Introduction & Highlights DT: December 14, 2015 TO: Mr. Chairman, Kelly Ward, Hayley Dierker, Ty Matsdorf, Dan Sena, Aaron Trujillo FR: DCCC Research RE: BRL Research The following report contains research on Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Ben Ray Congressional District. Luján, representative for New Mexico’s Third Research for this book was conducted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Research Committee’s Department and Gordon Loewen Research between February and November 2015. As this document is meant to focus primarily on particularly as it topline information regarding Luján’s career – could relate to or impact the work of the DCCC this research report has intentionally and unintentionally left out – certain material. Consequently, there may be omissions or areas that need further exploring. Should further information be needed on a particular topic, please feel free to contact us. Significant effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this report. However, before using the materials contained in this report for use in any public forum, always double-check the facts to verify your claims. The DCCC Research Department is available at all times to assist in such fact-checking efforts. Should further information be needed on a particular topic, please feel free to contact us. TOPIC HIGHLIGHTS Thematics Dating back to his 2004 campaign for PRC, Luján has Nepotism repeatedly been accused of benefiting from political patronage as a result of Speaker influence Luján’s Luján and Speaker Luján shared a mailing address at the family compound and Speaker Luján filed campaign finance Luján’s report for him in 2004 In 2008, Speaker Luján reversed his position on a ballot eligibility bill that would help congressional bid and Luján’s was accused of working behind the scenes to remove primary opponents from the ballot Luján was appointed administrative services director for the Department of Cultural Affairs in 2003 a position the Cultural – Affairs Secretary noted was usually filed by someone with
Introduction & Highlights DT: December 14, 2015 TO: Mr. Chairman, Kelly Ward, Hayley Dierker, Ty Matsdorf, Dan Sena, Aaron Trujillo FR: DCCC Research RE: BRL Research The following report contains research on Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Ben Ray Luján, representative for New Mexico’s Third Congressional District. Research for this book was conducted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s Research Department and Gordon Loewen Research between February and November 2015. As this document is meant to focus primarily on topline information regarding Luján’s career – particularly as it could relate to or impact the work of the DCCC – this research report has intentionally and unintentionally left out certain material. Consequently, there may be omissions or areas that need further exploring. Should further information be needed on a particular topic, please feel free to contact us. Significant effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this report. However, before using the materials contained in this report for use in any public forum, always double-check the facts to verify your claims. The DCCC Research Department is available at all times to assist in such fact-checking efforts. Should further information be needed on a particular topic, please feel free to contact us. TOPIC HIGHLIGHTS Thematics Nepotism Dating back to his 2004 campaign for PRC, Luján has repeatedly been accused of benefiting from political patronage as a result of Speaker Luján’s influence Luján and Speaker Luján shared a mailing address at the family compound and Speaker Luján filed Luján’s campaign finance report for him in 2004 In 2008, Speaker Luján reversed his position on a ballot eligibility bill that would help Luján’s congressional bid and was accused of working behind the scenes to remove primary opponents from the ballot Luján was appointed administrative services director for the Department of Cultural Affairs in 2003 – a position the Cultural Affairs Secretary noted was usually filed by someone with
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