Luján, Ben Ray

Luján, Ben Ray is a Democratic Senator representing New Mexico. They serve on 6 committees, including Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Senate Committee on Finance.

They have raised $123K in campaign contributions, with most of it from individual donors. The biggest industry source is communications/electronics, contributing $37K. Organizations spend $2.7 billion lobbying on topics their committees oversee. The biggest areas are budget/appropriations and taxation. This reflects the lobbying ecosystem around their committee work, not money paid to them directly.

They almost never miss a vote, participating in 98% of roll calls. They frequently work across the aisle, with 52% of their co-sponsored bills involving members of the other party.

Overall, they have a higher-than-average financial footprint compared to other Senators. The biggest factors are lobbying activity around their committee topics and campaign contributions.