Official portrait of Ben Ray Luján
U.S. Senate

Ben Ray Luján

U.S. Senator from New Mexico

Party
Democrat
In office since
January 3, 2021
Current term ends
January 3, 2027
Next election
November 2026
2026 election

Running for U.S. Senate in New Mexico

Candidates registered with the FEC for the New Mexico Senate seat in 2026
CandidatePartyRaisedCash on hand
Ben Ray LujánIncumbentDemocrat$8.3M$4.4M
Larry E. MarkerRepublican$34K$12K

From Federal Election Commission filings, reported through June 30, 2026. FEC records show who registered and raised money, not who won a primary or qualified for the ballot. Your state election office publishes the official ballot.

Committee assignments6
  • Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
    • Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology
    • Rural Development, Energy, and Credit
    • Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and ResearchRanking Member
  • Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
    • Telecommunications and MediaRanking Member
    • Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy
    • Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety
  • Senate Committee on Finance
    • Health Care
    • Taxation and IRS Oversight
    • Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure
  • Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
  • Senate Committee on the Budget
  • United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control
Earlier in Congress
  • U.S. Representative for New Mexico’s 3rd District 2009–2021
Contact
Washington office
498 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510

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Sources. Office, committee and contact records from the public congress-legislators dataset; portrait from the Government Publishing Office; 2026 fundraising totals from the Federal Election Commission. Updated September 24, 2026.

More on Luján: Congress.gov · FEC filings · Ballotpedia · Wikipedia · GovTrack