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Ruben Gallego

U.S. Senator (Class 1), AZ

Democratic Arizona since Jan 3, 2025

Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

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Issue areas

Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags

Offices & terms

OfficePartyFromToSource
U.S. Senator (Class 1), AZ current
Arizona
Democratic Jan 3, 2025 Jan 3, 2031 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US Senate District Arizona current
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2025 Jan 1, 2030 openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District AZ-3
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2023 Jan 2, 2025 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, AZ-3
Arizona
Democratic Jan 3, 2023 Jan 3, 2025 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District AZ-7
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2021 Jan 3, 2023 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, AZ-7
Arizona
Democratic Jan 3, 2021 Jan 3, 2023 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District AZ-7
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2019 Jan 3, 2021 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, AZ-7
Arizona
Democratic Jan 3, 2019 Jan 3, 2021 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, AZ-7
Arizona
Democratic Jan 3, 2017 Jan 3, 2019 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District AZ-7
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2017 Jan 3, 2019 openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District AZ-7
United States
Democratic Jan 6, 2015 Jan 3, 2017 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, AZ-7
Arizona
Democratic Jan 6, 2015 Jan 3, 2017 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

Committee assignments

Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim

DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. -0.358, social dim. 0.139. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic

Roll-call votes (840 recorded)

VotePositionDateResultSource
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Justin R. Olson to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Indiana Nay Feb 5, 2026 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Brian Charles Lea, of Tennessee, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee Nay Feb 5, 2026 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Brian Charles Lea to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee Nay Feb 4, 2026 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Megan Blair Benton, of Missouri, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Missouri Nay Feb 4, 2026 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Megan Blair Benton to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Missouri Nay Feb 4, 2026 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Aaron Christian Peterson, of Alaska, to be United States District Judge for the District of Alaska Nay Feb 4, 2026 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Aaron Christian Peterson to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Alaska Nay Feb 3, 2026 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Nicholas Jon Ganjei, of Texas, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas Nay Feb 3, 2026 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Nicholas Jon Ganjei to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas Nay Feb 3, 2026 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: David Clay Fowlkes, of Arkansas, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas Nay Feb 3, 2026 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: David Clay Fowlkes to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas Nay Feb 2, 2026 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7148 — Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 Nay Jan 30, 2026 Bill Passed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Merkley Amdt. No. 4287 Yea Jan 30, 2026 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Sanders Amdt. No. 4290 Yea Jan 30, 2026 Amendment Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Table Lee Amdt. No. 4286 Yea Jan 30, 2026 Motion to Table Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Table Lee Amdt. No. 4234 Yea Jan 30, 2026 Motion to Table Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Table Lee Amdt. No. 4236 Yea Jan 30, 2026 Motion to Table Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Paul Amdt. No. 4272 Nay Jan 30, 2026 Amendment Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7148 — Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 Nay Jan 29, 2026 Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 3627 — Pregnant Students’ Rights Act Nay Jan 27, 2026 Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6938 — Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 Yea Jan 15, 2026 Bill Passed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6938 — Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 Yea Jan 15, 2026 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 98 — A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Venezuela that have not been… Nay Jan 14, 2026 Point of Order Well Taken U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 84 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the… Yea Jan 13, 2026 Motion to Proceed Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6938 — Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 Yea Jan 12, 2026 Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD

Campaign funding

2,000 recorded contributions totalling $22,045,824. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 1545 of 2000 classified so far.

Funding typeContributionsTotalShare
Super PAC 1,001 $14,154,358 64%
Big donor 485 $2,235,848 10%
Party 28 $2,069,226 9%
Corporate PAC 31 $802,181 4%
Unclassified 455 $2,784,210 13%

Largest contributions

AmountDonorTo committeeTypeDateSource
$2,297,303 WIN IT BACK PAC Super PAC Oct 21, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$2,297,303 WIN IT BACK PAC Super PAC Oct 21, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$747,000 WIN IT BACK PAC Super PAC Oct 31, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$747,000 WIN IT BACK PAC Super PAC Oct 31, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$500,000 AISLE 518 STRATEGIES GALLEGO FOR ARIZONA unclassified Oct 22, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$282,200 GALLEGO VICTORY FUND GALLEGO FOR ARIZONA Party Jun 28, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$278,250 WIN IT BACK PAC Super PAC Oct 29, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$278,250 WIN IT BACK PAC Super PAC Oct 29, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$248,000 GALLEGO VICTORY FUND GALLEGO FOR ARIZONA Party Aug 29, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$222,000 GALLEGO VICTORY FUND GALLEGO FOR ARIZONA Party Mar 29, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$204,000 GALLEGO VICTORY FUND GALLEGO FOR ARIZONA Party Sep 6, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$159,533 WORKER POWER PAC Super PAC Sep 20, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$159,533 WORKER POWER PAC Super PAC Sep 20, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$142,000 GALLEGO VICTORY FUND GALLEGO FOR ARIZONA Party Sep 20, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$132,419 UNITED WE CAN Super PAC Oct 28, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules

Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.

Sponsored legislation (7 as lead sponsor)

Social media

Recent posts

  • Freedom delayed is still freedom worth honoring. Today we remember the enslaved Americans who waited more than two years to learn they were free, and the people who never stopped fighting to make that freedom real. Happy Juneteenth, Arizona!
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  • If you've applied to jobs and heard nothing back, you're not crazy. Companies are posting openings they never plan to fill. It wastes your time and warps the data we use to read the economy. I'm pushing the Labor Department and FTC to find out how bad it is.
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  • So the guy who wants to be Arizona’s top lawyer just told 18,000 of our neighbors to be ready to be deported. These are nurses and firefighters and people who’ve lived here their whole lives, and he’s looking them in the eye calling them illegals. azmirror.com/2026/06/17/w...
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  • If we’re serious about accountability, we have to be serious about transparency. I stopped by the Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Reading Room to meet with survivors and review the records that have been released to the public.
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  • Taxpayers will be paying $300 MILLION for Trump’s party palace. So when he said it would be privately funded, that was a lie.
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  • Nine Arizona students just earned the Congressional Award Gold Medal. Each one logged more than 400 hours of community service. Fighting fires, feeding families, coaching kids, and looking out for the homeless. I was honored to meet with them during their trip to D.C. this week.
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  • The United States should lead through strength, diplomacy, and principle—not by trying to change governments through military force. Our focus should be building strong partnerships across the Western Hemisphere and advancing America’s interests responsibly. @cnas.bsky.social
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  • Getting out of a conflict takes more than hope and guesswork. It takes serious diplomacy, experienced negotiators, and the patience to do the hard work. That’s how we protect our interests, support our allies, and avoid another endless war. @cnas.bsky.social
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  • Arizona depends on the Colorado River, and it cannot wait for everyone to agree. The Interior Department needs a plan now. Keep the system from collapsing, assess the risk fairly, and move resources as fast as possible.
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  • Getting in a little extra practice with Michael before the game tomorrow!
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  • I’m writing a jobs plan and I want your input. Preview the plan and send your thoughts directly to my team at the link below…
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  • Working people pay taxes on every paycheck while billionaires use loopholes to avoid paying theirs. Here's how the Robinhood Act closes one of those loopholes.
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