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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

Government Operations & Budget 4Civil Rights & Liberties 3Environment & Energy 2Economy & Taxes 1Education 1Labor & Employment 1Transportation & Infrastructure 1

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
Hickenlooper Amdt. No. 2719 Yea Jul 1, 2025 Amendment Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Rosen Amdt. No. 2717 Yea Jul 1, 2025 Amendment Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Blackburn Amdt. No. 2814 Yea Jul 1, 2025 Amendment Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Sanders Amdt. No. 2435 Yea Jul 1, 2025 Amendment Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Kim Amdt. No. 2817 Yea Jul 1, 2025 Amendment Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Lee Amdt. No. 2745 Nay Jul 1, 2025 Amendment Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. Yea Jul 1, 2025 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Hirono Amdt. No. 2382 Yea Jul 1, 2025 Amendment Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. Yea Jul 1, 2025 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Kennedy Amdt. No. 2775 Nay Jul 1, 2025 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive Section 302(f) of the CBA Re: Collins Amdt. No. 2812 Nay Jul 1, 2025 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. Yea Jul 1, 2025 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. Yea Jun 30, 2025 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive Section 313(b)(1)(A) of the Congressional Budget Act Re: Kennedy Amdt. No. 2772 Yea Jun 30, 2025 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. Yea Jun 30, 2025 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. Yea Jun 30, 2025 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. Yea Jun 30, 2025 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. Yea Jun 30, 2025 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. Yea Jun 30, 2025 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. Yea Jun 30, 2025 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive Section 313 (b)(1)(D) of the CBA Re: Amdt. No. 2401 Nay Jun 30, 2025 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive Section 302(F) of the CBA Re: Murray Amdt. No. 2771 Yea Jun 30, 2025 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive Section 313(b)(1)(D) of the Congressional Budget Act Re: Merkley Amdt. No. 2446 Yea Jun 30, 2025 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive Section 313(b)(1)(D) of the CBA Re: Cornyn Amdt. No. 2705 Nay Jun 30, 2025 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive Section 302(F) of the CBA Re: Amdt. No. 2414 Yea Jun 30, 2025 Motion Rejected 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

  • Bluesky · Jun 19, 2026 · 3:02 PM
    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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  • Bluesky · Jun 16, 2026 · 9:53 PM
    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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  • Bluesky · Jun 15, 2026 · 5:27 PM
    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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  • Bluesky · Jun 5, 2026 · 4:42 PM
    While you were asleep, Republicans sold you out. This is a betrayal of New Mexico families
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  • Bluesky · Jun 2, 2026 · 9:59 PM
    Waste, fraud, and abuse.
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  • Bluesky · Jun 2, 2026 · 9:07 PM
    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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  • Bluesky · Jun 1, 2026 · 8:17 PM
    Happy Pride, New Mexico!
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  • Bluesky · Jun 1, 2026 · 6:52 PM
    Always fighting for New Mexicans.
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  • Bluesky · May 29, 2026 · 8:13 PM
    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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  • Bluesky · May 28, 2026 · 6:46 PM
    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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  • Bluesky · May 27, 2026 · 7:45 PM
    Eid Mubarak to all celebrating in New Mexico!
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  • Bluesky · May 26, 2026 · 6:32 PM
    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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