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
05/20/2016	H.R.5216	Opioid and Heroin Abuse Crisis Investment Act of 2016	05/20/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
05/12/2016	H.R.3691	Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act of 2016	05/12/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)
03/18/2016	H.R.4802	Medicaid Program Integrity Enhancement Act of 2016	03/18/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/10/2016	H.R.1820	To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to retire coal preference right lease applications for which the Secretary has made an affirmative commercial quantities determination, and for other purposes.	03/10/2016 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 341. (All Actions)
12/17/2015	H.R.4255	To amend the Act commonly known as the Indian Long-Term Leasing Act to expand certain exceptions for long-term lease limits for the Pueblo of Santa Clara.	12/17/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs. (All Actions)
12/04/2015	H.R.4179	Fair and Clear Campaign Transparency Act	12/04/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. (All Actions)
11/16/2015	H.R.2174	Native American Languages Reauthorization Act of 2015	11/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
11/16/2015	H.R.1503	Community College Energy Training Act of 2015	11/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
11/05/2015	H.R.3979	To amend title 38, United States Code, to include local government minimum wage requirements in determining the hourly minimum wage applicable for purposes of the work-study allowance under the educational assistance programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.	11/05/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions)
10/05/2015	H.R.3602	Gold King Mine Spill Recovery Act of 2015	10/05/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (All Actions)
06/25/2015	H.R.1406	New Mexico Navajo Water Settlement Technical Corrections Act	06/25/2015 Subcommittee Hearings Held. (All Actions)
05/22/2015	H.R.2480	CCM-CARE Act	05/22/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
04/29/2015	H.R.1082	Building upon Unique Indian Learning and Development Act	04/29/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
04/29/2015	H.R.1081	STEM 2 Act	04/29/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (All Actions)
04/29/2015	H.R.1080	IDEA MOE Adjustment Act	04/29/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (All Actions)
04/29/2015	H.R.994	Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2015	04/29/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. (All Actions)
12/22/2014	H.R.5176	To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to retire coal preference right lease applications for which the Secretary has made an affirmative commercial quantities determination, and for other purposes.	12/22/2014 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 535. (All Actions)
11/20/2014	H.R.5765	Native American Languages Reauthorization Act of 2014	11/20/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
03/27/2014	H.R.3822	Fort Wingate Land Division Act of 2014	03/27/2014 Subcommittee Hearings Held. (All Actions)
11/29/2013	H.R.3564	New Mexico Native American Water Settlements Technical Corrections Act	11/29/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. (All Actions)

Total: 1095

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title
04/11/2017	H.R.1673	Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2017
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
04/07/2017	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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