Ben Ray Luján
U.S. Senate
Raised · 2026 cycle
$8.3M
Source: FEC
As of July 2026, Ben Ray Luján is a Democrat who holds the seat of U.S. Senate in New Mexico. Federal Election Commission filings report $8,277,478 in total receipts for the 2026 cycle. All figures on this page are drawn from primary sources — FEC filings, congressional records, and STOCK Act disclosures — and link back to them.
Data last updated July 2026.
Ben Ray Luján is an American politician who has served as the junior United States Senator from New Mexico since January 3, 2021, and is the Democratic incumbent seeking a second term in the November 2026 election. Born on June 7, 1972, in Santa Fe, he holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from New Mexico Highlands University. Before his Senate tenure, Luján represented New Mexico's 3rd congressional district in the U.S. House from 2009 to 2021, chaired the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee from 2015 to 2019, and served on the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission from 2005 to 2008, including as its chairman.
Tribal Nations & Indigenous Rights
Full funding of federal trust obligations; tribal sovereignty
- Secured funding for water settlements with New Mexico Pueblo tribes
- Backed the Not Invisible Act to address violence against Indigenous women
- Advocated for Indian Health Service funding increases
Healthcare Access
Expand rural and community health centers; lower drug prices
- Supported ACA expansion and Medicaid broadening in New Mexico
- Backed legislation lowering insulin costs and prescription drug prices
- Advocated for federally qualified health center funding in rural communities
Clean Energy & Environment
Lead New Mexico's transition from oil dependence to clean energy jobs
- Supported the Inflation Reduction Act's energy transition funding
- Backed methane waste rule for oil and gas production on federal lands
- Championed geothermal and solar energy development in New Mexico
Introduced Jul 23, 2026 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Introduced Jul 22, 2026 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced Jul 22, 2026 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced Jul 14, 2026 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced Jun 24, 2026 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Introduced Jun 23, 2026 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Introduced Jun 10, 2026 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced Jun 2, 2026 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Individual donors make up 61% of fundraising, with the remainder from PACs and party committees.
$8.3M
Total raised
$4.0M
Total spent
$4.4M
Cash on hand
Where the money comes from
Reflects money received by the campaign committee itself. “Loans and other receipts” covers candidate or bank loans, offsets to operating expenditures, interest and other non-contribution receipts reported to the FEC. Independent expenditures by super PACs are not included.
Totals through 2026-06-30 · Source: FEC
Former staff and officials who held a role at this office and currently work in lobbying, law, advocacy, or the private sector. Sourced from sworn LDA filings.
Sources: LDA filings via lda.gov · PolTraPro entity resolution. Confidence: confirmed only.