Ben Ray Luján
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Overview
Ben Ray Luján is a Democratic U.S. senator from New Mexico who first won his Senate seat in 2020 after serving six terms in the U.S. House. abqjournal.com
He lives in Nambe, is the son of former state House Speaker Ben Lujan, and had a serious stroke in 2022, after which he returned to the Senate and has advocated for stroke prevention. abqjournal.com
He won the June 2026 Democratic primary over Matt Dodson and faced Republican write-in nominee Larry Marker in the general election. abqjournal.com
Platform
- Says he opposes the war with Iran and calls for an immediate end to it.abqjournal.com
- Says sweeping tariffs have raised prices and that tariffs should only be applied strategically.abqjournal.com
- Says he supports banning members of Congress from trading stocks and holding the president to the same standard.abqjournal.com
- Says he has introduced legislation for AI guardrails and believes states should be able to enforce their own protections.abqjournal.com
- Says he strongly opposes broad efforts to sell off or restrict access to public lands.abqjournal.com
- Proposes building a pipeline from New Mexico colleges and trade schools to jobs, along with health care and infrastructure investment.abqjournal.com