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Dossier · Who's Who
Rep. Nathan Small
Las Cruces state representative and House appropriations chair who supports Project Jupiter and whose endorsement ran in an Elevate Doña Ana ad campaign before the bond vote.
At a glance
- Current roles
- State Representative (D-Las Cruces), NM State Legislature[1]
- Chair, House Appropriations & Finance Committee[1]
- Chair, Legislative Finance Committee (interim)[1]
- Category
- Elected official
- Jurisdiction
- State of New Mexico
- Public position
- Publicly supports the project — Co-authored a September 2025 op-ed supporting Project Jupiter; an ad campaign ran the endorsement before the bond vote.[2],[3]
- Married to
- Xochitl Torres Small
- Verification
- confirmed — Two independent accounts agree
- In the record
- 5 sources · 3 connections · 0 dated entries
- Record id
- PJP98
Key facts
- 2025-09Co-authored a September 2025 op-ed supporting Project Jupiter.[2]
- An Elevate Doña Ana ad campaign ran Small's endorsement of Project Jupiter before the $165 billion bond vote.[3]
- Called the project the "most impactful economic development yet."
- Chairs the House Appropriations & Finance Committee and the interim Legislative Finance Committee.[1]
- 2026-06-17His campaign received $10,000 from BorderPlex Digital Assets on August 22, 2025 and reported returning it on June 17, 2026.[5]
The record
D-Las Cruces; Jupiter supporter ('most impactful economic development yet'); married to Xochitl Torres Small
Relationships · 3
Claims involving them · 1
Sources · 5
- 1.governmentNM Legislature — official member page for Rep. Nathan P. Small (District 36, Doña Ana) ↗
- 2.newsEl Paso Matters — opinion co-authored by Rep. Nathan Small supporting Project Jupiter (Sept 2025) ↗
- 3.newsOrgan Mountain News (Source NM republication) — Elevate Doña Ana ad campaign ran Small's endorsement of Project Jupiter before the $165B bond vote ↗
- 4.otherWikipedia — Nathan Small (NM House District 36); documents marriage to Xochitl Torres Small ↗
- 5.governmentNM Secretary of State — Campaign Finance Information System, bulk contribution files 2025 and 2026 (downloaded Sept 27 2026) ↗
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