Daniel Ivey-Soto

Daniel A. Ivey-Soto[2] is an American politician and a Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate representing District 15 since January 15, 2013.

Daniel Ivey-Soto
Member of the New Mexico Senate
from the 15th[1] district
Assumed office
January 15, 2013
Preceded byTim Eichenberg
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceAlbuquerque, New Mexico
ProfessionEntrepreneur, Association Executive

Political career
  • 1996: When House District 18 Representative Cisco McSorley ran for New Mexico Senate, Ivey-Soto ran in the four-way June 4, 1996 Democratic Primary but lost to Gail Beam;[3] Beam went on to win the three-way November 5, 1996 General election.
  • 2012: Incumbent District 15 Democratic Senator Tim Eichenberg was unopposed for the June 5, 2012 Democratic Primary;[4] when Senator Eichenberg withdrew, Ivey-Soto replaced him on the November 6, 2012 General election ballot, winning with 10,927 votes (52.9%) against Republican nominee H. Diane Snyder.[5]

In 2022, Ivey-Soto sought to remove automatic voter registration from a voting rights bill that Democratic New Mexico legislators were working on. Ivey-Soto argued that it was intrusive to automatically register voters.[6] Ivey-Soto was also opposed to an Election Day holiday.[6]

References
  1. "Senator Daniel A. Ivey-Soto (D)". Santa Fe, New Mexico: New Mexico Legislature. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
  2. "Daniel Ivey-Soto's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
  3. "Canvass of Returns of Primary Election Held on June 4, 1996 – State of New Mexico" (PDF). Santa Fe, New Mexico: Secretary of State of New Mexico. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 21, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
  4. "Canvass of Returns of Primary Election Held on June 5, 2012 – State of New Mexico" (PDF). Santa Fe, New Mexico: Secretary of State of New Mexico. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 4, 2013. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
  5. "Canvass of Returns of General Election Held on November 6, 2012 – State of New Mexico" (PDF). Santa Fe, New Mexico: Secretary of State of New Mexico. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 4, 2013. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
  6. "Voting Rights Package Derails in New Mexico". Bolts. 2022-02-18. Retrieved 2022-02-18.


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