State Representative District 15
State Representatives sit in the New Mexico House of Representatives, which is the lower house of New Mexico. Representatives introduce and vote on proposed laws, serve on legislative committees, and participate in hearings, floor debates, fact-finding and investigations. They also may assist constituents with issues and problems the constituents may have with government agencies within New Mexico. Term: Two years; no term limits.
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DAYAN "DAY" MERCEDES HOCHMAN-VIGIL
(Dem)
1. What qualifies you for this office?
2. How would you address your highest priorities?
3. How should the legislature address future water needs in an increasingly arid state?
4. What criteria should be applied when considering proposed large economic development projects?
5. What more can be done to ensure that residents have adequate access to health care in your district?
mailingstate
NM
Occupation
Attorney
Filing County
Bernalillo
I am a four term legislator with experience in several different key policy areas, such as public safety and the judiciary, transportation infrastructure and renewable energy development, environmental stewardship, transparency in government practices and legislative processes, and many others. I also currently serve as the House Majority Whip and am the former chair of the House Transportation, Public Works, and Capital Improvements committee. In my day job I am an attorney with fourteen years of experience specializing in aviation and space litigation and regulatory law.
My priorities for the 2027 60-day legislative session will be appropriate regulation and control of data centers around the state, expansion of clean energy, cite readiness and grid modernization, limitation of federal overreach, and healthcare expansion and access.
The state needs a comprehensive water conservation and infrastructure development plan, as well as additional state investment in aquifer preservation practices. The state must also limit tapping of water resources by large data center and construction projects without further state regulation.
Criteria should include the total, third-party verified, anticipated gross receipts revenue from the project over a near, medium, and long term; total number of jobs created and associated salary ranges; any and all environmental impacts (if any) from the project; and best mitigation measures (if available) for that project.
We must continue to create an environment where healthcare providers want to live and work. That means leveling the playing field for legal liability (while also guaranteeing those hurt by malpractice are fairly and adequately compensated), creating more educational opportunities to work in the healthcare field without requiring crippling student debt, and incentivizing healthcare providers to live and raise their families in our state.
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