Daniel Ivey-Soto

Daniel A. Ivey-Soto^[2] is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate, representing District 15 from 2013 to 2024.

Daniel Ivey-Soto
Member of the New Mexico Senate from the 15th[1] district
In office January 1, 2013 – December 31, 2024
Preceded by	Tim Eichenberg
Succeeded by	Heather Berghmans
Personal details
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Albuquerque, New Mexico
Profession	Entrepreneur, Association Executive

Political career

• 1996: When House District 18 Representative Cisco McSorley ran for the 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] 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]