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

Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
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

Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry — Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research — Ranking Member unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation — Telecommunications and Media — Ranking Member unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry — Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry — Rural Development, Energy, and Credit unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation — Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation — Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Finance unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Finance — Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Finance — Health Care unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Finance — Taxation and IRS Oversight unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on the Budget unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

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)

Vote	Position	Date	Result	Source
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Olivia Trusty to be a Member of the Federal Communications Commission (Reappointment)	Nay	Jun 17, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Olivia Trusty to be a Member of the Federal Communications Commission	Nay	Jun 17, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Gary Andres to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services	Nay	Jun 16, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 1582 — GENIUS Act	Yea	Jun 12, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Amdt. No. 2307	Yea	Jun 12, 2025	Amendment Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Amdt. No. 2307	Nay	Jun 12, 2025	Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Table Amdt. No. 2310	Yea	Jun 12, 2025	Motion to Table Failed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: William Long, of Missouri, to be Commissioner of Internal Revenue	Nay	Jun 12, 2025	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 54 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of the United Arab…	Yea	Jun 11, 2025	Motion to Discharge Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 53 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Qatar of certain…	Yea	Jun 11, 2025	Motion to Discharge Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 1582 — GENIUS Act	Yea	Jun 11, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: William Long to be Commissioner of Internal Revenue	Nay	Jun 11, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Andrew Hughes, of Texas, to be Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development	Nay	Jun 10, 2025	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Andrew Hughes to be Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development	Nay	Jun 10, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Stephen Vaden, of Tennessee, to be Deputy Secretary of Agriculture	Nay	Jun 10, 2025	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Stephen Vaden to be Deputy Secretary of Agriculture	Nay	Jun 10, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: David Fotouhi, of Virginia, to be Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency	Nay	Jun 10, 2025	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: David Fotouhi to be Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency	Nay	Jun 9, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Brett Shumate, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General	Nay	Jun 9, 2025	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Brett Shumate to be an Assistant Attorney General	Not voting	Jun 5, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: John Andrew Eisenberg, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General	Not voting	Jun 5, 2025	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: John Andrew Eisenberg to be an Assistant Attorney General (National Security Division)	Not voting	Jun 5, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: James O'Neill, of California, to be Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services	Not voting	Jun 5, 2025	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Edward Walsh, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador of the United States of America to Ireland	Nay	Jun 4, 2025	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Michelle Bowman, of Kansas, to be Vice Chairman for Supervision of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System	Nay	Jun 4, 2025	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 type	Contributions	Total	Share
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

Amount	Donor	To committee	Type	Date	Source
$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.