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Candidates › New Mexico U.S. Senate race › 2025–2026
Ben Ray Luján
D Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, New Mexico
Senator since 2021
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- On the ballot
- On the general election ballotNov 3, 2026 · New Mexico US Senate
- Where to vote
- Find your polling place (opens in a new tab) · More ways to vote
- Top priorities
- Making New Mexico More Affordable
- Delivering for New Mexicans
- Keeping New Mexicans Safe
- Upholding New Mexican Values
- In Congress
- Senator since 2021 · votes with their party 97% of the time. See the record · Office phone 202-224-6621
- Money
- $6.5M raised, $4.8M spent, $2.8M cash on hand (through Oct 14, 2026). Where it comes from
- Who gives
- 37% of individual money from donors at $200 or less · 28% from New Mexico · largest committee giver PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I, $10K
- Outside groups
- $263.7K supporting Luján
- Backed by
- New Mexico Building Trades · Iron Workers Local 495 · IBEW and 32 more. As the campaign lists them
- Polling
- 53% in the latest poll (Research & Polling Inc.). The polls
- Sponsored most in
- Health, Native Americans, Science, Technology, Communications
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Families across New Mexico are struggling to make ends meet. It’s a grocery bill that keeps climbing, rent that’s gotten harder to cover, and prescriptions people are struggling to afford. President Trump’s tariffs, high gas prices, and cuts to health care and nutrition programs are making it worse. I’m fighting to bring costs down for New Mexico families, and I’ll work with anyone serious about doing the same.
- Ensuring New Mexican Families Can Put Food on the Table: Republicans cut $187 billion from SNAP to fund tax breaks for the wealthy. I opposed that budget and am leading the fight to reverse the cuts. In a country of such abundance, hunger is a policy choice.
- Housing: Buying a home should not be out of reach for New Mexican families. I’m fighting to make housing more affordable. I helped pass the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act to provide federal incentives for new housing, cheaper financing for manufactured and modular homes, and less red tape.
- Energy and gas prices: Trump’s deadly war of choice has caused energy and gas prices to skyrocket. I’m fighting to bring those costs down. I helped pass historic clean energy tax credits and efficiency rebates and have sponsored legislation to bring down energy costs.
- Prescription drugs: I helped pass the law letting Medicare negotiate drug prices, capped insulin at $35 a month, and capped seniors’ out-of-pocket drug costs. Every New Mexican should be able to afford the medication they need to survive and thrive.
- Health insurance: Every American deserves quality, affordable care. After Republicans let ACA Premium Tax Credits expire, I led Senate Democrats in introducing the Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act to permanently extend ACA premium tax credits and lower premiums for 20 million people.
- Child care: As one of only two U.S. Senators to attend Head Start, I know the value of early childhood education and care. I co-led the Childcare for Working Families Act, capping child care costs at 7% of family income, and pushed back on Republican cuts to Head Start.
- Scams and junk fees: With everything costing more under the Trump administration, no one should be scammed out of their money or face hidden fees. I introduced legislation banning surveillance pricing at grocery stores and am fighting to end junk fees.
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I am fighting every day to make things better for our state, whether it’s delivering federal investments for infrastructure and jobs to every corner of New Mexico, or passing legislation that makes life easier for our people and our communities safer. I’ll work with anyone to get it done.
- Jobs: New Mexico deserves good-paying jobs. I’m fighting for federal investment in infrastructure, clean energy, manufacturing, workforce training, and our National Labs.
- RECA: New Mexicans got sick from the federal government’s own radiation exposure and deserved better. I led the fight to expand and extend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act.
- Fire recovery: After the largest wildfire in state history devastated northern New Mexico, I passed the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act to help communities rebuild.
- Drunk driving: To keep New Mexico families safe on the road, I led passage of the RIDE and HALT Acts, which require impaired-driving prevention technology in new vehicles.
- Orphaned wells: With more than 700 abandoned oil and gas wells polluting our state, I led the bipartisan REGROW Act to clean them up, cut methane emissions, and create jobs.
- Broadband: Our rural and Tribal communities shouldn’t be left behind. I’m championing infrastructure investment to ensure our communities have access to quality, affordable internet.
- Veterans: Those who served deserve better from their country. I’m working to improve health care, expand earned benefits, and address veteran homelessness and suicide prevention.
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- Community investments: Safer neighborhoods start with real resources. I will always fight for investments that help improve the safety of our communities. I secured millions in federal funding to improve the safety of New Mexico neighborhoods.
- Accountability for DHS and ICE: Trump’s rogue ICE has killed American citizens in our streets. I’m fighting for meaningful reforms and accountability for ICE. I’ve introduced legislation to mandate training for ICE and CBP officers and hold them accountable for the violence and chaos they have caused in our streets.
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- Fighting for a fair shot: I attended Head Start growing up in a small rural community, and every New Mexican deserves that same shot at success.
- Working with anyone: Getting things done matters more than politics. I’ll work with anyone willing to make things better for New Mexico, and I’ve passed bipartisan legislation to prove it.
- Integrity & transparency: New Mexicans know the value of their word, and I hold elected officials to that same standard, including leading the effort to force the release of the full Epstein files and provide transparency for the American people and justice for victims.
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