• 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
09/08/2011 H.R.2228 STEM 2 Act 09/08/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
09/08/2011 H.R.1881 Community College Energy Training Act of 2011 09/08/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
07/22/2011 H.R.2601 Forest Stewardship and Fire Fuels Reductions Act of 2011 07/22/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.  (All Actions)
07/11/2011 H.R.1490 Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2011 07/11/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.  (All Actions)
05/24/2011 H.R.1797 To promote the use of cooperative research and development agreements by the Department of Energy National Laboratories, and for other purposes. 05/24/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.  (All Actions)
04/25/2011 H.R.1624 To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish uniform national standards for the interconnection of certain small power production facilities. 04/25/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.  (All Actions)
09/29/2010 H.R.6209 Carson National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act of 2010 09/29/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.  (All Actions)
09/23/2010 H.R.6210 To amend the Act of August 9, 1955, to facilitate business and agricultural leasing of Navajo Nation lands. 09/23/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.  (All Actions)
09/16/2010 H.Res.1634 Congratulating Taos Pueblo, its leaders and its people, on the 40th Anniversary of the return of their sacred Blue Lake lands. 09/16/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.  (All Actions)
07/22/2010 H.Con.Res.300 Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad. 07/22/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.  (All Actions)
07/16/2009 H.Res.655 Recognizing the historical significance of the city of Santa Fe. 07/16/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
02/18/2009 H.R.993 Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty Land Claims Act of 2009 02/18/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.  (All Actions)
06/15/2010 H.R.5119 Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2010 06/15/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.  (All Actions)
05/21/2010 H.R.5334 Rio Grande del Norte National Conservation Area Establishment Act 05/21/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.  (All Actions)
04/20/2010 H.R.5082 To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish uniform national standards for the interconnection of certain small power production facilities. 04/20/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
02/01/2010 H.R.3342 Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act 02/01/2010 Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 265.  (All Actions)
02/01/2010 H.R.3254 Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act 02/01/2010 Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 266.  (All Actions)
12/10/2009 H.R.4276 To authorize leases of up to 99 years for lands held in trust for Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo. 12/10/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.  (All Actions)
12/08/2009 H.R.2729 To authorize the designation of National Environmental Research Parks by the Secretary of Energy, and for other purposes. 12/08/2009 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held.  (All Actions)
11/16/2009 H.R.3731 Community College Energy Training Act of 2009 11/16/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.  (All Actions)
Total: 1095
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
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
04/11/2017 H.R.1673 Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2017
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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