Incumbent Congressman Ben Ray Luján, a Democrat, has more than 10 times the campaign funds as his Republican opponent Tom Mullins, according to finance reports filed with the federal government on Thursday.

Reports filed with the Federal Election Commission show Luján raised $104,392 between April 1 and June 30. He spent $43,289 during that time, leaving $416,139 in the bank at the beginning of the month.

Mullins, a Farmington oil man and self-proclaimed Tea Party Republican, took in $47,126 in the quarter. He spent $39,085, leaving $35,635 in the bank on June 30.

The difference in the reports is indicative not only of the power of the incumbency in terms of fundraising, but the uphill battle any Republican would have in the overwhelmingly Democratic 3rd Congressional District, which covers most of the northern half of the state. Democrats outnumber Republicans by nearly 2 to 1 in the district. As of May 24, there were 212,459 registered Democrats in the district, 109,185 Republicans, 56,285 independents (declined to state) and 9,619 members of other parties.

Among Luján's top contributors is the Bechtel Group, a San Francisco-based international construction company that is part of the team that manages Los Alamos National Laboratory. The company has contributed a total of $5,000 to Luján's campaign this year. Bernie Toon, a lobbyist for the company from Arlington, Va., contributed another $500 to Luján.

Another defense contractor, Raytheon, which has operations in Farmington and Las Cruces, contributed $7,500 to Luján's campaign this year.

Luján's contributors include several Indian tribes that operate casinos both inside and outside New Mexico. From in state he's received $5,800 so far this year from the Mescalero Apache Tribe in southern New Mexico. Out-of-state Indian contributors include: The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians from California ($7,200 for the year); the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians of North Carolina ($3,400); the Gila River Indian Community Council in Arizona ($2,400); Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation in California ($2,400); and the American Indian Sovereignty Self-Determination & Economic PAC of the National Indian Association, which gave Luján $2,000.

Luján also has strong labor backing. Among the unions that have contributed to his campaign are the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees ($5,000 this year); American Federation of Teachers ($5,000); Transport Workers Union of America ($3,000); American Postal Workers Union ($2,500); United Auto Workers ($2,500); and International Association of Firefighters ($1,000).

A number of New Mexico lobbyists contributed to Luján's campaign: Mark Duran ($4,500 this year); Dick Minzer ($1,000); J.D. Bullington ($850); Peter Mallery, a lobbyist for trial lawyers ($750); former House Republican Whip Joe Thompson ($636); Tom Horan ($583); Marc Saavedra ($500); and former aide to Bill Richardson Butch Maki ($250).

Other large contributors include political action committees for AT&T ($9,000 this year); the National Association of Realtors ($8,000); National Beer Wholesalers Association ($7,500); Burlington Northern Railroad ($7,000); Action Committee for Rural Electrification ($5,000); and The Southwest Leadership Fund ($5,000).

Larry G. Stolarczyk, president of the Stolar Research Corp. of Raton, has given Luján $5,200 this year.

Mullins received no PAC money during the last quarter. Much of his support is from fellow Farmington residents and local oil industry sources.

Mullins' contributors include: state Senate Republican leader Stuart Ingle of Portales ($250); state Rep. James Strickler, R-Farmington ($250); state Sen. Steve Neville, R-Aztec ($500); and Farmington City Councilor Jason Sandel, ($2,440 this year). Sandel is a registered Democrat whose father, former state Rep. Jerry Sandel, sought the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor in 2002.

A typographical error in the amount contributed to Lujan by Larry G. Stolarczyk has been corrected.

Contact Steve Terrell at 986-3037 or sterrell@sfnewmexican.com. Read his political blog at roundhouseroundup.com.