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Ben Luján, Sr.

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Birthplace: Nambe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
Death: December 18, 2012 (77)
Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Celedon Lujan and Nestora Lujan
Husband of Private
Father of Ben Ray Luján, U.S. Senator

Managed by: Tamás Flinn Caldwell-Gilbert
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About Ben Luján

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Luj%C3%A1n

Ben Luján, Sr. (July 12, 1935 – December 18, 2012) was an American politician. A Democrat, he was the Speaker of the New Mexico House of Representatives. He served in the House beginning in 1975, and as Speaker beginning in 2001. His legislative district, the 46th, was composed mostly of Santa Fe.

Before his entry into politics, he was an iron worker and a Los Alamos National Laboratory contractor. Ben Luján's son, Ben Ray Luján, is a member of Congress from New Mexico's 3rd Congressional District.

He died of cancer in 2012, aged 77.

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Ben Luján's Timeline

1935
July 12, 1935
Nambe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
1972
June 7, 1972
Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
2012
December 18, 2012
Age 77
Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States