Ben Ray Luján

Ben Ray Luján
United States Senator from New Mexico
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2021 Serving with Martin Heinrich
Preceded by	Tom Udall
Assistant Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
In office January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021
Leader	Nancy Pelosi
Preceded by	Jim Clyburn
Succeeded by	Katherine Clark
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Mexico's 3rd district
In office January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2021
Preceded by	Tom Udall
Succeeded by	Teresa Leger Fernandez
Chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
In office January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2019
Leader	Nancy Pelosi
Preceded by	Steve Israel
Succeeded by	Cheri Bustos
Member of the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission from the 3rd district
In office January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2009
Preceded by	Jerome D. Block[1]
Succeeded by	Jerome Block Jr.
Personal details
Born	(1972-06-07) June 7, 1972 (age 52) Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Relatives	Ben Luján (Father)
Education	New Mexico Highlands University (BBA)
Website	House website

Ben Ray Luján (/ˈluːhɑːn/;^[2] born June 7, 1972) is an American politician. He is the junior United States Senator from New Mexico since 2021. He was the U.S. Representative for New Mexico's 3rd congressional district from 2009 until 2021. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

On April 1, 2019, he announced his plans to run for the United States Senate to replace the retiring Tom Udall in 2020.^[3] In November 2020, he was elected U.S. Senator.

In January 2022, Luján was hospitalized in Albuquerque, New Mexico after having a stroke.^[4]

References

1. "Our Campaigns - NM Public Regulation Commissioner 03 Race - Nov 02, 2004". www.ourcampaigns.com.
2. As pronounced by himself in "Acequia". Archived February 13, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
3. Arkin, James. "Luján announces Senate run in New Mexico". POLITICO.
4. Finn, Teaganne; Kapur, Sahil (February 1, 2022). "Democratic Sen. Ben Ray Lujan hospitalized after stroke". NBCNews.com. Retrieved February 1, 2022.

Other websites

• Congressman Ben R. Luján Archived 2019-04-16 at the Wayback Machine official U.S. House site
• Ben R. Luján for Congress Archived 2008-06-06 at the Wayback Machine
• Ben Ray Luján at the Open Directory Project
• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
• Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Vote Smart
• Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
• Appearances on C-SPAN