Daniel Ivey-Soto Explained

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.

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.Ivey-Soto was defeated in the primary race in June 2024.^[7] Earlier in 2024 he had been censured by the state Democratic Party which also severed ties with him over sexual harassment and assault allegations. ^[8]

External links

• Official page at the New Mexico Legislature
  • Daniel Ivey-Soto at Ballotpedia
• Daniel A. Ivey-Soto at OpenSecrets

Notes and References

1. Web site: Senator Daniel A. Ivey-Soto (D) . . . February 20, 2014.
2. Web site: Daniel Ivey-Soto's Biography . . February 20, 2014.
3. Web site: Canvass of Returns of Primary Election Held on June 4, 1996 – State of New Mexico . Secretary of State of New Mexico . Santa Fe, New Mexico . 5 . February 20, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140221155105/http://www.sos.state.nm.us/uploads/files/Election%20Results/CanvassPrimary1996.pdf . February 21, 2014 . dead .
4. Web site: Canvass of Returns of Primary Election Held on June 5, 2012 – State of New Mexico . . Santa Fe, New Mexico . 1 . February 20, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131104091728/http://www.sos.state.nm.us/uploads/files/StatewidePrimary12(1).pdf . November 4, 2013 . dead .
5. Web site: Canvass of Returns of General Election Held on November 6, 2012 – State of New Mexico . Secretary of State of New Mexico . Santa Fe, New Mexico . 2 . February 20, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131104072541/http://www.sos.state.nm.us/uploads/files/Pages%20from%20ALLNMG12%20CAN%20STATEWIDE.pdf . November 4, 2013 . dead .
6. Web site: 2022-02-18. Voting Rights Package Derails in New Mexico. 2022-02-18. Bolts. en.
7. Web site: Ivey-Soto loses, Rubio re-elected in first batch of called races from 2024 legislative primary. 2024-08-25.
8. Web site: Senators throw support to embattled Ivey-Soto. 2024-08-25.