• 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
05/16/2017 H.R.2402 San Juan County Settlement Implementation Act 05/16/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.  (All Actions)
05/04/2017 H.R.2378 Save for Success Act 05/04/2017 Referred to House Education and the Workforce  (All Actions)
05/01/2017 H.R.2049 Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2017 05/01/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.  (All Actions)
04/07/2017 H.R.2048 Eliminating Health Disparities Act of 2017 04/07/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
04/07/2017 H.R.2047 Behavioral Health Infrastructure Improvement Act 04/07/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
04/07/2017 H.R.2046 Peer-Support Specialist Act of 2017 04/07/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
04/06/2017 H.R.2045 Community College Energy Training Act of 2017 04/06/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
04/06/2017 H.R.1787 To provide that the pueblo of Santa Clara may lease for 99 years certain restricted land, and for other purposes. 04/06/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.  (All Actions)
03/17/2017 H.R.1574 Protecting Dissenting Viewpoints and Voices Act of 2017 03/17/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.  (All Actions)
03/10/2017 H.R.1440 Fair and Clear Campaign Transparency Act 03/10/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.  (All Actions)
03/10/2017 H.R.1439 Keeping Our Campaigns Honest Act of 2017 03/10/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.  (All Actions)
03/03/2017 H.R.1255 CCM-CARE Act 03/03/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
02/16/2017 H.R.1169 Esther Martinez Native American Languages Preservation Act 02/16/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
09/30/2016 H.R.4568 Cooperative Research and Development Fund Authorization Act of 2016 09/30/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.  (All Actions)
09/19/2016 H.R.4872 Save for Success Act 09/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
09/09/2016 H.R.5990 To grant the Congressional Gold Medal to the troops who defended Bataan during World War II. 09/09/2016 Referred to House Administration  (All Actions)
08/11/2016 H.R.5854 Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act of 2016 08/11/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
06/15/2016 H.R.5478 Pueblo de Cochiti Self-Governance Act 06/15/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.  (All Actions)
05/25/2016 H.R.5331 Behavioral Health Infrastructure Improvement Act 05/25/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
05/25/2016 H.R.5330 Peer-Support Specialist Act of 2016 05/25/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
Total: 1095
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
09/13/2012 H.R.6399 To amend the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to reauthorize a provision to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages.
12/21/2012 H.R.6670 To amend the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 for the purposes of extending the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 through 2017, and for other purposes.
12/20/2012 H.R.4367 To amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to limit the fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine. Passed Yea
12/20/2012 H.R.1063 Strengthening Medicare And Repaying Taxpayers Act of 2012
09/19/2012 H.Res.785 Condemning the discrimination, hate crimes, racism, bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh Gurdwaras in the United States.
12/18/2012 H.R.3187 March of Dimes Commemorative Coin Act of 2012
12/13/2012 H.R.5817 Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act
12/04/2012 H.R.2453 Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Act Passed Yea
11/15/2012 H.R.6591 SIMPLE Voting Act
10/23/2012 H.R.6494 Stewart Lee Udall Congressional Gold Medal Act
10/10/2012 H.R.6454 Department of Energy High-End Computing Act of 2012
10/01/2012 H.R.6017 To authorize the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to waive the 30-day waiting period for flood insurance policies purchased for private properties affected by wildfire on Federal lands.
08/20/2012 H.R.819 Government Shutdown Fairness Act
08/13/2012 H.Res.760 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Congress should reject the provisions of H.R. 6083, as ordered reported by the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives, that reduce the availability or amount of benefits provided under the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) in effect under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.
08/13/2012 H.R.6086 HUNT Act
09/26/2012 H.R.5799 Voter Empowerment Act of 2012
09/20/2012 H.R.5987 Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act Failed Yea
09/20/2012 H.R.1461 Mescalero Apache Tribe Leasing Authorization Act
09/20/2012 H.R.733 Recalcitrant Cancer Research Act of 2012
09/19/2012 H.Res.791 Recognizing the extraordinary history and heritage of the State of New Mexico, and honoring and commending the State of New Mexico and its people on its centennial anniversary.
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