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What they report · Where they serve · not the pond

Reported assets: At least $104,005 (range $104,005–$310,000); 2025 Senate financial disclosure, lowest value of each band, summed. Official report ↗
Median household income, New Mexico: $64,059 (±$808); Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimate. Census table ↗

160% of the New Mexico median

Median household income, New Mexico $64,059

Ben Ray Luján, reported assets (low end) $104,005

The income bar shows the median as a share of the larger of the two figures, with a 3px minimum width so it stays visible. The assets bar has its own scale, from $1 at the left to $20 million at the right, and follows the low end of the range. It fills completely when the top of the range is over $20 million. Its color, and the color of the percentage above, runs from green on the left to red on the right.

Reported assets are what the disclosure form lists, in value bands, before debts and not counting a primary home. The median is one year's household income. They measure different things.

Context only. The income figure never moves the pond.

How they voted · the eight · not the pond

Latest roll call per issue, shown as the stance it supports. A NO counts as the other side. The line under each label is the exact vote.

ImmigrationMore lenientvoted NO on S. 5, the Laken Riley detention bill (Senate, 2025)AbortionPro-choicevoted NO on S. 6, the born-alive infant care bill (Senate, cloture to proceed, 2025)+6 earlier GunsStrictervoted YES on S. 2938, the Safer Communities gun bill (Senate, concur, 2022)+1 earlier Free speechNO VOTE YETNo vote on this issue yet TaxesHighervoted YES on H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act (Senate, 2022)+1 earlier EnergyRenewablesvoted NO on S. 1, the Keystone XL pipeline bill (House, 2015)Crime & policingCriminal justice reformvoted YES on H.R. 7120, the George Floyd policing bill (House, 2020)+1 earlier Parental rightsNO VOTE YETNo vote on this issue yet

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About Ben Ray Luján

Age: 54 (born Jun 7, 1972)source
Born in: Santa Fe, New Mexicosource
Years in office: U.S. Senate since Jan 3, 2021 · 5 years.source
Hobbies & fun facts: Enjoys mountain biking in his downtime.Source: Ben Ray Luján campaign site

He grew up in Nambé, a small farming community north of Santa Fe, New Mexico, and is the son of Ben Luján Sr. He has a business administration degree from New Mexico Highlands University. He was director of administrative services and CFO of the New Mexico Cultural Affairs Department, and later chaired the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission.

Last updated: Oct 19, 2026

For context only. These details never change the pond.

What they're running on

From their campaign site, in their own words. Not the pond.

No official platform found. benraylujan.com

Also on the record — not in the pond

Votes and disclosures. A single vote here doesn't change the pond. A checked flip on any bill is listed in the Flips section.

Next election · not the pond

Nov 3, 2026 · NM Senate · General election · On the ballot

Federal general elections are the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Not the pond.

Government salary

$174,000

2026 pay for the office. Set by law. Not the pond.

Reported assets · not the pond

Ben Ray Luján · Reported assets, 2025 Senate disclosure (lower bound) · At least $104,005 (range $104,005–$310,000)

$0$2.5M$5M$7.5M$10M

Ben Ray Luján: 2025 Senate financial disclosure, lowest value of each band, summed (Official report ↗).

Reported assets. Not the pond.
Ben Ray Luján	At least $104,005 (range $104,005–$310,000)

Committee assignments · not the pond

Current committees and subcommittees. Shown so you can see it. Committees never move the pond.

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

Source: unitedstates/congress-legislators, pulled Oct 20, 2026.

Funding — not the pond

FEC money track · 2024–2026 cycle · never part of the pond

Did they take money from PACs that funded both Democrats and Republicans? Money never moves the pond.

Campaign — they cashed it

$195,090 TAKE (dual-party PAC)

Took at least $1,000 from PACs that fund both parties.

Context. Not the pond. Taking the check is not a flip. Flipping after the check, and staying quiet, is.

Own it — Dual-party PAC

The office types a why in their own words after opening the mailbox link. It does not move the pond.

Largest dual-party PACs on this file.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS$15,550
NATIONAL PECAN FEDERATION INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PECAN PAC)$10,000
ALLIANCE FOR PHARMACY COMPOUNDING PAC (COMP PAC)$8,000

Traditional PAC contributions to candidate committees only. A dual-party PAC gave at least $1,000 to both parties. AIPAC in this table is committee C00797670. Legal, disclosed, hard-capped. Super PACs and dark money are not in this number. Taking this money is common. The amount is the story. HippoCricket doesn't put this in the pond. FEC bulk committee-to-candidate (24K/24Z), cycles 2024+2026. Dual-party = PAC gave ≥$1,000 to Dems and ≥$1,000 to Republicans. AIPAC = C00797670 only. Download the PAC table.

Bills they sponsored · floor outcomes · not the pond

Bills and joint resolutions they sponsored since 2015 that passed or failed in a chamber. Sponsor only. Shown so you can see it. Bills never move the pond.

Sponsored 310 since 2015. 2 became law. 7 passed a chamber and did not become law. 0 failed a floor vote.

S. 1363 (119th Congress) — New Mexico Land Grant-Mercedes Historical or Traditional Use Cooperation and Coordination Act
A bill to provide for greater cooperation and coordination between the Federal Government and the governing bodies and community users of land grant-mercedes in New Mexico relating to historical or traditional uses of certain land grant-mercedes on Federal public land, and for other purposes.
Introduced Apr 9, 2025 · Passed Senate Sep 23, 2026 · Official record ↗
S. 640 (119th Congress) — Technical Corrections to the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act, Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act, and Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act
A bill to amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to make a technical correction to the Navajo Nation Water Resources Development Trust Fund, to amend the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 to make technical corrections to the Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund and Aamodt Settlement Pueblos' Fund, and for other purposes.
Introduced Feb 19, 2025 · Passed Senate Dec 11, 2025 · Official record ↗
S. 2708 (117th Congress) — Land Grant-Mercedes Traditional Use Recognition and Consultation Act
Introduced Aug 10, 2021 · Passed Senate Dec 22, 2022 · Official record ↗
S. 3969 (117th Congress) — Protection and Advocacy for Voting Access Program Inclusion Act
Introduced Mar 30, 2022 · Became law Sep 30, 2022 (Public Law 117-182) · Official record ↗
S. 1662 (117th Congress) — Supporting the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health and the Reagan-Udall Foundation for the Food and Drug Administration Act
Introduced May 17, 2021 · Became law Mar 15, 2022 (Public Law 117-101) · Official record ↗
H.R. 3682 (116th Congress) — Land Grant-Mercedes Traditional Use Recognition and Consultation Act
Introduced Jul 10, 2019 · Passed House Dec 3, 2020 · Official record ↗
H.R. 2181 (116th Congress) — Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act of 2019
Introduced Apr 9, 2019 · Passed House Oct 30, 2019 · Official record ↗
H.R. 5587 (115th Congress) — Peer Support Communities of Recovery Act
Introduced Apr 23, 2018 · Passed House Jun 12, 2018 · Official record ↗
H.R. 3691 (114th Congress) — Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act of 2016
Introduced Oct 6, 2015 · Passed House May 11, 2016 · Official record ↗

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS (Library of Congress actions), pulled Oct 20, 2026. Provisions passed inside other bills are not counted.

Where they stand on the eight

A sourced vote always wins. Nothing is guessed.

Immigration & Border SecurityOpposedNo flipMore lenient immigration and reform
AbortionOpposedNo flipPro-choice / legal abortion access
Gun Rights & Second AmendmentSupportedNo flipMore restrictions
Free Speech & CensorshipNo sourced recordNo sourced record
Taxes, Spending & DebtOpposedNo flipHigher taxes, especially on the wealthy
Energy PolicyOpposedNo flipRestrict fossil fuels, faster renewables
Crime & PolicingSupportedNo flipSupport for that reform package.
Parental Rights & School ChoiceNo sourced recordNo sourced record

Votes with own party

100% of the time — 15 of 15 roll calls on this page went with the rest of the Democratic caucus.

Fat Hippo is whether they stay themselves. This is whether they stay with the party. Doesn't touch the pond.

Why this pond: No flip on the file. Never changed. The landmark votes are shown below.

We show what they said and what they did. The verdict is yours.

Recorded flips

Explained

Unexplained

Stance timeline by issue

Flips first

Each line is a sourced position. One banner is one flip on a landmark issue. Flips on other bills are listed in the Flips section, and Recorded flips counts both.