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Ben Ray Luján

D Democrat Senator from New Mexico

Seal of New Mexico New Mexico 498 Russell Senate Office Building 202-224-6621 Born 1972-06-07

Ben Ray Luján is a Democrat Senator representing New Mexico, serving since 2009. Ben Ray Luján sits on 6 committees, including Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Term Details

Term Start 2021-01-03
Term End 2027-01-03
Terms Served 7
Senate Class 2
State Rank Junior

Committee Assignments

Lobbying Exposure

Total lobbying directed at committees this member serves on

$1.2B
2023-Q1 – 2024-Q4

These figures represent total lobbying on issues within each committee’s jurisdiction, not direct contributions to this member.

Recent Activity

S. 5662: A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to strengthen the provisions relating to child labor, and for other purposes.
2026-09-30

Introduced: Sponsor: Sen. Ben Ray Luján [D-NM] This bill was referred to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions which will consider it before sending it to the Senate floor for consideration.

S. 5635: Arts Education for All Act
2026-09-30

Bill Text: This bill's text is now available. Sen. Ben Ray Luján [D-NM] is the sponsor of this bill.

S. 5635: Arts Education for All Act
2026-09-30

Introduced: Sponsor: Sen. Ben Ray Luján [D-NM] This bill was referred to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions which will consider it before sending it to the Senate floor for consideration.

Yea
On the Motion to Discharge S.Res. 852
2026-09-29 Rejected 47/51

Data from GovTrack.us

Campaign Finance

2026 election cycle fundraising from FEC filings

$3.8M Total Raised
$936K From PACs
$2.0M From Individuals
$3.7M Cash on Hand

Top PAC Contributors

CommitteeTypeAmount
VICTORY NOW PAC
VAN HOLLEN
$10.0K
AMERICAN MOBILIZATION PAC
MURPHY
$10.0K
BLUE SENATE PAC$10.0K
COMMON GROUND PAC$10.0K
FORWARD TOGETHER PAC$10.0K
M-PAC$10.0K
PURPOSE PAC$10.0K
SMART SOLUTIONS PAC$10.0K
LOBO PAC$10.0K
PINEAPPLE PAC$10.0K
BLUE HEN FEDERAL PAC$10.0K
GIDDY UP PAC$10.0K
HAWAII PAC$10.0K
OFF THE SIDELINES PAC
GILLIBRAND
$10.0K
ALL FOR OUR COUNTRY LEADERSHIP PAC$10.0K

2026 cycle · Data from Federal Election Commission