DemocratBen Ray Luján
U.S. Senator · New Mexico
U.S. Senator from New Mexico
10 tracked promises, 4 rated
New Mexico
Represents New Mexico statewide
Inferred legislative agendas
Ben Ray Luján's record has sponsored bills related to Tribal Nations, public lands, and economic support for families. He has sponsored multiple bills aimed at protecting Indian water rights and enhancing broadband access in rural areas, as seen in the Protecting Indian Water Rights Settlements Act and legislation to streamline broadband deployment. Additionally, his committee memberships reflect involvement in agriculture, nutrition, and finance, indicating involvement in food security and economic policies. Focus areas (from the record): Tribal Nations · Public Lands · Economic Support · Broadband Access · Food Security Alignment with declared positions: Consistent. Luján's sponsored bills and committee work are consistent with his declared positions on protecting Tribal Nations and promoting economic opportunities for New Mexicans. What this can't tell you: The effectiveness of the sponsored bills is unclear as none have become law; The record does not reveal the impact of his committee work on actual policy outcomes; There are no statements on file to provide additional context on his positions or public statements. Confidence: moderate (based on the volume of verified record on file).
Inferred, not stated. Ben Ray Luján has not necessarily stated these as goals. This is an AI-generated, nonpartisan reading of the patterns in their verified record — sponsored legislation, committee work, roll-call votes, and campaign-finance composition — and how those patterns compare to any declared positions and tracked promises. It describes what the record emphasizes, never imputes motive, and is run through an adversarial review pass that scrubs bias, loaded language, and any claim the evidence doesn’t support. It is not a quote, a claim they made, or a rating; every underlying item is sourced in the verified record below; and it never affects the Integrity Score.
Showing 2023. Every tile and chart below reflects this window; some record types (e.g. roll-call votes) only have data for recent years.
Activity in office
What Ben Ray Luján has actually done in office — sourced from official roll-call and government records, shown in full below. These are facts, separate from tracked promises and never folded into any score. The tracked-positions tile counts sourced stated positions — claims about what they believe, not conduct — and is likewise never scored.
Roll-call data last updated September 7, 2026 · source: Voteview.
Bills sponsored over time
Bills sponsored per year, stacked by outcome (latest action). Outcome data covers the 118th–119th Congresses; earlier years show as “awaiting status” until enriched. Source: Congress.gov.
Bill success rate
Bills SPONSORED in the 118th–119th Congresses, by their latest action. Source: Congress.gov.
Campaign finance over time
- Small-dollar (unitemized)$78K4%
- Large individual (itemized)$608K29%
- PAC / committee$1.4M67%
By election cycle. Source: FEC.
Committee memberships
- Member, Senate Committee on FinanceOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestryOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry — Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and BiotechnologyOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry — Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and ResearchOn record since Jan 2025Ranking
- Member, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry — Rural Development, Energy, and CreditOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation — Telecommunications and MediaOn record since Jan 2025Ranking
- Member, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation — Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data PrivacyOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation — Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and SafetyOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Finance — Energy, Natural Resources, and InfrastructureOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Finance — Health CareOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Finance — Taxation and IRS OversightOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Indian AffairsOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on the BudgetOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics ControlOn record since Jan 2025Member
Source: Congress.gov.
Integrity
Promises kept vs. worked against — weighted breakdown+77 · based on 4 rated promises
- Partial 1
- Championed 2
- Fully Kept 1
Teal segments are promises kept; amber and stone segments are promises worked against. The signed score weights each rated promise by significance and evidence confidence. Promise-keeping is shown separately from popularity, finance, disclosure, and stated positions. Methodology is open.
Integrity over time
In office since Jan 2019 · 4 rated promisesThe line steps at each recorded assessment and holds between them; it ends on the current published score.
| Date | Integrity Score |
|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 75 |
| Jul 2026 | 86 |
| Jul 2026 | 77 |
| Jul 2026 | 77 |
| Jan 2027 | 77 (current, held from last rating) |
Promise status over time
How the tracked promise record has evolved.
- Kept4
- Against0
- No opportunity0
- In progress0
Replayed from this official’s sourced assessment history — the bands step only when an assessment is recorded or changed. Based on the most recent roll-call votes on file and the tracked promise assessments; never interpolated.
Topic coverage
10 promises across 10 topicsWhat this record covers — the number of tracked promises per topic. This is coverage, not a verdict; the kept/against shading within each bar mirrors the Integrity breakdown above.
- 2026 legislative agenda1
- Broadband / rural connectivity1
- Cost of living / economy1
- Health care / prescription drug costs1
- Jobs / economy1
- Public lands / Chaco Canyon1
- Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA)1
- Social Security1
- Taxes1
- Tribal Nations funding1
Evidence & significance
Evidence quality
Strongest source cited per promise.
- Primary (official record)10100%
Significance mix
How weighty the tracked promises are (1 = minor, 5 = defining).
Significance weights each promise in the Integrity Score.
10 tracked promises
“Committed to keep working with colleagues and advocates to extend and expand the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) for Downwinders and uranium mine workers.”
“Committed to fight to protect Social Security so that seniors can retire in dignity.”
“Committed to push for a fair tax code that provides middle-class New Mexicans with tax relief.”
“Committed to work to advance and promote policies that create opportunities for New Mexican businesses and workers.”
“Pledged to continue his efforts to protect New Mexicans' access to health care and to lower prescription drug costs.”
“Pledged in his 2026 agenda to defend health care and Social Security, protect public lands, serve veterans, honor commitments to Tribal Nations, invest in National Laboratories, and promote affordability for New Mexicans.”
“Introduced legislation (with Sen. Blackburn) that he says will make it easier to expand broadband in rural and Tribal communities across New Mexico by streamlining deployment along rail corridors.”
“Committed to work with colleagues to pass his Indian Programs Advance Appropriations Act (IPAAA) to provide predictable funding for Tribal Nations' health, safety, and education programs.”
“Reintroduced legislation with the New Mexico delegation to permanently protect the Greater Chaco Region from future oil, gas, and mineral development.”
“Committed (with Senate Democrats) to keep pushing back against Republican policies and fight for an economy that works for American families, not just the wealthy.”
Verified record
361 sponsored bills · finance on fileFacts imported directly from official government sources — shown separately from tracked promises and never folded into the Integrity Score. Each entry links to its primary source.
FEC 2026 cycle — raised $1,963,784, spent $2,352,262, cash on hand $0.
View the FEC filing ↗Sponsored legislation
- Sponsored S 4966: A bill to prohibit Federal judges from receiving certain gifts, and for other purposes. ↗Jul 14, 2026
- Sponsored S 4890: Protecting Indian Water Rights Settlements Act of 2026 ↗Jun 24, 2026
- Sponsored S 4860: CHILE Act of 2026 ↗Jun 23, 2026
- Sponsored S 4731: Protecting Indian Water Rights Settlements Act of 2026 ↗Jun 10, 2026
- Sponsored S 4666: Respect Tribal IDs Act of 2026 ↗Jun 2, 2026
- Sponsored S 4592: Digital Opportunity Foundation Act of 2026 ↗May 20, 2026
- Sponsored S 4567: Loan Forgiveness for Educators Act of 2026 ↗May 19, 2026
- Sponsored S 4557: Outage Refund Protection Act ↗May 18, 2026
- Sponsored S 4516: Respect Tribal IDs Act of 2026 ↗May 13, 2026
- Sponsored S 4506: Advancing Water Reuse Act ↗May 13, 2026
- Sponsored S 4422: WATCH Personnel Act of 2026 ↗Apr 28, 2026
- Sponsored S 4401: PRICE Act ↗Apr 27, 2026
Showing the 12 most recent of 361 sponsored measures.
Voting record
- Total votes
- 890
- Yea
- 280
- Nay
- 598
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 12
Full voting record
890 votes- S5271Nay
- PN1078Nay
- PN1078Nay
- HR6500Yea
- HR6500Yea
- HR6500Yea
- PN73011Nay
- HR5334Yea
- HR5334Yea
- SJRES187Yea
- PN73011Nay
- PN932Nay
- PN932Nay
- HR6500Yea
- SRES817Nay
- SJRES181Yea
- SJRES199Yea
- SRES817Nay
- HR5334Yea
- HR5334Yea
Roll-call votes, 119th Congress. Source: Voteview (voteview.com). Click any vote to verify it independently.
Positions on record
13 positions on recordThe record on this issue — recorded votes this official cast, and sourced claims about what they believe. Each is labelled with which it is, because a vote is what someone did and a statement is what they said. Neither is scored, and neither affects the Integrity Score.
- Mass Surveillance, Tracking, and Flock SafetyStated position
On record asserting that the government ordinarily must obtain a judicial warrant to compel cell phone location data, and urging the DHS Inspector General to open a second investigation into ICE and other DHS components purchasing Americans' location data from commercial data brokers without one.
SourcesBicameral letter to DHS Inspector General Joseph V. Cuffari requesting a second investigation of warrantless purchases of Americans' cell phone location data by ICE and other DHS componentsView position & sources → - 2026 legislative agendaStated position
Pledged in his 2026 agenda to defend health care and Social Security, protect public lands, serve veterans, honor commitments to Tribal Nations, invest in National Laboratories, and promote affordability for New Mexicans.
SourcesU.S. Senate — Office of Senator Ben Ray Luján· archivedView position & sources → - Cost of living / economyStated position
Committed (with Senate Democrats) to keep pushing back against Republican policies and fight for an economy that works for American families, not just the wealthy.
SourcesU.S. Senate — Office of Senator Ben Ray Luján· archivedView position & sources → - Broadband / rural connectivityStated position
Introduced legislation (with Sen. Blackburn) that he says will make it easier to expand broadband in rural and Tribal communities across New Mexico by streamlining deployment along rail corridors.
SourcesU.S. Senate — Office of Senator Ben Ray Luján· archivedView position & sources → - Tribal Nations fundingStated position
Committed to work with colleagues to pass his Indian Programs Advance Appropriations Act (IPAAA) to provide predictable funding for Tribal Nations' health, safety, and education programs.
SourcesU.S. Senate — Office of Senator Ben Ray Luján· archivedView position & sources → - Public lands / Chaco CanyonStated position
Reintroduced legislation with the New Mexico delegation to permanently protect the Greater Chaco Region from future oil, gas, and mineral development.
SourcesU.S. Senate — Office of Senator Ben Ray Luján· archivedView position & sources → - Health care / prescription drug costsStated position
Pledged to continue his efforts to protect New Mexicans' access to health care and to lower prescription drug costs.
SourcesU.S. Senate — Office of Senator Ben Ray Luján· archivedView position & sources → - TaxesStated position
Committed to push for a fair tax code that provides middle-class New Mexicans with tax relief.
SourcesU.S. Senate — Office of Senator Ben Ray Luján· archivedView position & sources → - Jobs / economyStated position
Committed to work to advance and promote policies that create opportunities for New Mexican businesses and workers.
SourcesU.S. Senate — Office of Senator Ben Ray Luján· archivedView position & sources → - Social SecurityStated position
Committed to fight to protect Social Security so that seniors can retire in dignity.
SourcesU.S. Senate — Office of Senator Ben Ray Luján· archivedView position & sources → - Mass Surveillance, Tracking, and Flock SafetyRecorded vote
On record voting NAY on Paul Amendment No. 1829 to H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act, an amendment whose stated purpose was to append the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act to the bill. The amendment was rejected 31 to 61, a three-fifths majority being required.
SourcesSenate Roll Call Vote 144, 118th Congress, 2nd Session: On the Amendment, Paul Amdt. No. 1829 to H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act. Amendment Rejected, 31 yeas to 61 nays with a three-fifths majority required, April 19, 2024.View position & sources → - Mass Surveillance, Tracking, and Flock SafetyRecorded vote
On record voting YEA on Durbin Amendment No. 1841, as modified, to H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act, an amendment whose stated purpose was to prohibit warrantless access to the communications and other information of United States persons. The amendment was rejected 42 to 50.
SourcesSenate Roll Call Vote 148, 118th Congress, 2nd Session: On the Amendment, Durbin Amdt. No. 1841 as Modified to H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act. Amendment Rejected, 42 yeas to 50 nays, April 19, 2024.View position & sources → - Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA)Stated position
Committed to keep working with colleagues and advocates to extend and expand the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) for Downwinders and uranium mine workers.
SourcesU.S. Senate — Office of Senator Ben Ray Luján· archivedU.S. Senate — Office of Senator Ben Ray Luján· archivedView position & sources →
Disclosure
A separate measure from the promise scorecard above. It tracks confirmed cases where this official has acted on or championed an issue that already existed when they ran, but which they did not disclose as a priority in their campaign. Each case meets a high evidence bar — three independent sources — and the score is shown alongside the Integrity Score, never merged into it. How this is measured.
No undisclosed priorities on record. This is not a clean-audit claim — it means none have been confirmed for this official.
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