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 Amendment	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-365	Jul 1, 2025	Amendment Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-365 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Amendment	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-364	Jul 1, 2025	Amendment Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-364 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Amendment	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-363	Jul 1, 2025	Amendment Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-363 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Amendment	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-362	Jul 1, 2025	Amendment Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-362 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Amendment	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-361	Jul 1, 2025	Amendment Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-361 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Amendment	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-360	Jul 1, 2025	Amendment Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-360 US-GOV-PD
HR 1 An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.	On the Motion	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-359	Jul 1, 2025	Motion Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-359 US-GOV-PD
	On the Motion	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-357	Jul 1, 2025	Motion Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-357 US-GOV-PD
	On the Motion	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-354	Jul 1, 2025	Motion Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-354 US-GOV-PD
	On the Motion	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-353	Jun 30, 2025	Motion Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-353 US-GOV-PD
	On the Motion	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-351	Jun 30, 2025	Motion Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-351 US-GOV-PD
	On the Motion	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-350	Jun 30, 2025	Motion Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-350 US-GOV-PD
	On the Motion	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-349	Jun 30, 2025	Motion Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-349 US-GOV-PD
	On the Motion	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-348	Jun 30, 2025	Motion Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-348 US-GOV-PD
	On the Motion	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-347	Jun 30, 2025	Motion Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-347 US-GOV-PD
	On the Motion	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-346	Jun 30, 2025	Motion Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-346 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Amendment	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-358	Jul 1, 2025	Amendment Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-358 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Motion	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-356	Jul 1, 2025	Motion Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-356 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Motion	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-355	Jul 1, 2025	Motion Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-355 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Motion	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-352	Jun 30, 2025	Motion Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-352 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Motion	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-345	Jun 30, 2025	Motion Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-345 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Motion	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-344	Jun 30, 2025	Motion Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-344 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Motion	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-343	Jun 30, 2025	Motion Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-343 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Motion	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-342	Jun 30, 2025	Motion Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-342 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Motion	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-341	Jun 30, 2025	Motion Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-341 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