Ben Ray Luján
What the money shows
Ben Ray Luján has an estimated net worth of $194,500. The 2026 campaign raised $4.7M. Ben Ray Luján sits on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research and Telecommunications and Media.
Sources: House disclosures · Senate disclosures · FEC
Net worth over time
Estimated from financial disclosures. The band shows the disclosed range; the line is the midpoint estimate.
Term history
- SenatorNMDHouse → Senate2021 – 2027 · 6 yrs
- RepresentativeNM-3D2019 – 2021 · 2 yrs
- RepresentativeNM-3D2017 – 2019 · 2 yrs
- RepresentativeNM-3D2015 – 2017 · 2 yrs
- RepresentativeNM-3D2013 – 2015 · 2 yrs
- RepresentativeNM-3D2011 – 2013 · 2 yrs
- RepresentativeNM-3D2009 – 2011 · 2 yrs
If they'd just invested 20%
A disciplined-saver benchmark: 20% of each year's government salary, invested at an assumed 10%/yr return — versus actual disclosed net worth.
Hypothetical, not actual savings — see methodology.
Senator Ben Ray Luján, NM
Born June 7, 1972.
Ben Luján, Sr. was an American politician from New Mexico. A Democrat, he was the Speaker of the New Mexico House of Representatives. He served in the State House from 1975 through 2012. He was elected as Speaker beginning in 2001, serving until his death in office. His legislative district, the 46th, was composed mostly of Santa Fe. He is the father of U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján.
New Mexico · Senate
General election 2026-11-03. Money figures are FEC filings for the 2026 cycle.
Ben Ray Luján has raised more than 139 times the next candidate.
Democrat Ben Ray Luján has raised about $4.7M, more than 139 times any rival.
Larry Marker reports 85% of campaign money from individuals.
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Ben Ray Luján D · incumbent | vs | LM Larry Marker R · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $4.7M | Raised | $34K |
| $4.4M | Cash on hand | $12K |
| 37% | From PACs | 0% |
| 62% | From individuals | 85% |
| Health & Pharma | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| Yes | Incumbent | No |
Recorded votes
31 votes · 11 Yea · 20 Nay. "Sector money" is this member's corporate and union money from the sector each bill touches. Receipts, not a claim about the vote. Money-linked votes first.
Who else New Mexico sends to Congress
2 senators and 3 of 3 House seats filled. Counting this seat.
- Martin HeinrichSenatorD
- Melanie A. StansburyDistrict 1D
- Gabe VasquezDistrict 2D
- Teresa Leger FernandezDistrict 3D
Seat counts come from the 2020 census apportionment. A seat shows as open when no current member holds it. Source
Ben Ray Luján · sources
Only sources that fed this profile are listed here.
| Source | What it gave this page | Last fetched |
|---|---|---|
| @unitedstates congress-legislators github.com | Roster, terms, identifiers, official site link | 2026-11-02 |
| Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) api.open.fec.gov | How much the campaign raised, and who gave it | 2026-11-07 |
| Wikidata www.wikidata.org | Education, career before office, family ties | 2026-07-30 |
| Wikipedia www.wikipedia.org | Quoted descriptors for family rows | 2026-07-30 |
| The member's official site | Where to reach them. We link out rather than republishing office addresses and phone numbers. | - |