Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Ben Ray Luján [D, NM-3]

Congressmen Markey and Lujan React to Sioux Tribes’ Child Welfare...

2013-02-11T01:00:00Z

...makes you angry...This is emotional and it's real and it's not right. - Rep. Ben Luján “It makes you angry. I hope it makes people’s blood boil. This is emotional and it’s real and it’s not right,” Congressman Luján was most upset by what he

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Pojoaque Valley gunning for fourth straight Class AAA state title

2012-11-14T01:00:00Z

...only thing that matched the cool November breeze were the steely nerves of 13 players who were still practicing on the court in Ben Luján Gymnasium on Tuesday afternoon. After the season the Elkettes have had, is there anything else that can affect the

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FMS maintenance department wins Ben Luján Gold award

2012-11-14T01:00:00Z

...— After coming close in past years, the Farmington school district won the Ben Lujan Gold award for best maintenance department of all 89 New Mexico school districts. mechanical rooms and overall conditions of the facilities," Vollmert said. The award

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Luján Celebrates Another Easy Win

2012-11-07T01:00:00Z

...Rep. Ben Ray Luján celebrated another easy win in northern New Mexico’s 3rd Congressional District on Tuesday night, surrounded by family and friends at Hotel Santa Fe. “Now we face significant challenges together, from restoring the middle class a

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SFIS Wants Businesses On Property, Not Casino

2012-07-19T05:50:59Z

A cultural center also has been discussed, according to a spokesman for U.S. Rep. Ben Luján, D-N.M., who shepherded a bill through the House of Representatives allowing the grounds to be used for economic development projects for the school.

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House Committee OKs bill to establish Manhattan Project Nat'l Park

2012-07-11T12:27:01Z

Tennessee Congressman Chuck Fleischmann, R-3rd District, and Congressman Ben Lujan, D-N.M. The action by the Committee makes the bill eligible for consideration by the full House. The Manhattan Project was an unprecedented top-secret program to ...

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Trujillo Racked Up Debt for House Seat

2012-07-10T02:41:13Z

Trujillo said Monday that the personal loans he made to his two District 46 campaigns — a narrow loss to House Speaker Ben Lujan in 2010 and his win ... $500 from the campaign committee of state Rep. Brian Egolf, D-Santa Fe, and $1,000 from ...

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Lujan: Property Taxes Paid Up

2012-06-23T04:41:36Z

House Speaker Ben Lujan said Friday he has no idea why questions have ... which was the only company to bid on the property inspection work. A campaign representative for Montoya, who is running for a seat on the state Public Regulation ...

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Hastings introduces Hanford B Reactor park bill

2012-06-22T02:55:25Z

Legislation to create a new national park that would include Hanford's historic B Reactor was introduced in the U.S. House on Thursday by Rep. Doc Hastings ... R-Tenn., and Ben Lujan, D-N.M. Subcommittee hearings on the House and Senate bills ...

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Ag Energy Coalition Recognizes Work on Farm Bill

2012-06-19T13:28:54Z

Maurice Hinchey (D-N.Y.), Rep. Ron Kind (D-Wisc.), Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), Rep. Dave Loebsack (D-Iowa), Rep. Ben Lujan (D-N.M.), Rep. Michael Michaud (D-Me.), Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Me.), Rep. Laura Richardson (D-Calif.), Rep. Tim Ryan (D ...

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Ag Energy Coalition Applauds Rep. Marcy Kaptur and 16 Other Members for Introducing New Ag Energy Jobs Legislation

2012-06-18T20:32:25Z

Martinez's pick loses in Primary

2012-06-07T14:47:33Z

Rep. Nick Salazar of Ohkay Owingeh, in office for 40 years, won a three-way Democratic primary. Salazar, 82, has served longer than any sitting legislator. Santa Fe Mayor David Coss captured the seat being vacated by House Speaker Ben Lujan.

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Heinrich, Wilson Win Senate Races; Trujillo Defeats Coss

2012-06-07T03:20:22Z

After today's primary, US Rep. Martin Heinrich and former congresswoman Heather ... and Santa Fe Mayor David Coss for the seat vacated by former House Speaker Ben Luján, HD 46. While Coss seemed to have an early lead and strong late fundraising, the ...

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Kintigh gone from Legislature

2012-06-06T13:01:22Z

Rep. Eleanor Chavez, D-Albuquerque ... In the race to succeed House Speaker Ben Lujan in the Legislature, entrepreneur Carl Trujillo defeated Santa Fe Mayor David Coss. Santa Fe bureau chief Milan Simonich can be reached at msimonich@tnmnp.com ...

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Moderate Democrats win in NM legislative races

2012-06-06T11:49:47Z

On the House side, the committee favored Rep. Sandra Jeff, a Crownpoint Democrat, in a race in northwestern New Mexico and Carl Trujillo, who defeated Santa Fe mayor David Coss, for a seat being vacated by House Speaker Ben Lujan. Democratic Rep.

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NM governor's candidate loses state Senate race; Democratic Sen. Ulibarri also headed for defeat

2012-06-06T09:26:37Z

Heinrich, Wilson Win Senate Races; Trujillo Defeats Coss

2012-06-06T04:25:58Z

Many Incumbents Survive In Legislative Shake-Up

2012-06-06T02:31:26Z

The seat is currently held by House Speaker Ben Lujan, D-Nambé, who said this year that he would ... Democrats have a more robust 28-14 advantage over Republicans in the 42-member Senate. Rep. Richard Vigil, D-Las Vegas, a seven-term lawmaker ...

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Dist. 39: Trujillo Defeats Coss

2012-06-06T02:24:17Z

Santa Fe Mayor David Coss on Tuesday lost his bid to join the Legislature, as Carl Trujillo of Nambé came out on top in the bitterly contested race to succeed House Speaker Ben Lujan in House ... District 70 state Rep. Richard Vigil, D-Ribera ...

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Moderate Democrats win in NM legislative races

2012-06-05T19:57:44Z