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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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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
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

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)

BillMotion / questionPositionChamber · stage · rollDateOutcomeSource
Unlinked roll call
On the Cloture Motion Nay senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-31 Feb 5, 2026 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-31 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call
On the Nomination Nay senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-30 Feb 5, 2026 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-30 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call
On the Cloture Motion Nay senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-29 Feb 4, 2026 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-29 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call
On the Nomination Nay senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-28 Feb 4, 2026 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-28 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call
On the Cloture Motion Nay senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-27 Feb 4, 2026 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-27 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call
On the Nomination Nay senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-26 Feb 4, 2026 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-26 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call
On the Cloture Motion Not voting senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-25 Feb 3, 2026 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-25 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call
On the Nomination Not voting senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-24 Feb 3, 2026 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-24 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call
On the Cloture Motion Not voting senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-23 Feb 3, 2026 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-23 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call
On the Nomination Not voting senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-22 Feb 3, 2026 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-22 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call
On the Cloture Motion Not voting senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-21 Feb 2, 2026 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-21 US-GOV-PD
HR 7148
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
On Passage of the Bill Nay senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-20 Jan 30, 2026 Bill Passed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-20 US-GOV-PD
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Nay senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-13 Jan 29, 2026 Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-13 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call
On the Motion Yea senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-19 Jan 30, 2026 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-19 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call
On the Amendment Yea senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-18 Jan 30, 2026 Amendment Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-18 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call
On the Motion to Table Yea senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-17 Jan 30, 2026 Motion to Table Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-17 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call
On the Motion to Table Yea senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-16 Jan 30, 2026 Motion to Table Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-16 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call
On the Motion to Table Yea senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-15 Jan 30, 2026 Motion to Table Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-15 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call
On the Amendment Nay senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-14 Jan 30, 2026 Amendment Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-14 US-GOV-PD
S 3627
Pregnant Students’ Rights Act
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Nay senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-12 Jan 27, 2026 Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-12 US-GOV-PD
HR 6938
Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment…
On Passage of the Bill Yea senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-11 Jan 15, 2026 Bill Passed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-11 US-GOV-PD
On the Cloture Motion Yea senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-10 Jan 15, 2026 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-10 US-GOV-PD
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Yea senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-7 Jan 12, 2026 Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-7 US-GOV-PD
SJRES 98
A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or…
On the Point of Order Nay senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-9 Jan 14, 2026 Point of Order Well Taken U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-9 US-GOV-PD
SJRES 84
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United…
On the Motion to Proceed Yea senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-8 Jan 13, 2026 Motion to Proceed Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-8 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 loadedRefunds/reversals loadedNet receipts loaded
$1,349,678$0$1,349,678

Largest itemized receipts

CycleAmountDonorTo committeeTypeDateCoverageSource
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.

CyclePositionItemized spending loadedPeriod / as ofCoverageSource
2024Support $2,500 (1 records) Jun 25, 2024–Jun 25, 2024 · as of Jun 25, 2024 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

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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