
U.S. Senator, New Mexico
498 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
Summary
Ben Ray Luján is an American politician serving since 2021 as the junior United States senator from New Mexico. From 2009 to 2021, he represented New Mexico's 3rd congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives; he served as assistant speaker from 2019 to 2021. Luján is a self-described progressive Democrat.
Source: Wikipedia · as of Aug 21, 2026
A quick read on how Senator Luján votes and legislates this Congress. Every figure links to its full record below.
See where Senator Luján stands — alongside Democratic and Republican positions.
S 5321
S 5321 · Introduced Aug 6, 2026 · Health
Aug 6, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S 5282
S 5282 · Introduced Aug 6, 2026 · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Aug 6, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
S 5278
S 5278 · Introduced Aug 6, 2026
Aug 6, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
S 5260
S 5260 · Introduced Aug 5, 2026 · Health
Aug 5, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
S 5248
S 5248 · Introduced Aug 5, 2026
Computed over Senator Luján's 890 roll-call votes in the 119th Congress, of which 812were party-split (the two parties' majorities on opposite sides). Unanimous votes are excluded so the rates aren't inflated.
97.4%
Votes with the Democratic majority
On party-split votes
2.6%
Votes with the other party
The bipartisanship read
1.3%
Missed votes
Chamber median 2.1% · at or below median
Placement on the Senate's left–right spectrum
Based on how often Senator Luján sided with the Republican majority on party-split votes, ranked against all senators. This is a vote-agreement placement, not an academic ideology score.
Source: U.S. Senate (senate.gov roll-call votes) · as of Aug 8, 2026
What Senator Luján has put their name on in the 119th Congress, and across their career. Most bills — from every member — never become law; the enacted count is context, not a grade.
228
Sponsored this Congress
571 all-time
0
Became law this Congress
0% of those sponsored
3,300
Cosponsored, all-time
Signed on to others' bills
571
Bills sponsored, all-time
Source: Congress.gov · as of Aug 21, 2026
Major bills from recent Congresses — outcomes and party vote breakdowns. For Senator Luján's individual votes, view their full record on Congress.gov.
Inflation Reduction Act
Enacted2022 · H.R. 5376Largest climate investment in U.S. history; allowed Medicare to negotiate drug prices; reduced the federal deficit.
CHIPS Act
Enacted2022 · H.R. 4346Invested $52 billion in domestic semiconductor manufacturing to reduce dependence on foreign chip supply chains.
Aug 5, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Source: Congress.gov · as of Aug 21, 2026
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
Enacted2021 · H.R. 3684$1.2 trillion for roads, bridges, broadband, rail, water systems, and the electric grid.