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DemocratNew Mexico SenateParty nominee
Ben Ray Luján
Political group
Unclassified
Race role
Incumbent Senator
Leadership Score (WATT)Scale 0–100
56.73Media impression score derived from bias-weighted sentiment analysis.
Raw Leadership Score56.73
Friction-0.00
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Effectiveness (‘e’) — measuredMeasured from federal record
5.67/10Problem-solving capability measured from sponsored legislation, committee roles, and tenure.
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Career background
Legislative record373Bills authored in Congress
Amendments passed: 0
Bipartisan index0.48GovTrack bipartisanship index
High cross-aisle alignment
Campaign Funding
Grassroots (individual)85%
PAC / corporate15%
Missed votes--
Leadership strengths
Bipartisan Political Acumen
Articles: 1 · Bias weight: 1x
Weighted score0.900
Focus on the Common Good
Articles: 64 · Bias weight: 1.006x
Weighted score0.764
Top sources
https://ladailypost.com/lujan-delivers-nearly-982-million-for-vital-new-mexico-projects-in-senate-passed-appropriations-bills/https://ladailypost.com/lujan-meets-with-officials-highlights-federal-funding-secured-for-local-communities-holds-reca-outreach-event/https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/nm-u-sen-ben-ray-222903048.htmlCivic Responsibility
Articles: 62 · Bias weight: 1.003x
Weighted score0.756
Top sources
https://nypost.com/2026/01/16/business/verizon-outage-sparks-calls-for-mandatory-refunds-as-customers-blast-pathetic-20-credit/https://ladailypost.com/lujan-announces-nominations-to-u-s-service-academies/https://ladailypost.com/lujan-wyden-markey-urge-apple-and-google-to-remove-x-and-grok-from-app-stores-following-grok-generating-illegal-sexual-images-at-scale/Political Acumen
Articles: 73 · Bias weight: 1.003x
Weighted score0.744
Top sources
https://ladailypost.com/lujan-wyden-markey-urge-apple-and-google-to-remove-x-and-grok-from-app-stores-following-grok-generating-illegal-sexual-images-at-scale/https://www.phonearena.com/news/apple-google-asked-to-remove-x-and-grok-from-app-stores_id177208https://curated.tncontentexchange.com/states/new_mexico/nm-u-s-sen-luj-n-advocates-urge-nuclear-victims-to-apply-for-compensation/article_92284bee-66c2-54e8-b3b1-77df4c3d7826.htmlCourage
Articles: 15 · Bias weight: 1x
Weighted score0.718
Leadership frictions
Risk-Taking
Articles: 1 · Weight: Friction Coefficient
Friction score-0.400