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U.S. Senator · New Mexico
Ben Ray Luján
DemocratState D+4119th CongressOn the ballot 2026
Typical swing score48#39 of 100 senators across tracked bills
Contact Ben Ray Luján’s office
Official D.C. office details from the congress-legislators datasetWashington, D.C. office498 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
Model
Directional: count only breaks toward the other partyWhy do scores change?v3default (selected)v2 model swing-v2
Signals to watch
What in this member’s state, record and ideology could move them, and in which direction. Their score is the same on every bill they haven’t committed to, so these are the things to watch.Could pull them toward Republicans · 3 signals
- StrongBacks 14 Republican-led tracked billsSponsor or active cosponsor of 14 of the 890 tracked bills that were introduced by Republicans: S. 259, S. 284, S. 629, S. 645, S. 761 and 9 more.
- MediumOn the ballot Nov 3, 2026 in a competitive state (D+4)Term ends Jan 3, 2027; next general election Nov 3, 2026. New Mexico has a partisan lean of D+4. Members facing voters in a seat near even or leaning against their party have a reason to show independence.
- WeakCompetitive state: New Mexico is D+4New Mexico has a partisan lean of D+4 (25% 2020 / 75% 2024 presidential two-party vote vs. the nation). That is within 5 points of even.
Keeps them with Democrats · 1 signal
Term and election
From the congress-legislators datasetOn the ballot 2026
- Current term
- January 3, 2021 – January 3, 2027
- Senate class
- Class 2
- Seniority
- Junior senator
- Next election
- November 3, 2026
- Years in office
- 17.8 years
Committees
Seats on a bill’s committee of referral add a in swing-v3- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestryMinority · 6th in seniority
- Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology
- Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit
- Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and ResearchRanking Member
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationMinority · 9th in seniority
Voting ideology
first dimension, from VoteviewD median
R median
Luján← More liberal (−1)More conservative (+1) →
Their score of -0.380 is 0.02 to the left of the Senate Democratic median (-0.356).
Advocacy scorecards
Their rating vs. the Senate Democratic average- 119th Congress0Senate Democratic average: 0 (n=47)
Swing score by bill
swing-v3, directional · a bill marks a member as committed to it| Bill | Their role | Swing score · | |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.R. 22SAVE ActSummary on Congress.gov | No position yet | 58
| Middle |
| S. 5639Portal for Appraisal Licensing Act of 2026Summary on Congress.gov |