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Ben R. Lujan has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the 3rd district of the State of New Mexico, since 2009.

Contents 1 Positions, record and controversies 1.1 Taxes 1.2 Education 1.3 Environment and Energy 1.4 Iraq War 1.5 Government Reform 1.6 Health 2 Bio 2.1 2008 elections 3 Money in politics 4 Committees and affiliations 4.1 Committees 4.2 Affiliations 5 More background data 6 Contact 6.1 Twitter 7 Articles and resources 7.1 See also 7.2 References 7.3 External resources 7.4 External articles

Positions, record and controversies

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Taxes

Lujan supports revoking the Bush tax cuts and shifting these tax breaks to the middle class. ^[1]

Education

Lujan will work to increase Pell grants and make federal loan easier to repay. He supports programs that reimburse students for college expenses based on community service projects and a commitment to public service to encourage students to pursue careers that help their communities. He is against the No Child Left Behind Act. He would support local control of schools with adequate funding. ^[1]

Environment and Energy

Lujan believes an investment in renewable energy development will create new jobs and lead the way to reducing our dependence on oil and other fossil fuels. Lujan believes the U.S. must become energy independent and produce clean, renewable energy in the United States. Lujan supports 'Use it or Lose it' legislation that requires oil companies to use the 68 million available leased but untapped acres they have available to them to increase domestic production, increasing our investment in renewable energy, increasing fuel efficiency in our automobiles. He also supports increasing fuel efficiency as well as research and development to improve fuel efficiency standards. He will also work to extend the Production Tax Credit to encourage economic growth and job creation in the renewable energy industry by promoting stability. ^[1]

Lujan believes in implementing a cap and trade program, reducing emissions by raising CAFE standards, and funding national laboratories to do more renewable energy research. ^[1]

Iraq War

Lujan believes the U.S. must end the Iraq War and supports developing an immediate timetable for withdrawal. The U.S. must take immediate steps to create an international diplomatic council, which includes Iraq’s neighbors, key allies and the United Nations, to stabilize the current civil unrest and bring the conflicting factions into peace talks. ^[1]

Government Reform

Lujan seeks to increase transparency and track where every dollar goes to make sure no one is abusing their federal contract. ^[1]

Health

Lujan supports universal health care that is built on principles of affordability, accessibility and quality.

• No one should be denied care for a pre-existing condition
• Health care should be portable and not tied to your job
• Redundancy and waste should be eliminated to reduce costs
• You should be able to choose your own doctor

While overhauling healthcare, Lujan supports the expansion of SCHIP and improve Medicare. He also seeks to expand children's healthcare. ^[1]

Bio

Lujan was born June 7, 1972, in Santa Fe, N.M., and holds a bachelor's dergee from New Mexico Highlands University. Before running for the U.S. House, he served as the Chairman of the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission.^[2]

2008 elections

Lujan won the Democratic nomination for the seat vacated by Rep. Tom Udall (D-N.M.). Udall vacated the post to run for the senate seat of retired Sen. Pete Domenici (R-N.M.). He defeated Dan East in the November 4, 2008 general election.^[3]

Money in politics

This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section.

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You may still be able to get the information from the links below.

Links to more campaign contribution information for Ben Lujan from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site.
Fundraising profile:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
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• Revolving door profile for Ben Lujan from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• 2006 privately funded travel profile for Ben Lujan from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• Personal finance profile for Ben Lujan from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.

Committees and affiliations

Committees

• House Committee on Homeland Security
  • Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology
  • Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection
• House Committee on Science and Technology
  • Subcommittee on Environment and Energy
  • Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation

Affiliations

More background data

Contact

DC office
330 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Ph: 202-225-6190 Fax: 202-226-1528 Webform email
District offices
811 St. Michael's Drive Suite 104, Santa Fe, NM 87505 Ph: 505-984-8950 Fax: (none entered) 3200 Civic Center NE Suite 330, Rio Rancho, NM 87144 Ph: 505-994-0499 Fax: (none entered) 800 Municipal Drive, Farmington, NM 87401 Ph: 505-324-1005 Fax: (none entered)
On the Web
Official website YouTube channel
Campaign office
[http://www.benrlujan.com Campaign website] No campaign webform email entered. P.O. Box 31129, Santa Fe, NM 87594 Ph: (none entered) Fax: (none entered)

Twitter

Articles and resources

See also

• 2008 U.S. congressional elections
  • 2008 U.S. congressional election dates
• Portal:New Mexico and the U.S. Congress

References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6} official Lujan for Congress website Issues Section
2. ↑ Official House Web site
3. ↑ Richard E. Berg-Andersson, "New Mexico 2008 General Election," The Green Papers, retrieved November 5, 2008

External resources

• 2008 Race Tracker page on New Mexico’s 3rd Congressional District
• Official Ben Lujan for Congress Website

External articles

Marie Horrigan, "Three's a crowd in New Mexico House races," CQPolitics, April 4, 2008.

Semantic data (Edit data)

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