Steve D. Lanier
Steve Lanier | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New Mexico Senate from the 2nd district | |
| Assumed office January 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Steven Neville |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1966 (age 59–60) Aztec, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | Western New Mexico University (BA) |
Steve D. Lanier (born 1966) is an American politician serving as a Republican member of the New Mexico Senate for the 2nd district, which covers the north-eastern section of San Juan County, including many towns northeast of Farmington, New Mexico.[1][2]
Early life and education
Born in 1966 in Aztec, New Mexico, Lanier was raised on a farm in Cedar Hill. He played football and ran track at Aztec High School. Lanier graduated from Western New Mexico University.[3]
Career
Lanier worked as a history and computer science teacher at Aztec High School for 28 years.[4] He assumed his position at the start of the 2025 legislative session, succeeding Steven Neville.[5][6]
Lanier serves on the Senate Finance committee.[2] He has sponsored bills such as SB 18, which would make swatting a fourth degree felony in New Mexico, and HB 170, which would alter the state's current voter ID requirements.[7] In the 2025 legislative session, Lanier was part of the 8-3 vote in the New Mexico Senate Finance Committee that tabled the Paid Family & Medical Leave Act.
Lanier announced his candidacy for governor of New Mexico on November 6, 2025, but had to withdraw from the race on March 27 of the following year due to a paperwork filing error.[8]
References
- ↑ "Redistricting Maps and Data - New Mexico Legislature". www.nmlegis.gov. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
- 1 2 "Legislator - New Mexico Legislature". www.nmlegis.gov. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
- ↑ "Senator Steve Lanier". New Mexico Senate Republicans. November 12, 2024. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
- ↑ alexrossnmnews (November 6, 2025). "Aztec state senator joins gubernatorial race, focuses on education, rural New Mexico". New Mexico Political Report. Retrieved April 25, 2026.
- ↑ "New Mexico Senator Steven Neville to retire from legislature". KRQE NEWS 13 - Breaking News, Albuquerque News, New Mexico News, Weather, and Videos. February 9, 2024. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
- ↑ "2024 Election: San Juan County Contested Races". KSJE 90.9 FM. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
- ↑ "Sponsor - New Mexico Legislature". www.nmlegis.gov. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
- ↑ Chacón, Daniel J. (March 27, 2026). "Republican state senator 'sadly and regretfully' ends bid for governor". Santa Fe New Mexican. Retrieved April 25, 2026.