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Ruben Gallego

@gallegoforarizona.com
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Senator from Arizona. Father to Michael and Isla. Married to Sydney. Iraq War Veteran USMC 0311/0341

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Ruben Gallego @gallegoforarizona.com · 10/10/2026
The president is trying to intimidate us out of voting. Across the country, ICE has been racially profiling and detaining hundreds of U.S. citizens. Show Trump his fear theater won't work. Tu boleta es tu voz, úsala.
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Ruben Gallego @gallegoforarizona.com · 01/10/2026
I've been campaigning with some great candidates in Texas. Everywhere I go, I’m hearing the same thing: People are sick and tired of this administration’s chaos. They’re sick and tired of paying so much. And they’re sick and tired of candidates like Ken Paxton that don’t seem to care.
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Ruben Gallego @gallegoforarizona.com · 01/10/2026
I served in Iraq. The free press wasn't our enemy—they reported what was happening on the ground and helped keep us alive. Pete Hegseth can call critical reporting "treason," but that doesn't change the fact that he has no idea how to win this war.
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Ruben Gallego @gallegoforarizona.com · 22/09/2026
Election Day is right around the corner, and @maricopadems.bsky.social are out there every day, knocking doors, making calls, and talking to neighbors. That's how we win up and down the ballot.
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Ruben Gallego @gallegoforarizona.com · 18/09/2026
Straight out of the authoritarian playbook.
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Ruben Gallego @gallegoforarizona.com · 08/09/2026
Thanks to everyone at the Coconino County Fair for being so warm and welcoming to my family and me. We had a great time!
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Ruben Gallego @gallegoforarizona.com · 01/09/2026
Pete Hegseth has been secretly paying influencers to sell Americans on the war in Iran—the same playbook fascists use on their own people. Hegseth cares more about clicks and looking good on social media than actually delivering for our service members.
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Ruben Gallego @gallegoforarizona.com · 01/09/2026
I spent 10 years on the House Armed Services Committee. We were always planning for the next war. Hegseth is planning for Trump's approval rating. Junior officers are watching and learning the fastest way up isn't merit, it's kissing his ass.
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Ruben Gallego @gallegoforarizona.com · 26/08/2026
Donald Trump could end the war, lower costs, and win your vote. Instead, he's trying to make it harder for people to cast a ballot. I won't stand for it.
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Ruben Gallego @gallegoforarizona.com · 26/08/2026
Trump’s hiding U.S. military casualties because he doesn’t want to be known as someone who lost more troops than Biden. And now he’s trying to take out Stars and Stripes—the one publication that can cut through the lies and give the perspective of service members.
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Ruben Gallego @gallegoforarizona.com · 26/08/2026
When I was in Iraq, I read Stars and Stripes for essential reporting on IEDs and PTSD care. Now Trump is firing their top reporters because they’re holding him accountable for his stupid Iran war.
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Ruben Gallego @gallegoforarizona.com · 25/08/2026
We can't hold our allies at gunpoint and expect them to stay loyal. What Trump doesn't understand is that we need to foster our friendships during the good times so they're by our side during the bad ones.
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Ruben Gallego @gallegoforarizona.com · 25/08/2026
80% of Arizonans vote-by-mail. That's Democrats AND Republicans. Trump knows he's going to lose, so rather than fight for the people he serves, he's trying to undermine our democracy and change who can vote.
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Ruben Gallego @gallegoforarizona.com · 23/08/2026
The kind of corruption we're seeing has real consequences for our working families. None of the Kushners are going to put their asses on the line and get shot at. Regular kids will go fight in Iran while they cash in on another deal with the Qatari investment fund.
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Ruben Gallego @gallegoforarizona.com · 23/08/2026
I know what happens when bad leadership sends young Americans into a war without a clear plan to get out. I lived it in Iraq. We cannot repeat the same mistakes and leave another generation of service members to carry the consequences.
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Ruben Gallego @gallegoforarizona.com · 23/08/2026
I support diplomacy and tools below the threshold of war, but I’m not going to commit American men and women to regime change again. We've tried that in the Middle East. That’s how I lost my best friend in Iraq.
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Ruben Gallego @gallegoforarizona.com · 13/08/2026
I served in combat. I know how psychologically grueling these missions can be, but the reports from the USS Lincoln are disturbing to a new level. This is exactly what happens when you start a war with no plan or strategy. Utter incompetence.
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Ruben Gallego @gallegoforarizona.com · 13/08/2026
Pete Hegseth claims that what we’re seeing on the USS Abraham Lincoln is an absolute fabrication. I’m talking with a military spouse who's forwarding me her husband’s text messages. They’re pushing our service men and women to the limit.
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Ruben Gallego @gallegoforarizona.com · 13/08/2026
Juan Ciscomani doesn't care about Arizona. 📹: @americanprogressaction.org
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Ruben Gallego @gallegoforarizona.com · 28/07/2026
Iraq taught us a painful lesson: When politicians rush into war with no exit strategy, working-class Americans pay with their lives. And now Trump is circling the drain into another never-ending war.
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Ruben Gallego @gallegoforarizona.com · 28/07/2026
Trump ran on two promises. Stop the wars. Expose the predators. Instead he dragged us into a dumb, illegal war with Iran and is protecting the pedophiles.
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Ruben Gallego @gallegoforarizona.com · 24/07/2026
4 young people just died in Trump’s illegal war, and he struck them from the death toll. They're fudging numbers because they got us into this war and don't know how to get us out. More Americans will die because these guys care more about their ego than our troops' safety.
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Ruben Gallego @gallegoforarizona.com · 14/07/2026
This isn't about whether you're a legal or illegal immigrant. It's about the racial profiling of latinos in this country.
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Ruben Gallego @gallegoforarizona.com · 08/07/2026
Working people can’t afford Trump’s reckless war. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/08/b...
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Ruben Gallego @gallegoforarizona.com · 03/07/2026
Billionaires shouldn’t be able to take out 100-year leases or avoid paying taxes. The concentration of capital among the top 1% of this country is becoming a real problem for everyday Americans. We need to have the courage to say the tax system is broken and fix it.
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Ruben Gallego @gallegoforarizona.com · 03/07/2026
Happy 3rd birthday to the sweetest girl in the world!
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Ruben Gallego @gallegoforarizona.com · 25/06/2026
Grateful to have been part of the Latino Vote Summit. My message to my own party was simple: there is no national Democratic Party without the Latino vote. Not every Latino is a liberal. You want our vote, you have to work for it. Meet people where they are, not where you wish they were.
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Ruben Gallego @gallegoforarizona.com · 22/06/2026
Workers built America. We must respect them and understand how important they are to this country and its legacy.
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Ruben Gallego @gallegoforarizona.com · 21/06/2026
People are hungry for politics that actually answer to them. And it's high time we deliver.
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Ruben Gallego @gallegoforarizona.com · 19/06/2026
Thank you, Greenwood County Democrats!
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Ruben Gallego @gallegoforarizona.com · 18/06/2026
Fort Worth. LULAC 2026. Good conversations, strong leadership, and a reminder that Latino communities continue to help shape the future of this country. @lulacorg.bsky.social
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Ruben Gallego @gallegoforarizona.com · 18/06/2026
If Latino kids aren’t educated, America isn’t educated. If Latino families can’t build wealth, America is poorer for it. Our fight for opportunity, dignity, and respect is rooted in a simple belief: when Latino communities thrive, our country thrives.
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Ruben Gallego @gallegoforarizona.com · 18/06/2026
I’m proud to be Latino, and I’m proud to be American. Those identities don’t compete with each other—they strengthen each other. Our culture, our communities, and our contributions continue to make America stronger, more vibrant, and more prosperous. @lulacorg.bsky.social
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Ruben Gallego @gallegoforarizona.com · 17/06/2026
Trump's pick to protect federal workers from discrimination once ran a magazine that drew a Jewish student with horns and a pitchfork. I gave him the chance to call it antisemitic. He wouldn't. If you can't name it, you can't be trusted to protect everyone equally.
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Ruben Gallego @gallegoforarizona.com · 12/06/2026
Happy first birthday to the happiest smiley baby in the world!
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Ruben Gallego @gallegoforarizona.com · 10/06/2026
My family and I have enjoyed brunch at The Royale for years, so it was great to stop by during Pride Month and spend time with Mark and the team. LGBTQ-owned businesses help make Arizona’s communities stronger, more vibrant, and more welcoming for everyone.
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Ruben Gallego @gallegoforarizona.com · 08/06/2026
Lift the cap on Social Security payroll tax. This will take care of the problem. Next Dem trifecta has to do this immediately.
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Ruben Gallego @gallegoforarizona.com · 08/06/2026
I don’t know who was dumber. Trump for listening to Netanyahu and getting us into this war or Netanyahu for thinking that Trump would be someone you can trust as a war time President. Total dumbasses
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Ruben Gallego @gallegoforarizona.com · 04/06/2026
Step 1 of building an economy that rewards work? A $20/hour minimum wage that's pegged to inflation. No more politicians filibustering wage increases.
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Ruben Gallego @gallegoforarizona.com · 04/06/2026
Unions built the middle class and enabled Americans to live dignified lives, so this Congress must do everything it can to protect them from Trump's anti-labor administration. Everyday workers deserve the rights and protections that allow them to enjoy life.
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Ruben Gallego @gallegoforarizona.com · 04/06/2026
Five years ago today I married my best friend. Every day I admire your strength, your grace, and your determination. There's no person I'd rather walk through life with than you. Happy anniversary, Sydney!
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Ruben Gallego @gallegoforarizona.com · 03/06/2026
Before the Senate I was a kid working construction on the South Side of Chicago. The union guys had higher pay, safer conditions, and a real pension. That's what built the middle class. Today at the CWA National Legislative-Political Conference I laid out my plan to rebuild it.
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Ruben Gallego @gallegoforarizona.com · 21/05/2026
I'm proud to endorse Hector Mujica for FL-28. The son of Venezuelan immigrants with two decades of public service under his belt, he knows what it means to build from nothing. He'll fight for the families who deserve that same shot.
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Ruben Gallego @gallegoforarizona.com · 21/05/2026
Johnny Garcia is running for Congress in Texas' 35th district and he's exactly who they need. Raised by a single mom on the West Side of San Antonio. Nearly two decades in law enforcement. SWAT negotiator. He knows what it means to show up for his community. I'm proud to endorse him.
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Ruben Gallego @gallegoforarizona.com · 20/05/2026
Proud to endorse Josh Turek for U.S. Senate in Iowa. The son of a Vietnam vet and a two-time Paralympic gold medalist, Josh won a Trump district by six votes. He fights for working families, not donors. Iowa deserves that in the Senate.
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Ruben Gallego @gallegoforarizona.com · 14/05/2026
People aren't missing payments because they want to. But when your paycheck doesn't cover groceries, rent, and gas anymore, what choice do you have?
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Ruben Gallego @gallegoforarizona.com · 10/05/2026
Michael, Isla, and Cooper couldn’t be luckier. Happy Mother’s Day Sydney! We love you!
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Ruben Gallego @gallegoforarizona.com · 13/04/2026
I support the ethics committee’s investigation and believe Eric Swalwell is no longer fit to be a Member of Congress. He should be expelled from Congress. 

I want to be clear: I had no knowledge of the allegations of assault, harassment, and predatory behavior against Eric Swalwell. 

I trusted someone who I believed was a friend, but it is now clear that he is not the person I thought I knew.

The women who have come forward have shown courage. They deserve to be believed, to be supported, and to see justice served.
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Ruben Gallego @gallegoforarizona.com · 10/04/2026
Thank you Reverend Al Sharpton for having me at this year’s National Action Network Convention. I’m not here for one visit. I’m here to do the work and keep coming back.
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Ruben Gallego @gallegoforarizona.com · 09/04/2026
Joined Rev. Al Sharpton at the National Action Network to talk about where things stand. Families are doing everything right and still falling behind. I'm focused on changing that.
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