Ben Ray Luján

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Ben Ray Luján

U.S. Senator · New Mexico · D

U.S. Senator — NM (D)

Ben Ray Luján ( loo-HAHN; born June 7, 1972) is an American politician serving since 2021 as the junior United States senator from New Mexico. From 2009 to 2021, he represented New Mexico's 3rd congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives; he served as assistant speaker from 2019 to 2021. Luján is a self-described progressive Democrat. [Wikipedia ↗]

FEC receipts · 2008–2026 cycles

$41,853,833 raised

Influence graph
Individual 66%
PAC 26%
Other

Where the $41,853,833 raised came from · FEC · 2008–2026 cycle

$41,853,833
Raised
FEC receipts · 2008–2026 cycle
$10,736,755
PAC receipts
FEC committee contributions · 2008–2026 cycles
$120,000
Spent supporting them
outside + direct · 12 sources
Across 2 FEC campaigns
$24,888,266
U.S. House · 2008–2026
$16,965,567
U.S. Senate · 2020–2026

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Top individual donors · 15

Largest itemized individual contributions across their FEC campaign committees (Schedule A), aggregated by donor across cycles. Conduits (ActBlue/WinRed) excluded.

Top industries · donor money

  • Other / unclassified$250,395
  • Not employed / self$198,360
  • Health professionals$90,899
  • Lawyers & law firms$63,452
  • Securities & investment$25,625
  • TV, movies & music$24,788
  • Retired$22,700
  • Real estate$18,554

Classified from donor employer/occupation · heuristic

Top employers · donor money

  • GARCIA HAMILTON & ASSOCIATES$20,500
  • CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS$12,500
  • ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ$9,900
  • ADVOCATE HEALTH ADVISORS$7,500
  • PSQ SERVICES CORP.$6,600
  • GFP REAL ESTATE$6,600
  • ARDELYX, INC.$6,300
  • TUSK STRATEGIES$6,000
  • HISPANIOLA MEDICAL CARE$6,000
  • CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.$6,000

Committee assignments · 15

Seats on the panels that write the rules — where a donor industry meets the member it funded.

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

Source: @unitedstates/congress-legislators

Legislation sponsored · 73

Bills and resolutions this member introduced in the 119th Congress — what they put their name on, alongside who funds them.

  • S. 4966A bill to prohibit Federal judges from receiving certain gifts, and for other purposes.
  • S. 4890Protecting Indian Water Rights Settlements Act of 2026· Native Americans
  • S. 4860CHILE Act of 2026· Agriculture and Food
  • S. 4731Protecting Indian Water Rights Settlements Act of 2026· Native Americans
  • S. 4666Respect Tribal IDs Act of 2026· Native Americans

Source: govinfo.gov · BILLSTATUS bulk data (sponsor of record)

Top connections · 14 total

People0
  • None on file
Organizations0
  • None on file
PACs / committees14

Connections · explore all 14

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Spent against them

Outside money spent to defeat them (opposition independent expenditures). Not their own funding.

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    Targeted by AIPAC attack ads AIPAC PAC

    Jewish Insider: AIPAC ad blitz targeted senators including Lujan who voted to block arms sales to Israel.

    source · newssingle source — not corroborated

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