New Mexico

On the record

• IsraelVoted

  On April 15, 2026, he voted yes on a motion to discharge S.J.Res. 32, a resolution disapproving a proposed sale of US weapons and defense services to the Government of Israel. The motion failed 40-59.

  Roll call: U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 119th Congress - 2nd Session, U.S. Senate, April 15, 2026

• ICEVoted

  On June 4, 2026, he voted yes on a motion to waive budget rules for Senate Amendment 5485 to S. 2, which would have moved funding from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to the Child Care and Development Block Grant program. The motion failed 46-53.

  Roll call: U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 119th Congress - 2nd Session, U.S. Senate, June 4, 2026

• The Trump administrationSaid

  When he filed for re-election on February 3, 2026, he said the Trump administration had undermined jobs in New Mexico, put rural hospitals at risk of closing and raised costs for working families.

  "Instead of building on the progress made, the Trump administration has undermined jobs here at home, put rural hospitals on the brink of closure, and driven up costs for working families."

  Ben Ray Luján Files for Re-Election to the U.S. Senate: “New Mexico is a special place that we are proud to call home.”, Candidate's campaign site, February 3, 2026

• Where they want the country to goSaid

  In his statement after winning the Democratic primary on June 2, 2026, he said he would keep opposing the Trump administration's agenda in the Senate.

  "I will continue standing up to the Trump administration’s cruel agenda and working to make sure federal investments reach every corner of our state."

  NEWS – Luján Earns Democratic Senate Nomination, Vows to Keep Fighting for New Mexico, Candidate's campaign site, June 2, 2026

• Foreign policySaid

  In an Albuquerque Journal candidate questionnaire published October 2, 2026, he said he has opposed the US war with Iran from the start and called for an immediate end to it.

  "I’ve opposed President Trump’s war since day one."

  U.S. Senate: Ben Ray Lújan (D), Albuquerque Journal, October 2, 2026

• Trade and tariffsSaid

  In the same Albuquerque Journal questionnaire, he said tariffs can help when used strategically, but that the Trump administration's broad tariffs have raised prices for New Mexico families.

  "But the sweeping tariffs put in place by the Trump administration have raised the price of everything."

  U.S. Senate: Ben Ray Lújan (D), Albuquerque Journal, October 2, 2026

• Democracy and electionsSaid

  Asked in the Albuquerque Journal questionnaire about requiring voter ID and proof of citizenship, he said he is open to such protections. He said he rejected the most recent Republican voter ID bill.

  "I rejected the most recent Republican voter ID bill because it would threaten voter privacy and the secret ballot, disrupt mail and absentee voting, and impose requirements more restrictive than nearly every state’s existing laws."

  U.S. Senate: Ben Ray Lújan (D), Albuquerque Journal, October 2, 2026

• TaxesVoted

  On July 1, 2025, he voted no on final Senate passage of H.R. 1, the budget reconciliation bill that extended the 2017 tax cuts and changed Medicaid and food assistance. The vote was tied 50-50 and the Vice President broke the tie, so the bill passed.

  Roll call: U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 119th Congress - 1st Session, U.S. Senate, July 1, 2025

• TechnologySaid

  In the Albuquerque Journal questionnaire, he called the risk of fast AI growth existential. He said he has introduced legislation to set guardrails and believes states should be able to enforce their own protections.

  "I’ve introduced legislation to establish guardrails, support a select committee on AI, and believe states should be able to enforce protections."

  U.S. Senate: Ben Ray Lújan (D), Albuquerque Journal, October 2, 2026