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Biographical

Family:

Press Releases

Education

• New Mexico Highlands University - BBA (2007)

• University of New Mexico (Albuquerque) - Attended (1990-1995)

• Pojoaque Valley High School (Santa Fe, N.M.) - Diploma (1990)

Office History

Election Results

• 2021 (Nov. 3, 2020 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for New Mexico (Class 2)
  Ben Ray Luján Jr. (Ben Ray), 51.73%

  Democrat
  Mark V. Ronchetti, 45.62%

  Republican
  Bob Walsh, 2.65%

  Libertarian

• 2019 (Nov. 6, 2018 election)

  3rd Congressional District of New Mexico
  Ben Ray Luján Jr. (Ben Ray), 63.00%

  Democrat
  Jerald Steve McFall, 31.00%

  Republican
  Christopher Manning, 5.00%

  Libertarian

• 2017 (Nov. 8, 2016 election)

  3rd Congressional District of New Mexico
  Ben Ray Luján Jr. (Ben Ray), 62.42%

  Democrat
  Michael H. Romero, 37.58%

  Republican

• 2015 (Nov. 4, 2014 election)

  3rd Congressional District of New Mexico
  Ben Ray Luján Jr. (Ben Ray), 61.52%

  Democrat
  Jefferson L Byrd, 38.45%

  Republican

• 2013 (Nov. 6, 2012 election)

  3rd Congressional District of New Mexico
  Ben Ray Luján Jr. (Ben Ray), 63.12%

  Democrat
  Jefferson L Byrd, 36.88%

  Republican

• 2011 (Nov. 2, 2010 election)

  3rd Congressional District of New Mexico
  Ben Ray Luján Jr. (Ben Ray), 56.99%

  Democrat
  Thomas E. Mullins (Tom), 43.01%

  Republican

• 2009 (Nov. 4, 2008 election)

  3rd Congressional District of New Mexico
  Ben Ray Luján Jr. (Ben Ray), 56.74%

  Democrat
  Daniel K East, 30.47%

  Republican
  Carol Miller, 12.79%

  Independent

Employment History

• New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (2005-2008)

  Commissioner

• New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs

  Chief Financial Officer

• New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs

  Director of Administrative Services

• New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs

  Deputy State Treasurer

Associated Organizations

• Senate Fight Fund

• Turquoise PAC

• Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Inc.

  Member, Board of Directors

• Lujan for U.S. Senate

• People for Ben (New Mexico)

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (2015-2019)

  Chair

Awards

• Friends of National Service Award (Voices for National Service) (April 2023)

• Edward M. Kennedy National Service Lifetime Leadership Award (Voices for National Service) (April 2023)

• National Service Champion Award (Voices for National Service) (2023)

• Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (June 2020)

• Congressional Leadership Award (American Society of Clinical Oncology) (Sept. 2019)

• Golden Triangle Award (National Farmers Union) (Sept. 2019)

• School-Based Health Care Champion (New Mexico Alliance) (April 2019)

• Distinguished Community Health Advocate Award (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2019)

• Golden Triangle Award (National Farmers Union) (Sept. 2016)

• Defender of Housing (National Association of Home Builders) (Sept. 2016)

• Advocacy Award (SER-Progress for Jobs Inc.) (2016)

• Silver Beaver (Boy Scouts of America) (Aug. 2015)

Activities and Interests

• Languages: Spanish
  

Official Signature

Contact Information

• Email, member official contact form
• 
  Email, scheduling:
  scheduling@lujan.senate.gov

Office Addresses:

Main Office:

Address:	498 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
Phone:	202-224-6621
Fax:	202-224-3370

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Privately Financed Travel

2 trips taken between 2017 - 2023 costing $32,931

See map of trips

Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Congressional Staff

Committees

• Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee
Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee Conservation, Climate, Forestry and Natural Resources Subcommittee
Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, Local Food Systems and Food Safety and Security Subcommittee
Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee Rural Development and Energy Subcommittee
• Senate Budget Committee
• Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control
• Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Communications, Media and Broadband Subcommittee, Chair
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Data Security Subcommittee
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Oceans, Fisheries, Climate Change and Manufacturing Subcommittee
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Space and Science Subcommittee
• Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Employment and Workplace Safety Subcommittee
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Primary Health and Retirement Security Subcommittee
• Senate Indian Affairs Committee

Caucuses

• Bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease
• Congressional Assisting Caregivers Today Caucus
• Congressional Caucus on Parkinson's Disease
• Congressional Caucus on the Deadliest Cancers
• Congressional Caucus on U.S.-Turkey Relations and Turkish Americans
• Congressional Cystic Fibrosis Caucus
• Congressional Dietary Supplement Caucus
• Congressional Directed Energy Caucus
• Congressional Friends of the Irish National Caucus
• Congressional Hispanic Caucus
• Congressional Hispanic Caucus Immigration Executive Orders and Budget Reconciliation Task Force
• Congressional Multiple Sclerosis Caucus
• Congressional Semiconductor Caucus
• Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus
• Congressional Tourette Syndrome Caucus
• Congressional Tri-Caucus
• Congressional TRIO Caucus
• Congressional Wine Caucus
• Expand Social Security Caucus
• Senate Artificial Intelligence Caucus
• Senate Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism
• Senate Caucus on Foster Youth
• Senate Democratic Conference Committee
• Senate Democratic Hispanic Task Force
• Senate Hispanic-Serving Institutions Caucus
• Senate National Laboratory Caucus, Co-Chair
• Senate Space Force Caucus

Caught Our Eye

• On-and-off staffer to Sen. Luján heads to lobbying firm

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on April 6, 2023
  One of Sen. Ben Ray Luján's (D-N.M.) original House hires just keeps coming and going. read more

• Half of freshman senators and 1/5 of freshman reps have staffed up with lobbyists

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Feb. 8, 2021
  A month into the new session, a fifth of freshman representatives and half of freshman senators have already added lobbyists to their staff, according to LegiStorm data. read more