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NOV 7, 2026
General Election
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Melanie Ann Stansbury is trading at 95% to win the NM-01 House winner? on prediction markets.
Candidate Overview
Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.
Current roleU.S. Representative
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
Age47 years old (Jan 31, 1979)
GenderFemale
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LocationNew Mexico
BackgroundU.S. Representative
EducationSaint Mary's College of California (B.A., 2002)
Notable personal detailsMelanie Ann Stansbury is a U.S. Representative from New Mexico’s 1st Congressional District, serving in Congress since 2021. She earned a B.A. from Saint Mary’s College of California (2002) and an M.S. from Cornell University (2007). Her professional background includes work as a consultant and as staff at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science.
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Political Positions
Economy & Taxes
Stansbury has criticized tax giveaways to wealthy individuals and large corporations and has described Republican economic proposals as providing tax breaks for billionaires. Her public statements emphasize working-class economic opportunity and opposition to policies that would raise costs while favoring the wealthy.
Healthcare
Melanie Stansbury says health care is a human right. She supports Medicare for All, wants to fix what she calls America’s broken health care system, and emphasizes protecting pre-existing conditions, lowering out-of-pocket costs, and expanding access to care.
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Immigration & Border
Supports humane immigration policy, including protecting rights regardless of immigration status and treating asylum seekers with dignity rather than detention. Opposes Trump-style immigration crackdowns and says border policy should prioritize human rights and community safety over enforcement-only approaches.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Melanie Ann Stansbury says women should have the right to make their own reproductive health care choices and protect reproductive health care coverage. Her congressional voting record on reproductive freedom measures is consistently pro-access, including support for the Women’s Health Protection Act, the Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act, and the Right to Contraception Act.
Climate & Energy
Melanie Stansbury’s climate and energy position emphasizes addressing the climate crisis, expanding clean energy jobs, and protecting public lands and water. She has also backed legislation to make major corporate polluters help pay for climate-related resilience and recovery.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports universal background checks, a red flag law, and an assault weapons ban. Also frames gun violence as a public health issue and aligns with gun-violence-prevention groups.
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Campaign Fundraising
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