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U.S. Senator from New Mexico · Class II

Ben Ray Luján

Democrat 1st term On 2026 ballot
98LoyaltyMed 96
99AttendMed 98
8BipartMed 9
20BreaksMed 31

Position · −0.38

LEFTD · R RANGESRIGHT
In office
Senate 2021–now
House 2009–2021
17 years in CongressMore senior than 63% of the Senate
Breaks on
  • Taxation 57%
  • Finance and Financial Sector 32%
Committees
  • Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
  • Commerce, Science, and Transportation
  • Finance
Bills on
  • Health
  • Native Americans
  • Agriculture and Food
Age
54

2026 election

On the November ballot
General election Nov 3, 2026

Facing

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Where Luján has influence

Roles

Talks most about

Stories in Luján’s press releases with their latest stance, last three months. Read by AI.

Where Luján breaks with Democrats

Method

Share of party-line votes on each issue where Luján voted against most Democrats. The tick is the median for Senate Democrats.

  1. Taxation 57% · 4 of 7 party 0%
  2. Finance and Financial Sector 32% · 6 of 19 party 0%
  3. Government Operations and Politics 8% · 1 of 13 party 0%

Every issue Pro See all 7 issues where Luján has broken with Democrats, and filter the voting record to those votes.

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Notable votes

Full record (Pro)

Where Luján broke with their party, close outcomes and final passage votes on named bills, newest first.

DateMeasureTitleVote Party split (yea)Result
Sep 30, 2026 H.R. 7008 Stop Insider Trading ActOn Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · This bill generally prohibits Members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children from purchasing stocks and requires public… Nay Failed
53–47
Sep 29, 2026 S.Res. 852 A resolution requesting information on Israel's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.On the Motion to Discharge Yea Failed
47–51
Sep 29, 2026 S.J.Res. 197 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027; and Basic Health Program".On the Motion to Proceed Yea Failed
48–51
Sep 28, 2026 S. 4668 Protect College Sports Act of 2026On the Amendment · This bill establishes requirements for name, image, or likeness (NIL) agreements for college student athletes and provides a limited… Yea Failed
47–52
Jun 15, 2026 PN8517 Justin D. Smith, of Missouri, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth CircuitOn the Nomination Not voting Passed
48–43
Feb 3, 2026 PN7266 Nicholas Jon Ganjei, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of TexasOn the Nomination Not voting Passed
51–45
Feb 3, 2026 PN7266 Nicholas Jon Ganjei, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of TexasOn the Cloture Motion Not voting Passed
49–44
Feb 2, 2026 PN7265 David Clay Fowlkes, of Arkansas, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of ArkansasOn the Cloture Motion Not voting Passed
49–40

Yea ■ filled · Nay □ open · Not voting – dash. Party split bars: Democrats left, Republicans right; dark = yea, light = nay.

What Luján is saying

All 48 statements and posts

◇ statements (press releases) · ○ posts. When a statement names a bill Luján voted on, the vote is shown next to it.

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

How it’s measured
0.67· expected 0.64

Meets expectations

Rank 55 of 100 in the Senate · expected = average of 29 minority-party members without a committee lead

How far Luján’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

  1. Introduced 84
  2. Action in committee 6
  3. Action beyond committee 3
  4. Passed chamber 2
  5. Became law 0

84 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 84 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the Senate

How Luján’s ratings compare with every senator

Ratings, 119th Congress

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one senator; the ringed marker is Luján.

99/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 12 missed of 915

Voted on 903 of 915 roll calls; missed 12. Higher than 69% of senators.

85% 100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured
98/ 100

Senate D median 96 · Rank 20 of 47

Sided with the Democratic majority on 828 votes that split the parties. Lower than 66% of senators.

75% 100%
8/ 100

Chamber median 9 · −1

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Lower than 70% of senators.

0% 30%
−0.38

Democratic middle 80%: -0.51 to -0.23

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

Liberal Conservative

Bills, 119th Congress

All 88 sponsored bills

Sponsored 88 (Senate median 61) · cosponsored 510 (median 308), 253 of them as an original cosponsor · most often on Health, Native Americans, Agriculture and Food.

Votes by issue

How votes are tagged
IssueVotesYea share
Nominations218 3%
Economics and Public Finance207 65%
Other113 4%
Armed Forces & National Security52 25%
Immigration37 78%
International Affairs36 92%
Energy & environment25 4%
Congress19 11%
Environmental Protection19 32%
Finance and Financial Sector19 53%
Show all 32 issues
IssueVotesYea share
Public Lands and Natural Resources15 0%
Taxes, finance & economy14 0%
Energy13 0%
Government Operations and Politics13 31%
Sports and Recreation12 83%
Transportation and Public Works12 58%
Foreign affairs & trade10 0%
Health care10 0%
Housing and Community Development9 100%
Transportation & infrastructure8 13%
Taxation7 100%
Budget & appropriations7 0%
Foreign Trade and International Finance6 83%
Crime and Law Enforcement4 75%
Health4 75%
Education & families3 0%
Education2 50%
Emergency Management2 100%
Science, Technology, Communications2 0%
Immigration & border2 0%
Crime & justice2 0%
Families1 100%

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Who votes alike

Method

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay.

Most aligned

  1. DJon OssoffGA Senate96%agreement
  2. DPatty MurrayWA Senate96%agreement
  3. DMartin HeinrichNM Senate96%agreement

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Campaign money

Method

In the 2025–26 cycle Luján’s campaign raised $11.3M: $5.8M (52%) from individuals and $3.5M (31%) from PACs and other committees. Cash on hand: $8.8M.

Through Jun 30, 2026; filings lag, so recent gifts can take weeks to appear. Money raised also counts loans and transfers, so the shares need not add to 100%. Source: FEC.gov.

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Who funds Luján

The largest PACs and other committees giving directly to the campaign this cycle, of 400.

  1. A New Direction PAC Member’s leadership PAC
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Luján’s own leadership PAC: Turquoise PAC. A separate PAC a member sponsors to give to other candidates.

Record over time

Historical record Pro Compare Luján’s measures across every Congress on file.

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Résumé and contact