Ben Ray Lujan
Obama to work with oldest Congress
An interesting story in yesterday’s USA Today said that Barack Obama, who will be the fifth youngest President ever when sworn in, will be working with the oldest Congress ever.
The average age will be 57 in the House and 63 in the Senate, according to the chambers’ historical offices. In each case, it’s the highest [...]
Well, Udall isn’t at the VERY bottom of seniority
While there will still be a massive drop in seniority from Pete Domenici, who served six terms in the Senate, to freshman Sen. Tom Udall, at least Udall will not have to start at the very bottom of the pecking order.
According to CQ Politics, Tom Udall will only trail his Colorado cousin Mark Udall in [...]
New members of Congress sworn in — including four from New Mexico
Tom Udall, Martin Heinrich, Harry Teague and Ben Ray Lujan — all Democrats — no longer have the suffix “-elect” behind their newly won titles.
After being officially sworn in today, we now have Sen. Udall, Rep. Heinrich, Rep. Teague and Rep. Lujan.
Sen. Udall was ceremonially sworn in by outgoing Vice President Dick Cheney, who serves [...]
Placeholder Web sites up for new members of Congress
Placeholder Web sites are up for New Mexico’s new members of Congress.
The sites are up after the new members of Congress were sworn in earlier today. In the House, New Mexico Democrats Martin Heinrich, Harry Teague and Ben Ray Lujan were sworn in after casting their votes for fellow Democrat Nancy Pelosi for speaker of [...]
New Mexico’s new members of Congress get committee assignments
The leaders in the U.S. House seem to be taking care of the three incoming representatives from New Mexico, if their committee assignments are any sign.
Martin Heinrich landed a spot on the Armed Services Committee, Harry Teague has a spot on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Ben Ray Lujan will sit on the Committee [...]
U.S. Rep.-elect Lujan names Angela Ramirez to be his new chief of staff
U.S. Rep.-elect Ben Ray Lujan told a small crowd at a town hall meeting Friday at the Rio Rancho city hall about an important choice for his congressional staff: His chief of staff will be Angela Ramirez, the current executive director of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and former staffer for Rep. Joseph Crowley, D-N.Y.
At the [...]
N.M. faces ‘crippling loss’ of power in new Congress
New Mexico will lose decades of experience and seniority in the U.S. House and Senate when the new Congress convenes next month, posing great challenges for the new delegation tasked with protecting the state’s interests in Washington.
Ben Ray Lujan scores a historic work space in Washington
Call it a fluke. A portents of things to come. Or maybe it’s just a harmonic convergence — that’s for you Santa Fe. Ben Ray Lujan, New Mexico’s just-elected congressman from the north, landed a choice work space in the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, D.C.: Room 502.
The offices are assigned by lottery and he had the 48th pick [...]
Bill Richardson to New Mexico: ‘I will never forget you’
This morning’s news conference formalized what has been known for weeks: Richardson is leaving his job as governor of New Mexico with two years left in his term, meaning Lt. Gov. Diane Denish will become governor. In a news release that followed the news conference, Richardson provided additional details on the transition to the Denish administration.
N.M. congressional delegation: All new, all blue
Well this one’s worth a “Wow!” It’s New Mexico’s all new, all blue congressional delegation gathered today in Sen. Jeff Bingaman’s office on Capitol Hill.
From left to right: Democratic U.S. Reps.-elect Ben Ray Lujan (CD3) and Martin Heinrich (CD1), U.S. Sen.-elect Tom Udall. Seated in chair to their left is Rep.-elect Harry Teague (CD2) [...]