallup | Lobbyist | $31,200 | $31,200 | |||
| Cities | Otero, Luke | City of Hobbs | Lobbyist | $24,500 | $24,500 | $1,250 | $1,250 | $51,500 |
| Cities | Horan, Lawrence | City of Las Cruces | Lobbyist | $65,254 | $67,119 | $4,659 | $6,000 | $143,032 |
| Cities | Cornerstone Government Affairs | City of Las Cruces | Federal lobbyist | $97,200 | $97,200 | $1,079 | $195,479 | |
| Cities | Miller, Michael | City of Portales | Lobbyist | $14,600 | $6,600 | $21,200 | ||
| Cities | Horan, Lawrence | City of Rio Rancho | Lobbyist | $36,000 | $3,000 | $39,000 | ||
| Cities | Van Scoyoc Associates | City of Rio Rancho | Federal lobbyist | $42,000 | $500 | $42,500 | ||
| Cities | Duran, Mark | City of Santa Fe | Lobbyist | $54,300 | $62,000 | $116,300 | ||
| Cities | Cisneros, Gabriel | Town of Red River | Lobbyist | $19,999 | $19,999 | |||
| Cities | Cisneros, Gabriel | Town of Taos | Lobbyist | $35,000 | $35,000 | |||
| Cities | Trujillo, Ramon | Town of Taos | Lobbyist | $7,000 | $7,000 | |||
| Cities | Apodaca, Robert | Town of Taos | Lobbyist | $40,000 | $40,000 | |||
| Cities | Otero, Luke | Village of Los Lunas | Lobbyist | $8,500 | $15,000 | $23,500 | ||
| Cities | Cisneros, Gabriel | Village of Questa | Lobbyist | $40,000 | $40,000 | |||
| Cities | Cisneros, Gabriel | Village of Tularosa | Lobbyist | $32,213 | $32,213 | $64,425 | ||
| Cities | Cisneros, Gabriel | Village of Wagon Mound | Lobbyist | $24,000 | $24,000 | |||
| Cities | Rutherford, Thomas | City of Clayton | Lobbyist | $14,000 | $14,000 | |||
| K-12 | Melendres, Arthur | Albuquerque Public Schools | Lobbyist | $66,000 | $66,000 | $132,000 | ||
| K-12 | Menapace, Carrie Robin | Albuquerque Public Schools | Legislative liaison (district employee) | $80,000 | $80,000 | $10,419 | $170,419 | |
| K-12 | Romero, Richard | Cesar Chavez Charter School | Lobbyist | $3,000 | $3,000 | $6,000 | ||
| K-12 | Griffith, Sue | Cesar Chavez Charter School | Lobbyist | $3,000 | $3,000 | $6,000 | ||
| K-12 | Torres, Joseph | Espanola Public School District | Lobbyist | $25,000 | $25,000 | |||
| K-12 | Santillanes, Matejka | Gallup-McKinley County School District | Lobbyist | $25,000 | $25,000 | $8,000 | $8,000 | $66,000 |
| K-12 | Griffith, Sue | Gilbert L. Sena Charter High School | Lobbyist | $6,000 | $6,000 | $12,000 | ||
| K-12 | Saiz, Theresa | Las Cruces Public Schools | Lobbyist | $15,000 | $15,000 | $30,000 | ||
| K-12 | Ning, Natasha and Drew Setter | New Mexico Military Institute | Lobbyist | $48,000 | $48,000 | $96,000 | ||
| K-12 | Rutherford, Thomas | NM School for the Blind and Visually Impaired | Lobbyist | $42,600 | $42,600 | $84,600 | ||
| K-12 | Romero, Richard | Nuestros Valores Charter School | Lobbyist | $9,000 | $9,000 | |||
| K-12 | Saiz, Theresa | Rio Rancho Public Schools | Lobbyist | $44,000 | $53,000 | $97,000 | ||
| K-12 | Alcade & Fay | Rio Rancho Public Schools | Federal lobbyist | $54,000 | $54,000 | $147 | $108,147 | |
| K-12 | Siegle, Linda | Santa Fe Public Schools | Lobbyist | $28,000 | $36,000 | $64,000 | ||
| K-12 | Griffith, Sue | The Montessori Elementary Charter School | Lobbyist | $6,000 | $6,000 | $12,000 | ||
| K-12 | Apodaca, Robert | Tierra Encantada Charter School | Lobbyist | $10,000 | $10,000 | |||
| K-12 | Trujillo, Anthony (T.J.) | Turquoise Trail Charter School | Lobbyist | $0 | $- | |||
| Other | Shoats , Marla & Dan Weaks | Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Author | Lobbyists | $35,000 | $35,000 | $70,000 | ||
| Other | Murray, Montgomery & O'Donnell | Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Author | Federal lobbyist | $35,000 | $35,000 | $70,000 | ||
| Other | Gallegos, Steve | Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Author | Lobbyist | $25,000 | $30,000 | $55,000 | ||
| Other | Alarid, Vanessa | Albuquerque Metropolitan Arroyo Flood Control Auth | Lobbyist | $44,000 | $54,000 | $98,000 | ||
| Other | Thompson , John Lee | Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District | Lobbyist | $48,628 | $40,125 | $88,753 | ||
| Other | Martinez, Rick | New Mexico Finance Authority | Lobbyist | $28,000 | $28,000 | |||
| Other | Romero, Mercedes | New Mexico Finance Authority | Lobbyist | $9,000 | $9,000 | |||
| Other | Anderson, John | New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority | Lobbyist | $32,467 | $30,000 | $3,000 | $65,467 | |
| Other | Schmidt, David | New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority | Lobbyist | $32,628 | $30,000 | $3,000 | $65,628 | |
| Other | Montoya, Joseph | New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority | Deputy director | $929 | $1,023 | $1,952 | ||
| Other | Munson, Amy | New Mexico State Land Office | Lobbyist | $3,500 | $3,500 | |||
| Other | Mraz , Joseph | New Mexico State Land Office | Lobbyist | $22,500 | $22,500 | |||
| Other | Rardin, Ronny | New Mexico State Land Office | Lobbyist | $22,500 | $22,500 | |||
| Other | Garcia, Dennis | New Mexico State Land Office | Lobbyist | $22,500 | $22,500 | |||
| Other | Marquez, Charlie | PERA | Lobbyist | $25,000 | $40,000 | $65,000 | ||
| Other | Hobson, Maurice | PERA | Lobbyist | $25,000 | $25,000 | |||
| Other | Sanchez, Raymond | PERA | Lobbyist | $16,075 | $16,075 | |||
| Other | Horan, Lawrence | Southern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Auth | Lobbyist | $36,000 | $41,400 | $77,400 | ||
| Other | Murray, Montgomery & O'Donnell | Southern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Auth | Federal lobbyist | $38,000 | $43,800 | $81,800 | ||
| Other | Thompson, Joseph | Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority | Lobbyist | $64,200 | $63,850 | $128,050 | ||
| Other | Capitol Consultants LLC | Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority | Federal lobbyist | $67,951 | $63,732 | $131,683 |