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Ben Ray Luján

Ben Ray Luján

D NM · Senate

2025–Present Senate
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2019–2021 House Of Representatives (District 3)
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143
Sponsored
713
Cosponsored
658
Votes
Vote Date:
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Defense

+1
Helped 841 Hurt 840 Unclear 591

Healthcare

+165
Helped 515 Hurt 350 Mixed 2 Unclear 756

Education

+189
Helped 475 Hurt 286 Unclear 329

Government Operations

-47
Helped 78 Hurt 125 Unclear 829

Finance

-73
Helped 371 Hurt 444 Mixed 3 Unclear 194

Agriculture

+135
Helped 373 Hurt 238 Unclear 157

Energy

-66
Helped 261 Hurt 327 Unclear 175

Veterans Affairs

+184
Helped 345 Hurt 161 Unclear 86

Environment

-27
Helped 162 Hurt 189 Unclear 239

Technology

+70
Helped 278 Hurt 208 Unclear 100

Transportation

-14
Helped 135 Hurt 149 Unclear 183

Labor

+30
Helped 159 Hurt 129 Unclear 165

Housing

+146
Helped 269 Hurt 123 Unclear 16

Trade

+20
Helped 184 Hurt 164 Unclear 41

Appropriations

+93
Helped 205 Hurt 112 Unclear 17

Immigration

-112
Helped 37 Hurt 149 Unclear 103

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Criminal Justice

+52
Helped 145 Hurt 93 Unclear 31

Science & Space

+117
Helped 182 Hurt 65 Unclear 14

Civil Rights

+90
Helped 138 Hurt 48 Unclear 46
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

15424 industry impacts

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How this is computed

P Primary sponsor · C Co-sponsor · Y Yea vote · N Nay vote

Weighted score (w:) uses strongest role per bill. Weights: Primary 1.0, Co-sponsor 0.3, Yea 0.1, Nay -0.1.

Bills where the legislator voted nay (without sponsorship) contribute -0.1 per bill. Equal yea and nay roll calls on the same bill contribute 0.

Vote date filters affect vote attribution; sponsorship is always included.

Positive-Effect Industries

Government 2011 P·27 C·288 Y·1649 N·1403 w:30.7
Direct (1548), Veterans Affairs (114), Defense (94), DoD (33), Executive (19), VA (19), USDA (16), State (15), Treasury (15), Legislative (13), Congress (12), Agriculture (11), CMS (9), Justice (8), Judiciary (7), NPS (7), Education (6), Oversight (6), DOJ (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Weather (4), DHS (3), Transportation (3), Cemeteries (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Federal (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Local (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), DOD (1), Defense R&D (1), Election Workers (1), Employees (1), HHS (1), Homeland Security (1), Intelligence (1), Interior (1), Judicial (1), Local Election Administration (1), Manufacturing (1), State Department (1), State/Local (1)
General Public 635 P·9 C·263 Y·359 N·351 w:18.8
Direct (469), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Low Income (5), Minority Voters (5), Voters (4), Military (3), District Of Columbia (2), Foreign (2), Immigration Status Holders (2), Native American Voters (2), Capital District (1), Language Minority Voters (1), Students (1), Support Networks (1)
Education 411 P·15 C·253 Y·143 N·121 w:19.9
Direct (405), Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
Defense 286 C·62 Y·209 N·123 w:1.3
Direct (273), Naval (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1), Missiles (1), Missiles/Hypersonics (1), Nuclear C3 (1), Rotorcraft (1), Small Business (1), Small/Innovative (1), Space Systems (1)
Healthcare 280 C·81 Y·197 N·190 w:4.2
Direct (244), Patients (15), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3)
Military 233 C·9 Y·224 N·109 w:1.8
Direct (232), Families (1)
Agriculture 215 P·5 C·55 Y·155 N·151 w:11.4
Direct (207), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
State & Local Government 211 P·4 C·132 Y·73 N·67 w:15.1
Direct (200), Medicaid (6), Medicaid Programs (2), Education (1), Judiciary (1), Public Safety (1)
Technology 187 P·3 C·117 Y·64 N·48 w:8.0
Direct (179), Cybersecurity (2), Cloud Services (1), Commercial/Defense (1), Counter-Drone (1), Security (1), Testing (1), Transition (1)
Construction 186 P·5 C·24 Y·156 N·132 w:5.8
Direct (183), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Government 2285 P·56 C·1200 Y·956 N·840 w:79.5
Direct (1918), Defense (69), Veterans Affairs (66), EPA (22), State (16), Federal (12), Education (11), NPS (11), State/Local (11), FDA (9), Foreign (9), Weather (9), HHS (8), VA (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), CFPB (6), Executive (5), Treasury/IRS (4), USDA (4), DHS (3), Independent Agencies (3), Judiciary (3), Legislative (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), SEC (3), Treasury (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), GAO (2), Intelligence (2), Local Election Administration (2), Military (2), State Department (2), State Election Administration (2), State Legislatures (2), State/Local Election Administration (2), Border Security (1), CMS (1), Coast Guard (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), Executive Branch (1), Executive Office (1), Health (1), Housing (1), Immigration (1), Interior (1), Interior Department (1), Justice (1), Local (1), NNSA (1), OPM (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), Waste Management (1)
General Public 209 P·3 C·75 Y·129 N·120 w:7.9
Direct (187), Veterans (20), Bad Actors (1), Taxpayers (1)
State & Local Government 189 P·1 C·132 Y·54 N·56 w:6.2
Direct (184), Non-Expansion (3), Medicaid Programs (2)
Financial Services 169 P·1 C·114 Y·51 N·53 w:10.3
Direct (168), Transgender Individuals (1)
Defense 152 C·4 Y·142 N·60 w:0.8
Direct (148), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Education 152 P·6 C·57 Y·89 N·85 w:13.2
Healthcare 137 C·27 Y·103 N·105 w:2.7
Direct (126), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Reproductive Health (2), Safety Net Providers (2)
Military 135 Y·132 N·56 w:0.1
Direct (134), Space Force (1)
Immigration 127 Y·127 N·127 w:0.1
Environment 102 P·3 C·47 Y·51 N·52 w:11.4

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Showing positive and negative-direction effects only. Mixed and uncertain effects are not included in these counts.

Votes by Industry (Yea/Nay Alignment)

How this legislator's Yea/Nay votes landed across industries; distinct from overall bill exposure above.

Analysis coverage
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S+ Supported Benefits
S- Supported Burdens
O+ Opposed Benefits
O- Opposed Burdens
Industry S+ S- O+ O- Net
Government (58 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans Affairs (180), Defense (158), DoD (34), VA (23), EPA (22) +53 more
-351
General Public (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2), Taxpayers (1)
+50
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
-50
Military (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Families (1), Space Force (1)
-13
Healthcare (8 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (15), Community (3), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Tribal (3), Family Planning Services (2) +3 more
+57
Education (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
-8
Construction (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
+45
Taxpayers - - -18
Agriculture (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1)
-96
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (7), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
+7
Transportation +13
Immigration - - +107
Financial Services (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7), HSA Administration (2), Transgender Individuals (1)
-3
State & Local Government (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Medicaid Programs (4), Non-Expansion (3)
- +1
Energy (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Distributed Generation (1)
-28

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

All Roles Sponsor Cosponsor
All Industries Agriculture Defense Education Financial Services General Public Government Healthcare Military State & Local Government Technology
Clear

s4322-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility Act of 2026

15 clauses Apr 16, 2026
Information Technology Financial Services Energy Production Transportation

s4069-119

Cosponsor In Committee

AI-Ready Bio-Data Standards Act

2 clauses Mar 12, 2026
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Information Technology

s3991-119

Cosponsor In Committee

DISCLOSE Act of 2026

23 clauses Mar 4, 2026
Federal Administration Defense Contractors Foreign Affairs Financial Services

s3892-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Stop Price Gouging in Grocery Stores Act of 2026

7 clauses Feb 12, 2026
Immigration Services Education Agricultural Producers Defense Contractors

s3828-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

CLEAN SMART Act of 2026

5 clauses Feb 11, 2026
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Energy Production Defense Contractors

s3614-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Internet Application I.D. Act

2 clauses Jan 12, 2026
Information Technology

s3597-119

Cosponsor Reported

National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026

32 clauses Jan 8, 2026
Students Research Education Technology

s3570-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Data Care Act of 2025

4 clauses Dec 18, 2025
Financial Services Health Care Providers Information Technology

s3540-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

LISTOS Act of 2025

9 clauses Dec 17, 2025
Civil Rights Advocacy Labor Health Care Providers Transportation

s3190-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To direct the establishment of a public-private wildfire technology deployment and demonstration partnership, and for other purposes.

1 clause Nov 18, 2025
Federal Administration Technology

s2845-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Billionaires Income Tax Act

25 clauses Sep 17, 2025
Private Equity Legal Services General Public Business Services

s2819-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Head Start for America's Children Act

30 clauses Sep 16, 2025
Early Childhood Education Early Childhood Education Workers Higher Education General Public

s2351-119

Cosponsor Reported

Space Exploration Research Act

3 clauses Jul 17, 2025
Research Government Higher Education

s2164-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2025

9 clauses Jun 25, 2025
State Government General Public Software and Technology Federal Government

s1961-119

Cosponsor In Committee

LAUNCH Act

9 clauses Jun 5, 2025
Aerospace & Defense General Public Government Technology

s1918-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Access Technology Affordability Act of 2025

2 clauses May 22, 2025
Financial Services

s1748-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Kids Online Safety Act

13 clauses May 14, 2025
Social Media Video Games Nonprofit Organizations Healthcare

s1746-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Quantum LEAP Act of 2025

1 clause May 13, 2025
Federal Administration Defense Contractors

s1633-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to establish a pilot program that uses testbeds to develop measurement standards for the evaluation of artificial intelligence systems, and for other purposes.

2 clauses May 7, 2025
Federal Administration Energy Production Information Technology

s1503-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Equality Act

10 clauses Apr 29, 2025
Mental Health Services Legal Services Advocacy Organizations Government
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