Sen. Ben Ray Lujan has been honored by the James Beard Foundation for his work in nutrition.Sen. Lujan is one of the recipients of the 2026 Impact Award for his work as a Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition. The James Beard Foundation cited Sen. Lujan’s efforts to protect and strengthen SNAP, which provides funding for qualified families to purchase food.”My work to protect and improve federal nutrition programs is driven by the advocates back home in New Mexico who fight hunger in our communities every day,” Sen. Lujan said in a statement. “In a country as abundant as the United States, allowing our neighbors to go hungry is a policy choice, not an inevitability.”The 2026 James Beard Impact Award recipients were honored Sunday in Chicago.
Sen. Ben Ray Lujan has been honored by the James Beard Foundation for his work in nutrition.
Sen. Lujan is one of the recipients of the 2026 Impact Award for his work as a Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition. The James Beard Foundation cited Sen. Lujan’s efforts to protect and strengthen SNAP, which provides funding for qualified families to purchase food.
“My work to protect and improve federal nutrition programs is driven by the advocates back home in New Mexico who fight hunger in our communities every day,” Sen. Lujan said in a statement. “In a country as abundant as the United States, allowing our neighbors to go hungry is a policy choice, not an inevitability.”
The 2026 James Beard Impact Award recipients were honored Sunday in Chicago.
