Ben Ray Luján

A Senator and a Representative from New Mexico. Born in Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, N. Mex. , June 7, 1972. Graduated from Pojoaque Valley High School, Santa Fe, N. Mex. , 1990. Attended University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, N. Mex. , 1990-1995. B. B. A. , New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, N. Mex. , 2007. Member of the N. Mex. Public regulation commission, 2004-2008. Chairman, N. Mex. Public regulation commission, 2005-2007. N. Mex. Deputy state treasurer. Director of administrative services, N. Mex. State cultural affairs department. Chief financial officer, N. Mex. State cultural affairs department. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Eleventh and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2009-January 3, 2021). Assistant Speaker (One Hundred Sixteenth Congress). Was not a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives but was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 2020 for the term ending January 3, 2027.