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Ben Ray Luján is a Democratic senator from New Mexico who has served in the Senate since January 2021 after representing New Mexico’s 3rd Congressional District in the House and serving as House Assistant Speaker in the 116th Congress.
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Ben Ray Luján is a Democratic senator from New Mexico who has served in the Senate since January 2021 after representing New Mexico’s 3rd Congressional District in the House and serving as House Assistant Speaker in the 116th Congress.
Open biography & office record ↓Ben Ray Luján is a Democratic senator from New Mexico who has served in the Senate since January 2021 after representing New Mexico’s 3rd Congressional District in the House and serving as House Assistant Speaker in the 116th Congress.
For the 119th Congress, Luján’s office lists assignments to Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Finance; Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Indian Affairs; and Budget. His biography also records earlier service on the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission.
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