Skip to main content
GWGovwatch
CongressBillsCommitteesPresidentMoneyPulseMisconductElectionsMap
Donate

Weekly accountability digest

One email a week with new votes, moving bills, and misconduct updates. No spam.

GW

Govwatch. Public data about Congress, in one place, in plain English.

Built with public data. Not affiliated with the U.S. government.

Explore

  • Officials
  • Legislation
  • Committees
  • Congress Pulse
  • Trending Topics
  • Bipartisan Leaderboard
  • Weekly Digest
  • Misconduct
  • Predictions

Learn

  • How Congress Works
  • How a Bill Becomes Law
  • Campaign Finance 101
  • Glossary

Tools

  • My Representatives
  • Compare Members
  • Bill Watchlist
  • Search
  • District Map
  • Follow the Money
  • Watch Live

Site

  • About
  • Contact
  • Corrections
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service

Data Sources

Congress.gov API v3
Bills, members, votesGovInfo API
Floor speeches, reports, bill textFederal Election Commission (FEC)
Campaign financeVoteView (UCLA)
Ideology scores (DW-NOMINATE)GovTrack.us
Misconduct data (CC0)U.S. Census Bureau
District demographics
Support This Project

This site is free. Donations help cover hosting, API fees, and keeping the data fresh.

All data is sourced from official government APIs and public records. This site is for informational purposes only.

© 2026 Govwatch

ResolvedCampaign & ElectionsEthics Violation

requesting that his congressional campaign committee issue communications, including requests for donations, using images of him in a “sit-in” demonstration in the House

Ben Ray Luján
Ben Ray Luján
DemocratNM · Senator
May 11, 2017
First Reported
August 1, 2017
Concluded
3 months
Duration
3
Actions Taken

What Happened

In 2017 Lujan was investigated for requesting that his congressional campaign committee issue communications, including requests for donations, using images of him in a “sit-in” demonstration in the House. The House Committee on Ethics concluded that no action was needed.

Timeline

May 11, 2017House Office of Congressional Ethics

recommended that the Committee on Ethics further review the allegation

Source →
June 26, 2017House Committee on Ethics

decided to extend the matter

Source →
August 1, 2017House Committee on Ethics

adopted a report concluding that no action was needed

Source →

Data: GovTrack.us Misconduct Database (CC0 public domain)