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Measurements held — 6 of 7 available

190
votes on record
99
attendance
2115
positions scored
18
committees
413
disclosed funders
3
co-voting peers
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The Record

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Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers".Apr 3, 2025 · signed
Nay
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services.Apr 3, 2025 · in_committee
Yea
A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Canada.Apr 2, 2025 · introduced
Yea

Ben Ray Luján

U.S. Senator · senate · NM · Incumbent

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Governance19 issues · 160 bills

Government Scope132 bills
no state at alltotal state ownership of production and property
Authority ↔ Liberty82 bills
no state at all: liberty without governmentstate authority
Proceduralism22 bills
representative-substantiveprocedure-as-content / direct
Subsidiarity ↔ Centralization (law-making)22 bills
power at the lowest competent levelnational standards, preemption
Pace / Legitimacy of Change19 bills
institutional continuitysystemic change

Show all 19

Open records15 bills
publish government records proactively, easily, without a requestrecords available only on request or at agency discretion
Institutional trust ↔ Institutional distrust (v7 #46/#47 carried over)13 bills
defer to expert and professional institutionsinstitutions are captured; restructure or defund
Hierarchy ↔ Anti-Hierarchy10 bills
mutual aid / voluntary associationhierarchical authority
Transparency ↔ State secrecy7 bills
no state secrecy power at all, government may never suppress disclosureexecutive discretion over what stays secret
ID to register or vote5 bills
require ID or proof of citizenship to register or to votedo not
Documentary proof of citizenship to register3 bills
require itno citizenship requirement at all — noncitizens allowed to register and vote
Mail voting2 bills
ban mail voting entirely except rare medical absenteeexpand
Experts and scientists2 bills
trust themcaptured
Universities2 bills
restore funding and standingrestructure or defund
Members of Congress trading stocks1 bills
full bandisclosure is enough
The Epstein files1 bills
release in fullagencies decide
The Senate filibuster1 bills
keepabolish
Who commands law enforcement1 bills
county sheriff is the supreme law enforcement authority, able to override even state and federal officersthe President, nationally
Capitalism1 bills
positivenegative

Economy23 issues · 68 bills

Fiscal discipline ↔ Fiscal expansion37 bills
balance the budget; debt is a moral hazarddeficits are an instrument
Economic Coordination36 bills
no state: unregulated markets, no taxationstate / common ownership, redistribution
Deficits7 bills
balance first, even at the cost of tax cuts or programsgrowth or programs first; deficits are a tool
Who sets tariffs5 bills
the President, by emergency powerCongress only
Medicaid funding5 bills
protect itcut its growth

Show all 23

ACA subsidies3 bills
extend themlet them expire
Crypto framework3 bills
friendly frameworkstrict rules first
A Fed digital dollar (CBDC)3 bills
allow itban it
Financial rescues of allied governments3 bills
strategic and worth itno foreign bailouts
Concentration ↔ Dispersal of economic power2 bills
no antitrust at all, monopoly and trusts are a natural, lawful right of ownersbreak up and publicly own concentrated industries, nationalize monopolies
Broad tariffs2 bills
total embargo on all foreign tradefree trade; tariffs are a consumer tax
Wall Street buying family homes2 bills
ban or cap itleave it
Rent control2 bills
government ownership of rental housing, rent set by stateno rent control
EV charger funding2 bills
keep itrescind it
Right to repair1 bills
manufacturers must give owners parts, tools, softwaremanufacturers control repair
Social Security and disability benefit levels1 bills
expand benefitstrim benefits
Zoning1 bills
state/federal override to build morelocal control
Federal student loans going forward1 bills
keep lendingend lending and also cancel/abolish existing federal student debt program entirely, returning education finance wholly to private market
Farm subsidies and crop insurance1 bills
guarantee full parity income support and total price floors, no caps at allcut or phase them out
Federal money for city transit1 bills
fund itcut it or leave it to the states
Oil, gas and mining on public land1 bills
expand leasingrestrict it
Endangered Species Act1 bills
strengthen itnarrow it
Grazing on public land1 bills
protect ranchers' accessrestrict it

Foreign Policy15 issues · 46 bills

Conflict Posture38 bills
total non-resistance: no force, even in defencetotal war: destroy the enemy society until unconditional surrender
Moral-Community Scope22 bills
parochial / nationaluniversal / cosmopolitan
Who authorizes war18 bills
the President may fight without a voteCongress must authorize
The Iran war14 bills
keep using forceoppose; limited strikes at most
Force short of war7 bills
the President's to useCongress must authorize that too

Show all 15

The Israel relationship5 bills
unconditional allianceits influence is a problem
US military aid to Israel5 bills
keep or increasecondition, cut or end
US aid to Ukraine3 bills
keep or increaseend it
Sanctions on Russia3 bills
tightenlift for a settlement
Size of the military3 bills
keep or growreduce
NATO2 bills
favor ita burden; US interests alone
America's role in the world2 bills
superpower; activeconcentrate at home
Military action against Venezuela (the Maduro capture)2 bills
justifiedunauthorized
Development aid1 bills
restore it, reformedkeep the cuts or eliminate
Humanitarian relief abroad1 bills
fund itnot with US tax money

Social Issues22 issues · 24 bills

Border security as a priority5 bills
extremely importantabolish ICE and border enforcement entirely
Police funding5 bills
fund and hire moremove money to social services
IVF4 bills
expand accessrestrict
Child care4 bills
public investmentcash to parents instead
Transgender athletes4 bills
by gender identityby sex at birth

Show all 22

Mass deportation3 bills
deport entire ethnic groups by ancestry, no individual process at allcriminals first, with due process
Abolishing ICE3 bills
keep itabolish it
EV mandates and clean-car standards3 bills
keep themno mandates
Detention while cases are decided2 bills
detain without hearing based on ancestry alone, not tied to case reviewno
Advanced chip sales to China2 bills
allowban
Drug prices pegged to other rich countries2 bills
peg themprice controls kill new medicines
Legal recognition of gender identity2 bills
law must recognize a third, non-binary sex/gender category, not just male-to-female switchingsex at birth is what the law recognizes
DEI programs2 bills
they remedy discriminationmake them illegal
Nuclear power2 bills
government should build and own nuclear plants directly as public poweroppose
Permitting reform (NEPA)2 bills
require review for more categories, with public suits to enforce itcut it and build
Legal immigration levels1 bills
reduceincrease
Adversary purchases of US farmland1 bills
allowban
Criminal penalties for women seeking an abortion1 bills
criminalize the womanno criminal penalty for the woman
Religious exemptions from general laws1 bills
broadnarrow or none
Homeless encampments1 bills
criminalize homelessness itself; arrest/jail for sleeping outside anywhere, even with no shelter availablehousing first; no sweeps
Fossil fuels1 bills
ban all extraction of fossil fuelsall of the above
Environmental rules1 bills
ban harmful economic activity outright regardless of jobs lostthey cost jobs

Values & Identity11 issues · 11 bills

Basis of the Polity6 bills
civic-territorialmembership by race or blood, denied by law to others
Source of Moral Order5 bills
official atheism: religion excluded from public legitimacyreligious / metaphysical
Modernity & Time4 bills
remake human nature itself through planned technologysacred-tradition / cyclical time
Tribal status: political or racial3 bills
political: tribes are governments; membership is a political classificationracial: tribal membership is an ancestral, racial classification
The Civil Rights Act of 19641 bills
keep itrepeal it

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Racial makeup as a goal of law and immigration policy1 bills
no target; the law ignores racemaintain a particular racial makeup
Tribal nations' status1 bills
fully independent nations, outside US law, dealt with as foreign nationsend separate status: reservations dissolved, ordinary US law
The government recording race and ethnicity1 bills
classify everyone by race at birth, enforce by lawstop classifying people by race
Religion as a ground for admission1 bills
neverthe state may screen or bar entrants by religion
Group preference in law1 bills
none: the law is group-blindpreference for a named group
Government in languages other than English1 bills
provide itEnglish only

Identity & Rights4 issues · 9 bills

Privacy ↔ Surveillance7 bills
warrant requirement, data minimisationmass warrantless surveillance of citizens by race or suspected disloyalty
Pornography3 bills
no restriction on pornography at all, full repeal of obscenity lawredefine obscenity
One federal database on citizens2 bills
total federal surveillance database on every citizen, mandatory biometric national IDno
AI safety rules2 bills
minimalguardrails and liability

Environment2 issues · 5 bills

Policy-Frame Legitimacy5 bills
reject industrial civilization itselfaccepts the policy/industrial frame
Extraction ↔ Conservation2 bills
extract all resources without limit, seize or open any land including protected and tribal land for drilling/miningend extraction entirely, keep fossil fuels and minerals in the ground, abolish industrial exploitation of nature

Recent Voting Record

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers".Apr 3, 2025 · signed
Nay
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services.Apr 3, 2025 · in_committee
Yea
A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Canada.Apr 2, 2025 · introduced
Yea
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers".Apr 2, 2025 · signed
Nay
A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions".Mar 27, 2025 · signed
Nay
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to "Gross Proceeds Reporting by Brokers That Regularly Provide Services Effectuating Digital Asset Sales".Mar 26, 2025 · signed
Yea
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to "Gross Proceeds Reporting by Brokers That Regularly Provide Services Effectuating Digital Asset Sales".Mar 26, 2025 · signed
Yea
A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions".Mar 26, 2025 · signed
Nay
HALT Fentanyl ActMar 14, 2025 · signed
Yea
Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025Mar 14, 2025 · signed
Nay
Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025Mar 14, 2025 · signed
Nay
HALT Fentanyl ActMar 13, 2025 · signed
Yea
HALT Fentanyl ActMar 6, 2025 · signed
Yea
A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications".Mar 5, 2025 · signed
Nay
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to "Gross Proceeds Reporting by Brokers That Regularly Provide Services Effectuating Digital Asset Sales".Mar 4, 2025 · introduced
Yea
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to "Gross Proceeds Reporting by Brokers That Regularly Provide Services Effectuating Digital Asset Sales".Mar 4, 2025 · introduced
Yea
A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications".Mar 4, 2025 · signed
Nay
Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025Mar 3, 2025 · floor_vote
Nay
Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection ActJan 22, 2025 · floor_vote
Nay
Laken Riley ActJan 9, 2025 · signed
Yea

The network

Who they act with and who funds the work. Disclosure, not judgement — both parties treated identically.

Top disclosed sources$2M

AMERICAN PISTACHIO GROWERS PISTACHIO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEpac$15k1% of total
ALLIANCE FOR PHARMACY COMPOUNDING PAC (COMP PAC)pac$13k1% of total
A NEW DIRECTION PACpac$10k0% of total
ADVANCING DEMOCRACY AND MOBILIZATION PACpac$10k0% of total
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOC. INT'L PACpac$10k0% of total

From public filings · disclosure, not judgement · both parties shown identically

7 of 413 disclosed funders have taken a public position on a bill we have placed on our scale — together about 2.3% of the PAC money this candidate has raised. What follows is those funders in their own filed words, not a score, and not a claim about this candidate.

AT&T INC. FEDERAL PAC$8k
- For Gerald’s Law Act
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATIONS$8k
- For Relating to the regulation of professional employer organizations.
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC$7k
NATIONAL ASSOC. OF HOME BUILDERS PAC (BUILD PAC)$5k
- Amend Keeping Homeownership Costs Down Act
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS PAC$5k
THE HOME DEPOT PAC$5k
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$5k

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Who funds Ben Ray Luján

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Ben Ray Luján

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Who funds Ben Ray Luján

voted No on Ratepayer Protection Act

voted No on Stop Insider Trading Act

voted No on Protect College Sports Act of 2026

voted Yes on Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.

voted Yes on Protect College Sports Act of 2026

voted No on Digital Asset Market Clarity Act

voted No on A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require voters to provide photo identification.

voted Yes on Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027

voted Yes on A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Restoring Flexibility in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)".

voted Yes on A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.

voted Yes on Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026

voted Yes on A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.

voted Yes on A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations".

voted Yes on Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.