Ben Ray Luján

Ben Ray Luján was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in 1972. He earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from New Mexico Highlands University in 2007.[1] His career experience includes working as the director of administrative services and chief financial officer of the New Mexico Cultural Affairs Department.[2]

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The following issues were listed on Luján's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

Taking on Credit Card Companies: Ben Ray Luján cosponsored the Credit Card Holder’s Bill of Rights, which was signed into law by the President. The legislation will level the playing field between credit card companies and consumers and increase protections against unfair and misleading credit card practices.

Taking on Wall Street and Ending Too Big to Fail: Ben Ray Luján supported Wall Street reform and included an amendment in the legislation that would help end too big to fail. His amendment would prevent banks from merging with nonbanks to unfairly dominate a market. The amendment passed the House.

Clean Energy for Economic Prosperity: Ben Ray Luján voted to invest in clean energy and move our country away from our dangerous dependence on foreign oil. Additionally, he has been a leader in the fight for a renewable energy standard. New Mexico is a natural leader in renewable energy development–promoting renewable can be good not only good for our environment, but our economy.

Promoting Research at our National Labs: Ben Ray Luján authored legislation that will encourage more scientific research at Los Alamos National Laboratories and provide steady funding for this research. As a co-chair of the Tech Transfer Caucus, Ben Ray works to highlight the need for translating Lab innovations to meet the needs of New Mexico’s businesses and communities. Ben Ray also authored a bill on Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs), to help foster relationships between national labs and businesses.

Demanding Fiscal Responsibility: Ben Ray Luján cosponsored PAYGO legislation that requires legislation to be budget neutral. PAYGO was last in place in the 1990s and helped turn massive deficits into record surpluses. Luján voted against an automatic pay raise for members of Congress.

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—Ben Ray Luján's campaign website, http://www.benrlujan.com/issues