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
09/08/2011	H.R.2228	STEM 2 Act	09/08/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (All Actions)
09/08/2011	H.R.1881	Community College Energy Training Act of 2011	09/08/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
07/22/2011	H.R.2601	Forest Stewardship and Fire Fuels Reductions Act of 2011	07/22/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry. (All Actions)
07/11/2011	H.R.1490	Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2011	07/11/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement. (All Actions)
05/24/2011	H.R.1797	To promote the use of cooperative research and development agreements by the Department of Energy National Laboratories, and for other purposes.	05/24/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces. (All Actions)
04/25/2011	H.R.1624	To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish uniform national standards for the interconnection of certain small power production facilities.	04/25/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. (All Actions)
09/29/2010	H.R.6209	Carson National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act of 2010	09/29/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. (All Actions)
09/23/2010	H.R.6210	To amend the Act of August 9, 1955, to facilitate business and agricultural leasing of Navajo Nation lands.	09/23/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. (All Actions)
09/16/2010	H.Res.1634	Congratulating Taos Pueblo, its leaders and its people, on the 40th Anniversary of the return of their sacred Blue Lake lands.	09/16/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. (All Actions)
07/22/2010	H.Con.Res.300	Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad.	07/22/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. (All Actions)
07/16/2009	H.Res.655	Recognizing the historical significance of the city of Santa Fe.	07/16/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
02/18/2009	H.R.993	Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty Land Claims Act of 2009	02/18/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. (All Actions)
06/15/2010	H.R.5119	Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2010	06/15/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. (All Actions)
05/21/2010	H.R.5334	Rio Grande del Norte National Conservation Area Establishment Act	05/21/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. (All Actions)
04/20/2010	H.R.5082	To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish uniform national standards for the interconnection of certain small power production facilities.	04/20/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
02/01/2010	H.R.3342	Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act	02/01/2010 Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 265. (All Actions)
02/01/2010	H.R.3254	Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act	02/01/2010 Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 266. (All Actions)
12/10/2009	H.R.4276	To authorize leases of up to 99 years for lands held in trust for Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo.	12/10/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. (All Actions)
12/08/2009	H.R.2729	To authorize the designation of National Environmental Research Parks by the Secretary of Energy, and for other purposes.	12/08/2009 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. (All Actions)
11/16/2009	H.R.3731	Community College Energy Training Act of 2009	11/16/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness. (All Actions)

Total: 1095

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title
06/08/2017	H.R.2827	To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and expand the membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender.
05/17/2017	H.R.2479	To rebuild and modernize the Nation's infrastructure to expand access to broadband internet, rehabilitate drinking water infrastructure, modernize the electric grid and energy supply infrastructure, redevelop brownfields, strengthen health care infrastructure, create jobs, protect public health and the environment, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017	H.R.2477	To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017	H.R.2475	To provide for the long-term improvement of public school facilities, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017	H.Res.333	Expressing support for States to adopt "Racheal's Law".
05/17/2017	H.R.356	Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/08/2017	H.R.2401	Anti-Lunch Shaming Act of 2017
05/05/2017	H.R.2351	Minority Diabetes Initiative Act
05/05/2017	H.R.2337	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.
05/02/2017	H.R.2282	Equality Act
04/28/2017	H.Res.284	Expressing support for honoring Earth Day, and for other purposes.
04/25/2017	H.R.1358	Scientific Integrity Act
04/11/2017	H.R.1673	Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2017
04/07/2017	H.R.1953	Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2017
04/07/2017	H.R.1902	Social Security 2100 Act
04/07/2017	H.R.19	Smithsonian Women's History Museum Act
04/06/2017	H.R.2015	Equitable Student Aid Access Act
04/05/2017	H.R.305	Presidential Tax Transparency Act
04/05/2017	H.R.299	Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017
04/04/2017	H.R.1869	Paycheck Fairness Act

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