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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Topics in their record

Topics found in sponsored legislation and separately sourced statements. Legislative activity on a topic is not presented as a policy stance. 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
U.S. Representative, NM-3 New Mexico	Democratic	Jan 3, 2019	Jan 3, 2021	unitedstates/congress-legislators 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
U.S. Representative, NM-3 New Mexico	Democratic	Jan 3, 2013	Jan 3, 2015	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, NM-3 New Mexico	Democratic	Jan 5, 2011	Jan 3, 2013	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, NM-3 New Mexico	Democratic	Jan 6, 2009	Jan 3, 2011	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District NM-3 United States	Democratic	Jan 3, 2019	Jan 3, 2021	openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District NM-3 United States	Democratic	Jan 3, 2017	Jan 3, 2019	openstates/people 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
US House District NM-3 United States	Democratic	Jan 5, 2011	Jan 3, 2013	openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District NM-3 United States	Democratic	Jan 6, 2009	Jan 3, 2011	openstates/people 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)

Bill	Motion / question	Position	Chamber · stage · roll	Date	Outcome	Source
Unlinked roll call	On the Cloture Motion	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-415	Jul 17, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-415 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Cloture Motion	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-414	Jul 17, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-414 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Cloture Motion	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-413	Jul 17, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-413 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Cloture Motion	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-412	Jul 17, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-412 US-GOV-PD
HR 4 Rescissions Act of 2025	On Passage of the Bill	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-411	Jul 17, 2025	Bill Passed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-411 US-GOV-PD
	On the Motion to Recommit	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-403	Jul 16, 2025	Motion to Recommit Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-403 US-GOV-PD
	On the Motion to Recommit	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-401	Jul 16, 2025	Motion to Recommit Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-401 US-GOV-PD
	On the Motion to Recommit	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-399	Jul 16, 2025	Motion to Recommit Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-399 US-GOV-PD
	On the Motion to Recommit	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-398	Jul 16, 2025	Motion to Recommit Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-398 US-GOV-PD
	On the Motion to Recommit	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-396	Jul 16, 2025	Motion to Recommit Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-396 US-GOV-PD
	On the Motion to Recommit	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-395	Jul 16, 2025	Motion to Recommit Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-395 US-GOV-PD
	On the Motion to Recommit	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-394	Jul 16, 2025	Motion to Recommit Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-394 US-GOV-PD
	On the Motion to Proceed	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-392	Jul 15, 2025	Motion to Proceed Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-392 US-GOV-PD
	On the Motion to Discharge	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-391	Jul 15, 2025	Motion to Discharge Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-391 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Amendment	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-410	Jul 17, 2025	Amendment Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-410 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Amendment	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-409	Jul 17, 2025	Amendment Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-409 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Amendment	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-408	Jul 17, 2025	Amendment Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-408 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Amendment	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-407	Jul 17, 2025	Amendment Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-407 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Amendment	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-406	Jul 17, 2025	Amendment Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-406 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Motion to Table	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-405	Jul 17, 2025	Motion to Table Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-405 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Amendment	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-404	Jul 16, 2025	Amendment Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-404 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Amendment	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-402	Jul 16, 2025	Amendment Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-402 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Amendment	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-400	Jul 16, 2025	Amendment Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-400 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Amendment	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-397	Jul 16, 2025	Amendment Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-397 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Amendment	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-393	Jul 16, 2025	Amendment Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-393 US-GOV-PD

Campaign finance

2024 · Itemized receipts loaded

Period Jan 9, 2023–Dec 30, 2024 · verified Jun 21, 2026 · 10:08 AM · coverage: itemized partial · FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

Gross receipts loaded	Refunds/reversals loaded	Net receipts loaded
$1,349,678	$0	$1,349,678

Largest itemized receipts

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

Largest loaded receipts, not a complete total. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.

Outside spending

Independent expenditures are not campaign contributions and are shown separately by support or opposition.

Cycle	Position	Itemized spending loaded	Period / as of	Coverage	Source
2024	Support	$2,500 (1 records)	Jun 25, 2024–Jun 25, 2024 · as of Jun 25, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD