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Ben Ray Luján

U.S. Senator (Class 2), NM

Democratic New Mexico since Jan 3, 2021

Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

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Issue areas

Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags

Offices & terms

OfficePartyFromToSource
U.S. Senator (Class 2), NM current
New Mexico
Democratic Jan 3, 2021 Jan 3, 2027 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US Senate District New Mexico current
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2021 Jan 1, 2030 openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District NM-3
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2019 Jan 3, 2021 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, NM-3
New Mexico
Democratic Jan 3, 2019 Jan 3, 2021 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District NM-3
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2017 Jan 3, 2019 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, NM-3
New Mexico
Democratic Jan 3, 2017 Jan 3, 2019 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, NM-3
New Mexico
Democratic Jan 6, 2015 Jan 3, 2017 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District NM-3
United States
Democratic Jan 6, 2015 Jan 3, 2017 openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District NM-3
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2013 Jan 3, 2015 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, NM-3
New Mexico
Democratic Jan 3, 2013 Jan 3, 2015 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District NM-3
United States
Democratic Jan 5, 2011 Jan 3, 2013 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, NM-3
New Mexico
Democratic Jan 5, 2011 Jan 3, 2013 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District NM-3
United States
Democratic Jan 6, 2009 Jan 3, 2011 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, NM-3
New Mexico
Democratic Jan 6, 2009 Jan 3, 2011 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

Committee assignments

Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim

DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. -0.381, social dim. 0.033. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic

Roll-call votes (840 recorded)

VotePositionDateResultSource
Gallego Amdt. No. 5813 Yea Jun 5, 2026 Amendment Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Peters Amdt. No. 5763 Yea Jun 5, 2026 Amendment Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Hirono Amdt. No. 5506 Yea Jun 5, 2026 Amendment Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 2 — Secure America Act Yea Jun 5, 2026 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Durbin Amdt. No. 5806 Yea Jun 5, 2026 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive All Budgetary Discipline Re: Lee Amdt. No. 5804 Nay Jun 5, 2026 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Booker Amdt. No. 5803 Yea Jun 4, 2026 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Baldwin Amdt. No. 5485 Yea Jun 4, 2026 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Sanders Amdt. No. 5451 Yea Jun 4, 2026 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 2 — Secure America Act Yea Jun 4, 2026 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Kim Amdt. No. 5545 Yea Jun 4, 2026 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Hickenlooper Amdt. No. 5501 Yea Jun 4, 2026 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Graham Amdt. No. 5779 Nay Jun 4, 2026 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Warner Amdt. No. 5556 Yea Jun 4, 2026 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Hassan Amdt. No. 5535 Yea Jun 4, 2026 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 2 — Secure America Act Yea Jun 4, 2026 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Reed Amdt. No. 5514 Yea Jun 4, 2026 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Merkley Amdt. No. 5512 Yea Jun 4, 2026 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Tillis Amdt. No. 5452 Nay Jun 4, 2026 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 2 — Secure America Act Yea Jun 4, 2026 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 2 — Secure America Act Nay Jun 3, 2026 Motion to Proceed Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 188 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the… Yea Jun 3, 2026 Motion to Proceed Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Jeffrey M. Kuhlman, of Kansas, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Kansas Nay Jun 2, 2026 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Jeffrey M. Kuhlman to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Kansas Nay Jun 2, 2026 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Kathleen S. Lane, of Montana, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Montana Nay Jun 2, 2026 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD

Campaign funding

1,001 recorded contributions totalling $1,347,178. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 111 of 1001 classified so far.

Funding typeContributionsTotalShare
Big donor 93 $277,800 21%
Corporate PAC 17 $85,000 6%
Super PAC 1 $-2,500 -0%
Unclassified 890 $986,878 73%

Largest contributions

AmountDonorTo committeeTypeDateSource
$19,074 PEOPLE FOR BEN PEOPLE FOR BEN unclassified Sep 30, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 ALLIANCE FOR PHARMACY COMPOUNDING PAC PEOPLE FOR BEN Corporate PAC Jun 27, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 WATERPAC - NATIONAL RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION POLITICAL COMMITTEE PEOPLE FOR BEN Corporate PAC Feb 15, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 NATIONAL PECAN FEDERATION INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PECAN PAC) PEOPLE FOR BEN Corporate PAC Apr 18, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 NATIONAL PECAN FEDERATION INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PECAN PAC) PEOPLE FOR BEN Corporate PAC Apr 18, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL, AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE PEOPLE FOR BEN Corporate PAC Jun 28, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 PLAINS COTTON GROWERS INC. PAC PEOPLE FOR BEN Corporate PAC May 4, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 NATIONAL PEANUT BUYING POINTS ASSOCIATION PEOPLE FOR BEN Corporate PAC Mar 23, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 ALABAMA PEANUT PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION, PEANUTPAC OF ALABAMA PEOPLE FOR BEN Corporate PAC Mar 23, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 AMERICAN SOCIETY OF RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGISTS PAC PEOPLE FOR BEN Corporate PAC Mar 6, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 AMERICAN INVESTMENT COUNCIL PAC PEOPLE FOR BEN Corporate PAC Oct 23, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 US PEANUT PAC PEOPLE FOR BEN Corporate PAC Mar 23, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 AMERICAN PEANUT SHELLERS ASSOCIATION PEOPLE FOR BEN Corporate PAC Mar 23, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 NATIONAL ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS PAC PEOPLE FOR BEN Corporate PAC Apr 18, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 BORDER HEALTH FEDERAL PAC PEOPLE FOR BEN Corporate PAC Apr 30, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)

Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.

Sponsored legislation (7 as lead sponsor)

Social media

Recent posts

  • Today, we commemorate Juneteenth, a historic day when the last enslaved Americans were finally informed of their emancipation. Let’s honor this day by carrying forward the work of abolitionists, Civil Rights leaders, and those who continue to fight for equality and opportunity…
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  • Republicans jammed a repeal of the Roadless Rule into a bipartisan wildfire bill, putting millions of acres of public lands at risk without public input. I'm joining @heinrich.senate.gov in fighting back. We won't let Republicans sneak this through without a fight. Make your…
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  • The Monumental Loop in southern NM was just named a top candidate for federal recognition under the BOLT Act, the legislation I championed to strengthen outdoor recreation.This route showcases our state's stunning landscapes, and recognition would bring the resources to help…
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  • While you were asleep, Republicans sold you out. This is a betrayal of New Mexico families
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  • Waste, fraud, and abuse.
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  • When asked about negotiations with Iran, Donald Trump said he “couldn’t care less” and called them “very boring.” Our men and women in uniform deserve a Commander in Chief who understands the consequences of war and takes them seriously. Shame on you.
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  • Happy Pride, New Mexico!
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  • Always fighting for New Mexicans.
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  • After decades of fighting for the victims of the Trinity Test and uranium workers, Congress passed my legislation to extend and expand RECA. For too long, these communities were denied the recognition and compensation they deserved.
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  • I’ve led the fight to protect Chaco Canyon from Donald Trump and his administration’s attacks on one of the world's most sacred landscapes. Together, we’ve built a coalition of thousands of New Mexicans and Americans who are standing up and fighting back.
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  • Eid Mubarak to all celebrating in New Mexico!
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  • Donald Trump’s rogue ICE and CBP are already sitting on an unused $100 billion that Republicans handed them in their Betrayal Bill last year. Now, Republicans want to give them another $70 billion blank check.
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