Ben Luján — Voting Record & Political Positions

U.S. Senator from NM · Democrat

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.

Ben Luján's Voting Record at a Glance

• Voting attendance: 99.1% — cast 110 of 111 roll-call votes (missed 1).
• Party-line voting: votes with Democrat 94.52% of the time (5.48% of votes break with the party).
• Legislative effectiveness: sponsored 3406 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

• Yea on “Secure America Act” (2026-06-05) — Motion Rejected
• Nay on “Foreign Intelligence Accountability Act” (2026-06-05) — Motion to Proceed Rejected

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.

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