Meet the Congressman Picked to Lead House Democrats' 2016 Campaign

Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico will lead the political arm of House Democrats seeking a comeback in the 2016 election.

Rep. Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., center, thanks House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., right, after she announced he will take over as head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee from Rep. Steve Israel, D-N.Y., left, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Nov. 17, 2014.
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By Greg Giroux

November 18, 2014 at 10:47 AM UTC

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No sooner did the 2014 election end than the 2016 election began, especially for losing Democrats eager to put this year's political debacles behind them.

Thirteen days after Democrats won their fewest House seats in seven decades, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Monday introduced her choice to lead the party's political arm in the 2016 elections: Representative Ben Ray Luján, who was just elected to his fourth term representing northern New Mexico.