Ben Ray Luján is running for the Senate — and throwing the House Democrats' succession plans in disarray

Ben Ray Lujan.
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Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) announced last week he would not seek re-election in New Mexico's upcoming 2020 campaign, opening up a key seat for the party in what could be a competitive election, per The New York Times. On Monday, Rep. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) formally declared on Twitter that he will contend for Udall's vacant seat.

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Tim O'Donnell

Tim is a staff writer at The Week and has contributed to Bedford and Bowery and The New York Transatlantic. He is a graduate of Occidental College and NYU's journalism school. Tim enjoys writing about baseball, Europe, and extinct megafauna. He lives in New York City.