Member of Congress · 119th Congress
Ben Ray Luján
Ben Luján is a Democratic U.S. senator from New Mexico, in Congress since 2009, who voted with most Democrats on 97% of the 119th Congress’s yes/no votes and has had 2 bills become law since 2013.
How we count: “Broke with party” is a yes/no roll call where the member voted against most of their own party on that vote (party as recorded; even splits not counted). “Pork: own share” splits each earmark shared by several members evenly among them.
5 most recent votes
- NayOn the Nomination — Nomination voteSep 30, 2026 · Nomination Confirmed
- NayOn the Cloture Motion — Nomination voteSep 30, 2026 · Cloture Motion Agreed to
- NayOn Cloture on the Motion to Proceed — Ratepayer Protection ActSep 30, 2026 · Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected
- NayOn Cloture on the Motion to Proceed — Stop Insider Trading ActSep 30, 2026 · Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected
- YeaOn the Motion to Discharge — A resolution requesting information on Israel's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.Sep 29, 2026 · Motion to Discharge Rejected
5 most recent bills
- S. 5662 CARE Act of 2026Sep 30, 2026 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- S. 5635 Arts Education for All ActSep 30, 2026 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- S. 1363 New Mexico Land Grant-Mercedes Historical or Traditional Use Cooperation and Coordination ActSep 24, 2026 · Held at the desk.
- S. 5475 Timely Access to Coverage Decisions ActSep 23, 2026 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- S.Res. 889 A resolution recognizing the contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans to the musical heritage of the United States and designating September 2026 as…Sep 23, 2026 · Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S4947-4949)
Top bills sponsored
- S. 1662 (117th) Supporting the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health and the Reagan-Udall Foundation for the Food and Drug Administration ActBecame law
- S. 3969 (117th) PAVA Program Inclusion ActBecame law
- H.R. 3691 (114th) Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act of 2016Passed a chamber
- H.R. 2181 (116th) Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act of 2019Passed a chamber
- H.R. 5587 (115th) Peer Support Communities of Recovery ActPassed a chamber
- H.R. 2729 (111th) To authorize the designation of National Environmental Research Parks by the Secretary of Energy, and for other purposes.Passed a chamber
- H.R. 1556 (112th) To amend the Omnibus Indian Advancement Act to allow certain land to be used to generate income to provide funding for academic programs, and for other…Passed a chamber
- S. 640 (119th) Technical Corrections to the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act, Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act, and Aamodt Litigation…Passed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Committees
- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestrySubcommittee on Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology, Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research, Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationSubcommittee on Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy, Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media
- Senate Committee on FinanceSubcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Health Care, Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight
- Senate Committee on Indian AffairsNo subcommittees
- Senate Committee on the BudgetNo subcommittees
Elections Sen. Luján has won
Sen. Luján has won 6 U.S. House elections (2008–2018) and 1 U.S. Senate election (2020). Of the contested races, margins ran from 6.1 to 32.2 points.
Full election history for this seat →
Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House V15 / U.S. Senate V8 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-18; winners matched to member records by seat and term. Results run through the 2024 elections; nothing from 2026 is shown until it is certified. A margin is a fact about one election, never a score of how well a member represents anyone, and PORKER does not rank members by it.
How has New Mexico done while Sen. Luján served?
2021 to 2024 in New Mexico: typical household income was up 8% after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was down 2.0 points, and the share of workers looking for a job was down 2.6 points.
Each mini chart has its own scale, fitted to its lines (it does not start at zero), so compare the numbers, not the heights. Oxblood = state, grey = U.S.
While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in New Mexico during Luján’s time representing it (2021 to now). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.
New Mexico’s borders do not change, so every year is comparable. The Census Bureau has no 2020 yearly estimate.
Local offices
Offices in the district or state, as listed in a public-domain community file. The Washington office is in the Contact section above.
- Las Vegas office1103 National Ave, Suite 210, NMHU Hewett Hall, Las Vegas, NM 87701-4024
Phone 505-454-3038 · Fax 833-907-0888 · Map ↗ (OpenStreetMap) - Albuquerque office500 Marquette Ave NW, Suite 1460, Albuquerque, NM 87102
Phone 505-337-7023 · Fax 833-907-0886 · Map ↗ (OpenStreetMap) - Santa Fe office120 South Federal Place, Suite 302, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Phone 505-230-7040 · Fax 833-702-2621 · Map ↗ (OpenStreetMap) - Las Cruces office201 North Church Street, 201B, Las Cruces, NM 88001
Phone 575-288-4644 · Fax 833-907-0887 · Map ↗ (OpenStreetMap) - Portales office100 South Ave A, Suite 113, Portales, NM 88130
Phone 575-252-6188 · Fax 833-702-2620 · Map ↗ (OpenStreetMap)
Evidence
- File
- legislators-district-offices-2026-09-24-8d698e92.json, entries L000570-las_vegas, L000570-albuquerque, L000570-santa_fe, L000570-las_cruces, L000570-portales (5 offices)
- Published at
- https://unitedstates.github.io/congress-legislators/legislators-district-offices.json
- File date
- September 24, 2026 (server “last modified”)
- Retrieved by PORKER
- October 16, 2026
- File SHA-256
8d698e92f8ebae3bdd387bfef239584164160e59d444ba1cbff46f32aa450f59- Licence
- CC0 1.0 (public domain)
Read this first. This list is kept up by volunteers and may be out of date. Confirm hours and addresses on the member’s official site, www.lujan.senate.gov.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
119th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 88 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 88 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 2 | See the 2 → |
| With a committee report listed | 1 | See the 1 → |
| With a Congress.gov note | 1 | See the 1 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 119th Congress, read from the stored Congress.gov bill records
- Fields
- cboCostEstimates, committeeReports, constitutionalAuthorityStatementText, notes
- PORKER copy refreshed
- October 26, 2026 (nightly)
Read this first. These are counts of records Congress.gov lists. Many bills never get a CBO estimate or a report, so a zero is not a mark against a member. We never show this as a score.
Votes on civilian nominations
237 confirmation roll calls this senator was on the roll for, 119th Congress. A tally of what the record shows, not a score.
- Nay · September 30, 2026 · Keith Sonderling Secretary of Labor
- Nay · September 23, 2026 · Angela Veronica Colmenero United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas
- Nay · September 17, 2026 · Kasdin Miller Mitchell United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas
- Nay · September 15, 2026 · Matthew R. Byrne United States District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio
- Nay · August 8, 2026 · Todd Blanche Attorney General
- Nay · August 7, 2026 · Michael Kavoukjian Ambassador to the Kingdom of Norway
- Nay · August 5, 2026 · Erica Schwartz Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Nay · July 28, 2026 · Walter Clayton Director of National Intelligence
Evidence
- What is counted
- Senate roll calls in the 119th Congress on the question of confirming a civilian nomination, as recorded on senate.gov. Cloture and procedural votes are not counted.
- How it is matched
- The vote record names the nomination number; the senator is matched by the Senate member id.
- Not voting
- Includes absences and any other reason. The record does not say why.
589 of the 617 confirmed civilian nominations show a roll-call vote on their latest-action line; the rest show a voice vote, unanimous consent or another method, with no individual votes. So this is only the roll-call subset. It says nothing about whether any vote was right or wrong.
Data as of Oct 26, 2026 (member stats) · latest recorded Senate vote Sep 30, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.