LUJAN, BEN R MR.

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LUJAN, BEN R MR.
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: Experience: House: District 1, 2009-Present; Home State: New Mexico; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $1,548,123Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Ben Ray Lujan, Jr.

Gender: Male

Family: Single

Birth Date: 06/07/1972

Birth Place: Nambe, NM

Home City: Santa Fe, NM

Religion: Catholic

Education

Bachelors, Business Administration, New Mexico Highlands University, 2007

Attended, University of New Mexico, 1990-1995

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2008-present

Chair, New Mexico Public Regulation Commission, 2005-2008

Current Legislative Committees

Energy and Commerce, Member

Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, Member

Subcommittee on Health (Energy and Commerce), Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present

Vice-Chair, Congressional Hispanic Caucus

Member, Congressional Hispanic Caucus

Co-Chair, National Labs Caucus

Member, Native American Caucus

Founder, Technology Transfer Caucus

Member, New Mexico Public Regulation Commission, 2005-2007

Professional Experience

Director, Administrative Services, New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs

Chief Financial Officer, New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs

Deputy Treasurer, State of New Mexico

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Strongly Support Abortion should be decided by a woman herself. It is an important part of their health rights and reproductive freedom.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Oppose Effective enforcement rather than strict enforcement shoud be considered. The death penalty should be used with extreme caution, if at all.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Strongly Support A progressive income tax is necessary in modern society. That is the right way to run our tax system.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Strongly Support The federal government should intervene in the economy and inject as much funding as needed to recover from the Great Recession, including direct federal job creation.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Oppose Public schools are an important component of American society. We should improve public schools rather than destroying them with vouchers.
7. Make voter registration easier	Strongly Support Voter ID laws are racist and intended to suppress minority voting. Taxpayer funds should be used for political campaigns.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Support Overuse of fossil fuels causes serious problems that we should deal with immediately. And green energy is absolutly a good option for us to Stop Global Warming.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
11. Support & expand free trade	Strongly Oppose We should restrict trade with any country which costs us jobs or which creates a trade deficit. And International trade just ships jobs overseas.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Support It is a basic Constitutional right and expresses the principle of self-defense against violence.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Support Very few Americans have adequate health insurance. The government should make funds available for all citizens.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Strongly Oppose Animals have inherent rights, and nature has inherent value. It is necessary to support vegetarianism and protect environment.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Support Belief in God is what America was founded upon, so religious organizations, or praying in school, does not violate the separation of church and state. Religious institutions should be involved in welfare or education.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Strongly Support Past discrimination should be corrected. Government should enforce Affirmative Action laws in companies.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Support In free country, people are free to choose their mate, whichever gender they like. Homosexual partners or marriages are equal with heterosexual ones.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Oppose Government should control the Social Security forever. The Trust Fund should not be invested in anything with risk.

Total: 85

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
05/16/2017	H.R.2402	San Juan County Settlement Implementation Act	05/16/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs. (All Actions)
05/04/2017	H.R.2378	Save for Success Act	05/04/2017 Referred to House Education and the Workforce (All Actions)
05/01/2017	H.R.2049	Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2017	05/01/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (All Actions)
04/07/2017	H.R.2048	Eliminating Health Disparities Act of 2017	04/07/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
04/07/2017	H.R.2047	Behavioral Health Infrastructure Improvement Act	04/07/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
04/07/2017	H.R.2046	Peer-Support Specialist Act of 2017	04/07/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
04/06/2017	H.R.2045	Community College Energy Training Act of 2017	04/06/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
04/06/2017	H.R.1787	To provide that the pueblo of Santa Clara may lease for 99 years certain restricted land, and for other purposes.	04/06/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs. (All Actions)
03/17/2017	H.R.1574	Protecting Dissenting Viewpoints and Voices Act of 2017	03/17/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. (All Actions)
03/10/2017	H.R.1440	Fair and Clear Campaign Transparency Act	03/10/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. (All Actions)
03/10/2017	H.R.1439	Keeping Our Campaigns Honest Act of 2017	03/10/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. (All Actions)
03/03/2017	H.R.1255	CCM-CARE Act	03/03/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
02/16/2017	H.R.1169	Esther Martinez Native American Languages Preservation Act	02/16/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
09/30/2016	H.R.4568	Cooperative Research and Development Fund Authorization Act of 2016	09/30/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. (All Actions)
09/19/2016	H.R.4872	Save for Success Act	09/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
09/09/2016	H.R.5990	To grant the Congressional Gold Medal to the troops who defended Bataan during World War II.	09/09/2016 Referred to House Administration (All Actions)
08/11/2016	H.R.5854	Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act of 2016	08/11/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
06/15/2016	H.R.5478	Pueblo de Cochiti Self-Governance Act	06/15/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. (All Actions)
05/25/2016	H.R.5331	Behavioral Health Infrastructure Improvement Act	05/25/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
05/25/2016	H.R.5330	Peer-Support Specialist Act of 2016	05/25/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)

Total: 1095

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
05/26/2016	H.R.5362	Mental and Behavioral Health Care Bump Act of 2016
06/16/2016	H.Res.789	Condemning the horrific acts of terrorism and hatred in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016, and expressing support and prayers for all those impacted by that tragedy.
06/15/2016	H.R.2867	Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2015
06/13/2016	H.R.5462	To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for a State Medicaid option to enhance administrative matching funds to support statewide behavioral health access program activities for children under 21 years of age, and for other purposes.
06/08/2016	H.Res.769	Terminating a Select Investigative Panel of the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
06/03/2016	H.R.2515	Anna Westin Act of 2015
05/25/2016	H.R.5313	Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2016
05/24/2016	H.R.1769	Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2016
05/20/2016	H.R.5292	Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016
05/17/2016	H.Res.734	Recognizing and honoring the historical significance of the 40th anniversary of the Judgment of Paris, and the impact of the California victory at the 1976 Paris Tasting on the world of wine and the United States wine industry as a whole.
05/13/2016	H.R.5182	Promoting Life-Saving New Therapies for Neonates Act of 2016
05/13/2016	H.R.5180	Food and Fuel Consumer Protection Act of 2016
05/13/2016	H.R.5083	VA Appeals Modernization Act of 2016
05/02/2016	H.R.5090	To ensure that air transportation between the United States and the European Union complies with the intent of article 17 bis of the United States-European Union-Norway-Iceland Air Transport Agreement of June 21, 2011.
04/29/2016	H.Res.713	Honoring the vital role of small business and the passion of entrepreneurs in the United States during "National Small Business Week", beginning on May 1, through May 7, 2016.
04/29/2016	H.R.2722	Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Act	Failed	Yea
04/28/2016	H.R.699	Email Privacy Act	Passed	Yea
04/21/2016	H.Res.699	Promoting minority health awareness and supporting the goals and ideals of National Minority Health Month in April 2016, which includes bringing attention to the health disparities faced by minority populations of the United States such as American Indians, Alaskan Natives, Asian Americans, African-Americans, Latino Americans, and Native Hawaiians or other Pacific Islanders.
04/20/2016	H.Res.694	Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that a standing committee (or subcommittee thereof) hearing be held whenever there is a moment of silence in the House for a tragedy involving gun violence.
03/23/2016	H.R.4396	Heroin and Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Reduction Act

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