• LUJAN, BEN R MR.
Experience: House: District 1, 2009-Present
Home State: New Mexico
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $1,548,123Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Ben Ray Lujan, Jr.
    Gender: Male
    Family: Single
    Birth Date: 06/07/1972
    Birth Place: Nambe, NM
    Home City: Santa Fe, NM
    Religion: Catholic

Education

    Bachelors, Business Administration, New Mexico Highlands University, 2007
    Attended, University of New Mexico, 1990-1995

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2008-present
    Chair, New Mexico Public Regulation Commission, 2005-2008

Current Legislative Committees

    Energy and Commerce, Member
    Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, Member
    Subcommittee on Health (Energy and Commerce), Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present
    Vice-Chair, Congressional Hispanic Caucus
    Member, Congressional Hispanic Caucus
    Co-Chair, National Labs Caucus
    Member, Native American Caucus
    Founder, Technology Transfer Caucus
    Member, New Mexico Public Regulation Commission, 2005-2007

Professional Experience

    Director, Administrative Services, New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs
    Chief Financial Officer, New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs
    Deputy Treasurer, State of New Mexico

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Support
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Oppose
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Support
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Support
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Support
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

No Opinion
11. Support & expand free trade

Strongly Oppose
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

No Opinion
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Strongly Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Oppose
Total: 85
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
05/20/2016 H.R.5216 Opioid and Heroin Abuse Crisis Investment Act of 2016 05/20/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
05/12/2016 H.R.3691 Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act of 2016 05/12/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
03/18/2016 H.R.4802 Medicaid Program Integrity Enhancement Act of 2016 03/18/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
03/10/2016 H.R.1820 To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to retire coal preference right lease applications for which the Secretary has made an affirmative commercial quantities determination, and for other purposes. 03/10/2016 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 341.  (All Actions)
12/17/2015 H.R.4255 To amend the Act commonly known as the Indian Long-Term Leasing Act to expand certain exceptions for long-term lease limits for the Pueblo of Santa Clara. 12/17/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.  (All Actions)
12/04/2015 H.R.4179 Fair and Clear Campaign Transparency Act 12/04/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.  (All Actions)
11/16/2015 H.R.2174 Native American Languages Reauthorization Act of 2015 11/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
11/16/2015 H.R.1503 Community College Energy Training Act of 2015 11/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
11/05/2015 H.R.3979 To amend title 38, United States Code, to include local government minimum wage requirements in determining the hourly minimum wage applicable for purposes of the work-study allowance under the educational assistance programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 11/05/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.  (All Actions)
10/05/2015 H.R.3602 Gold King Mine Spill Recovery Act of 2015 10/05/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.  (All Actions)
06/25/2015 H.R.1406 New Mexico Navajo Water Settlement Technical Corrections Act 06/25/2015 Subcommittee Hearings Held.  (All Actions)
05/22/2015 H.R.2480 CCM-CARE Act 05/22/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
04/29/2015 H.R.1082 Building upon Unique Indian Learning and Development Act 04/29/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
04/29/2015 H.R.1081 STEM 2 Act 04/29/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
04/29/2015 H.R.1080 IDEA MOE Adjustment Act 04/29/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
04/29/2015 H.R.994 Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2015 04/29/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.  (All Actions)
12/22/2014 H.R.5176 To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to retire coal preference right lease applications for which the Secretary has made an affirmative commercial quantities determination, and for other purposes. 12/22/2014 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 535.  (All Actions)
11/20/2014 H.R.5765 Native American Languages Reauthorization Act of 2014 11/20/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
03/27/2014 H.R.3822 Fort Wingate Land Division Act of 2014 03/27/2014 Subcommittee Hearings Held.  (All Actions)
11/29/2013 H.R.3564 New Mexico Native American Water Settlements Technical Corrections Act 11/29/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.  (All Actions)
Total: 1095
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
04/11/2017 H.R.1673 Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2017
06/08/2017 H.R.2827 To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and expand the membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender.
05/17/2017 H.R.2479 To rebuild and modernize the Nation's infrastructure to expand access to broadband internet, rehabilitate drinking water infrastructure, modernize the electric grid and energy supply infrastructure, redevelop brownfields, strengthen health care infrastructure, create jobs, protect public health and the environment, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.R.2477 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.R.2475 To provide for the long-term improvement of public school facilities, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.Res.333 Expressing support for States to adopt "Racheal's Law".
05/17/2017 H.R.356 Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/08/2017 H.R.2401 Anti-Lunch Shaming Act of 2017
05/05/2017 H.R.2351 Minority Diabetes Initiative Act
05/05/2017 H.R.2337 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for a State Medicaid option to enhance administrative matching funds to support statewide behavioral health access program activities for children under 21 years of age, and for other purposes.
05/02/2017 H.R.2282 Equality Act
04/28/2017 H.Res.284 Expressing support for honoring Earth Day, and for other purposes.
04/25/2017 H.R.1358 Scientific Integrity Act
04/07/2017 H.R.1953 Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2017
04/07/2017 H.R.1902 Social Security 2100 Act
04/07/2017 H.R.19 Smithsonian Women's History Museum Act
04/06/2017 H.R.2015 Equitable Student Aid Access Act
04/05/2017 H.R.305 Presidential Tax Transparency Act
04/05/2017 H.R.299 Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017
04/04/2017 H.R.1869 Paycheck Fairness Act
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