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Ben Ray Luján

Analysis

D NM · Senate

2025–Present Senate

2023–2025 Senate

2021–2023 Senate

2019–2021 House Of Representatives (District 3)

2017–2019 House Of Representatives (District 3)

2015–2017 House Of Representatives (District 3)

2013–2015 House Of Representatives (District 3)

2011–2013 House Of Representatives (District 3)

2009–2011 House Of Representatives (District 3)

143

Defense

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

100.0% of votes

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S- Supported Burdens

O+ Opposed Benefits

O- Opposed Burdens

Industry	S+	S-	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

sres709-119

Cosponsor In Committee

A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Nurses Week, to be observed from May 6 through May 12, 2026.

1 clause Apr 30, 2026

Health Care Providers

s4448-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Accelerating Broadband Permits Act of 2026

3 clauses Apr 30, 2026

Federal Administration Financial Services Energy Production Environmental Services

s4460-119

Cosponsor Passed Senate

Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program Reauthorization

0 clauses Apr 30, 2026

sres703-119

Cosponsor

A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of May 3, 2026, through May 9, 2026, as "National Small Business Week" to celebrate the contributions of small businesses and entrepreneurs in every community in the United States.

1 clause Apr 29, 2026

sres706-119

Cosponsor In Committee

A resolution expressing support for the designation of April 2026 as "National Child Abuse Prevention Month", and the goals and ideals of National Child Abuse Prevention Month.

0 clauses Apr 29, 2026

s4436-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Protecting Human Rights and Public Health in Foreign Assistance Act

0 clauses Apr 29, 2026

s4422-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

WATCH Personnel Act of 2026

3 clauses Apr 28, 2026

Labor Financial Services Environmental Services

s4404-119

Cosponsor In Committee

No Passes for Polluters Act of 2026

3 clauses Apr 27, 2026

Federal Administration Defense Contractors Energy Production Environmental Services

sres688-119

Cosponsor In Committee

A resolution expressing support for the staff of public, school, academic, and special libraries in the United States and the essential services those libraries provide to communities, recognizing the need for funding commensurate with the broad scope of social service and community supports provided by libraries, preserving the right of all citizens of the United States to freely access information and resources in their communities, supporting a strong union voice for library workers, and defending the civil rights of library staff.

1 clause Apr 27, 2026

s4401-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

PRICE Act

3 clauses Apr 27, 2026

Trade Agricultural Producers Environmental Services

sres686-119

Cosponsor

A resolution recognizing the significance of Community College Month in April as a celebration of more than 1,000 institutions throughout the United States supporting access to higher education, workforce training, and more broadly sustaining and advancing the economic prosperity of the United States.

1 clause Apr 22, 2026