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 Nomination	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-6	Jan 8, 2026	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-6 US-GOV-PD
SJRES 98 A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or…	On the Motion to Discharge	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-5	Jan 8, 2026	Motion to Discharge Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-5 US-GOV-PD
SJRES 86 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 2026-4	Jan 7, 2026	Motion to Proceed Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-4 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Nomination	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-3	Jan 6, 2026	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-3 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Nomination	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-2	Jan 6, 2026	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-2 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Nomination	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-1	Jan 5, 2026	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-1 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Cloture Motion	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-659	Dec 18, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-659 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Cloture Motion	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-658	Dec 18, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-658 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Cloture Motion	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-657	Dec 18, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-657 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Cloture Motion	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-656	Dec 18, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-656 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Nomination	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-655	Dec 18, 2025	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-655 US-GOV-PD
SJRES 82 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United…	On the Joint Resolution	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-654	Dec 18, 2025	Joint Resolution Defeated	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-654 US-GOV-PD
	On the Motion to Proceed	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-641	Dec 10, 2025	Motion to Proceed Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-641 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Cloture Motion	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-653	Dec 17, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-653 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Nomination	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-652	Dec 17, 2025	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-652 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Cloture Motion	Not voting	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-651	Dec 17, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-651 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Nomination	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-650	Dec 17, 2025	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-650 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Cloture Motion	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-649	Dec 17, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-649 US-GOV-PD
S 1071 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026	On the Motion	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-648	Dec 17, 2025	Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-648 US-GOV-PD
	On the Cloture Motion	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-647	Dec 15, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-647 US-GOV-PD
	On the Motion to Proceed	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-646	Dec 11, 2025	Motion to Proceed Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-646 US-GOV-PD
SRES 532 An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain…	On the Resolution	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-645	Dec 11, 2025	Resolution Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-645 US-GOV-PD
	On the Cloture Motion	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-642	Dec 10, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-642 US-GOV-PD
S 3385 Lower Health Care Costs Act	On the Cloture Motion	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-644	Dec 11, 2025	Cloture Motion Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-644 US-GOV-PD
S 3386 Health Care Freedom for Patients Act of 2025	On the Cloture Motion	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-643	Dec 11, 2025	Cloture Motion Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-643 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