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
02/15/2013	H.R.702	Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2013
02/15/2013	H.R.628	Mental Health in Schools Act of 2013
02/15/2013	H.R.543	Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2013
02/14/2013	H.R.708	Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2013
02/14/2013	H.R.498	STOP Act
02/13/2013	H.R.636	To prohibit Members of Congress from receiving any automatic pay adjustments through the end of the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress.
02/12/2013	H.R.518	To amend the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 for the purposes of extending the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 through 2018, and for other purposes.
02/08/2013	H.R.565	Cardiomyopathy Health Education, Awareness, Risk Assessment, and Training in the Schools (HEARTS) Act of 2013
02/08/2013	H.R.488	To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to clarify that uncertified States and Indian tribes have the authority to use certain payments for certain noncoal reclamation projects.
02/08/2013	H.R.485	National Nurse Act of 2013
02/08/2013	H.R.460	Patients' Access to Treatments Act of 2013
01/31/2013	H.R.279	To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes, and for other purposes.
01/31/2013	H.R.164	To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit veterans who have a service-connected, permanent disability rated as total to travel on military aircraft in the same manner and to the same extent as retired members of the Armed Forces entitled to such travel.
01/23/2013	H.Res.44	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Federal laboratories have been and continue to be on the cutting edge of scientific and technological advancement and supporting the designation of 2013 as the "Year of the Federal Lab".
01/18/2013	H.R.274	Mental Health First Act of 2013
01/18/2013	H.R.261	Public Option Deficit Reduction Act
01/15/2013	H.Res.30	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to ensure the continuation of its 6-day mail delivery service.
01/14/2013	H.R.6060	Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act of 2012
01/10/2013	H.R.6014	Katie Sepich Enhanced DNA Collection Act of 2012
01/10/2013	H.R.1845	Medicare IVIG Access and Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act of 2012	Passed	Not Voting

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