Ben Ray Luján
Liberal
Democrat
Senator
New Mexico
Current Position: Senator from New Mexico
Running For: Senator
Policy Positions
Business & Labor
- For the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in 2011
Health Care
- For a public option in healthcare reform
Environment
- For the Green New Deal and legislation to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050
- For renewable energy requirements; supported requiring 20% renewable energy from utilities by 2020
- For allowing hydraulic fracturing (fracking); voted against fracking ban in 2021
- Against the Stop the War on Coal Act of 2012; supported preserving sacred Native American ground
Civil Rights
- For increased funding for Bureau of Indian Affairs and Indian Health Service
Immigration & Foreign Affairs
- Against increasing troop levels in Afghanistan; supported requiring exit strategy plans
- For applying human rights provisions to U.S. aid to Israel's military
Public Safety
- Against Department of Homeland Security funding without oversight after federal agents' fatal shootings