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Ben Ray Luján

Democratic · Senator, NM
Score Components
4 LOW
Connection Density 20%
0 → 0
Donor Influence 10%
0 → 0
Silence Risk 25%
0 → 0
Contradiction Risk 25%
0 → 0
Intelligence Volume 10%
35 → 4
Constituency Deviation 5%
0 → 0
Voting Misalignment 5%
0 → 0
% = weight in composite score · Raw component 0–100 × weight = weighted contribution (→) · Sum of contributions = overall score. Hover a row for details.
[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic or Latino Population: 50.1%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median Household Income: $58,927
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Constitutional Amendment 1 (Early Childhood Education Funding) (2022) — passed, margin 70.3% to 29.7%
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS Educational Services (share 9.8)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS Health Care and Social Assistance (share 14.5)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Sandia National Laboratories (14000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: University of New Mexico (15000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] District summary: As a Senator, Ben Ray Luján represents the entire state of New Mexico. The state's economy is heavily influenced by federal government spending, specifically through major research facilities like Los Alamos and Sandia National Laboratories, as well as significant military installations. New Mexico has a high proport
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Voted yea on H.J.Res.100 (To provide for a resolution with respect to the unresolved disputes between certain railroads represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and certain of their employees.) on 2022-12-01: Voted to impose a tentative labor agreement on railway workers to avert a strike, balancing
primary · 2022-12-01
Voted yea on H.R.3684 (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) on 2021-08-10: Supported bipartisan infrastructure funding, directing significant federal investment toward broadband, water infrastructure, and tribal communities in New Mexico.
primary · 2021-08-10
Ben Ray Lujan for Senate reported $16,846,081 in total receipts during the 2019-2020 election cycle.
primary · 2020-12-31
No connections mapped
BillVoteDateAlignment
To provide for a resolution with respect to the unresolved disputes between cert yea 2022-12-01 deviating
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act yea 2021-08-10 aligned
Last contradiction analysis: Never
No contradictions detected
Last silence detection: Never
No active silences
No donor interests mapped
No constituency baseline modelled
No platform commitments archived
No committee memberships recorded
Scoring Methodology

The Capture Risk Score is a composite 0–100 index measuring potential regulatory capture of elected officials. It is computed from seven weighted components:

ComponentWeightSignal
Silence Risk25%Topics where donors have interests but the official is silent
Contradiction Risk25%Stated positions contradicted by voting record (recent findings boosted)
Connection Density20%Mapped relationships to lobbyists, contractors, interest groups
Intelligence Volume10%Documented facts from verified sources (logarithmic scale)
Donor Influence10%Distinct donors with interests overlapping committee jurisdiction
Constituency Deviation5%Gap between district priorities and legislative focus
Voting Misalignment5%Floor votes contradicting stated platform positions

Each component produces a raw score 0–100. The weighted sum yields the overall score. Tier thresholds: Critical ≥ 45, High ≥ 36, Elevated ≥ 22, Moderate ≥ 10, Low < 10.

Officials without at least 2 documented facts, 1 contradiction analysis, 1 voting record, or 1 constituency baseline are marked Insufficient Evidence and excluded from numeric ranking.

Contradiction findings from the last 180 days receive a recency boost. High-severity contradictions (score ≥ 70) receive additional weight.

Full methodology: /congress/methodology

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