Ben Luján is a Democrat U.S. Senator from NM. This page tracks Ben Luján's congressional voting record, attendance, legislative effectiveness, and positions on key issues. In office since 2009.
Party-line voting: votes with Democrat 94.52% of the time (5.48% of votes break with the party).
Legislative effectiveness: sponsored 3403 bills, 99 of which were enacted into law.
Top Issues Ben Luján Votes On
Taxation
Health Insurance
Climate Change
Defense Spending
Immigration
Infrastructure
How Ben Luján Voted on Recent Bills
Nay on “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (2025-07-03) — Motion to Proceed Agreed to
Nay on “Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act” (2026-02-11) — Motion to Proceed Agreed to
Nay on “Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2026” (2025-11-13) — Bill Defeated
Nay on “Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Buffalo Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment.” (2025-11-20) — Joint Resolution Passed
Nay on “Rescissions Act of 2025” (2025-07-17) — Motion to Discharge Agreed to
When Ben Luján Broke With the Democrat Party
Ben Luján has voted against the Democrat majority on about 5.5% of party-line votes tracked. Recent examples:
Voted Nay on “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026” (2026-01-30) while most Democrats voted Yea — Bill Passed.
Voted Nay on “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (2025-07-01) while most Democrats voted Yea — Amendment Rejected.
Voted Yea on “GENIUS Act” (2025-06-17) while most Democrats voted No — Bill Passed.
Voted Yea on “GENIUS Act” (2025-06-12) while most Democrats voted No — Amendment Agreed to.
Voted Yea on “Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to "Gross Proceeds Reporting by Brokers That Regularly Provide Services Effectuating Digital Asset Sales".” (2025-03-26) while most Democrats voted No — Joint Resolution Passed.