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U.S. Senator from Arizona

Ruben Gallego

Democrat · Arizona

Marine Corps veteran and former House member, elected to Senate in 2024. Progressive Democrat with focus on veterans, immigration reform, and workers' rights.

Record

Progressive Democrat. Champion of veterans' benefits, immigration pathways, and workers' rights. Supported comprehensive immigration reform and healthcare expansion.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (8 on record)

  • S.5113 — State of Men’s Health Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
  • S.4702 — China Subsidy Response and Export Competitiveness Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jun 8, 2026)
  • S.4662 — ROBINHOOD Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jun 2, 2026)
  • S.4605 — Geothermal Cost-Recovery Authority Act of 2026 (Introduced, May 20, 2026)
  • S.4569 — Protecting Circuit Boards and Substrates Act (Introduced, May 19, 2026)
  • S.4421 — NOPE Act of 2026 (Introduced, Apr 28, 2026)
  • S.4174 — A bill to provide a premium payment to employees who worked without receiving pay during the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security of 10 percent of the pay the employees should have received during the shutdown. (Introduced, Mar 24, 2026)
  • S.J.Res.131 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-02: Deceptive Marketing Practices About the Speed or Cost of Sending a Remittance Transfer". (Introduced, Mar 18, 2026)

Notable votes

  • Voted Nay on S.Res. 817 — S. Res. 817 (Resolution Agreed to, Jul 30, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R. 6644 — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 6644 with an Amendment (SA 5823) (Cloture Motion Agreed to, Jun 18, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on S. 2 — S. 2, As Amended (Bill Passed, Jun 5, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on S. 2 — Cortez Masto Amdt. No. 5463 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on S. 2 — Padilla Amdt. No. 5808 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on S. 2 — Gallego Amdt. No. 5813 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on S. 2 — Peters Amdt. No. 5763 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on S. 2 — Hirono Amdt. No. 5506 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)

Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)

  • S.4330 — Ending the Carried Interest Loophole Act (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
  • S.5190 — A bill to prohibit forced arbitration in work disputes, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
  • S.1289 — 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act (Introduced, Jul 29, 2026)
  • S.3940 — Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development Act (Introduced, Jul 28, 2026)
  • S.5108 — A bill to protect and expand nationwide access to assisted reproductive technology, including in vitro fertilization. (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
  • S.5049 — CLAIM Act (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
  • S.5016 — Clean Water Allotment Modernization Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 16, 2026)
  • S.4429 — Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026 (Reported, Jul 15, 2026)

Voting analysis

Ruben Gallego was recorded as not voting on more Senate roll calls than any other member of that chamber during this period.

12.5%
Roll calls recorded as not voting
160
Roll calls eligible to vote on
20
Recorded as not voting

The figure counts participation and nothing else. It carries no judgement and supports no inference about cause; senators miss votes for reasons the record does not capture, from illness and family circumstance to official travel and military service.

Reading the rest with that in mind

Two things follow. His comparable-vote base is well below the chamber's typical count, so the rate beneath rests on comparatively few decisions. And he moved from the House to the Senate partway through this Congress, which further shortens the Senate record available to measure.

5.0%
Votes against the Democrat majority
140
Roll calls where a party majority formed
32 of 45
Rank among Senate Democrats, most defections first

Within that record his departures point toward the Republican position: he supported passage and cloture on bills, backed an amendment offered by a Republican senator, and voted for a joint resolution — each against most of his caucus.

All 7 roll calls where Ruben Gallego voted against the Senate Democrat majority.
Roll callDateOutcomeTheir vote
S. 1582
S. 1582, As Amended
On Passage of the Bill S. 1582 · roll call 119		Jun 17, 2025Bill PassedYea (party: Nay)
S. 1582
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Amdt. No. 2307 to S. 1582
On the Cloture Motion S. 1582 · roll call 119		Jun 11, 2025Cloture Motion Agreed toYea (party: Nay)
S.J.Res. 3
S.J. Res. 3
On the Joint Resolution S.J.Res. 3 · roll call 119		Mar 4, 2025Joint Resolution PassedYea (party: Nay)
S. 5
S. 5, As Amended
On Passage of the Bill S. 5 · roll call 119		Jan 20, 2025Bill PassedYea (party: Nay)
S. 5
Ernst Amdt No. 8, As Amended
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 8 to S. 5 (No short title on file) · roll call 119		Jan 20, 2025Amendment Agreed toYea (party: Nay)
S. 5
Motion to Invoke Cloture: S. 5
On the Cloture Motion S. 5 · roll call 119		Jan 17, 2025Cloture Motion Agreed toYea (party: Nay)
S. 5
Cornyn Amdt. No. 14
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 14 to S.Amdt. 8 to S. 5 (No short title on file) · roll call 119		Jan 15, 2025Amendment Agreed toYea (party: Nay)

The steadier Arizona senator

Arizona's two Senate seats are both Democratic-held. Measured on votes cast, Gallego departs from the caucus less often than his colleague.

Among the 2 Democrats in the Arizona delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 5.3%. Ruben Gallego is below that average at 5.0%.

Committee roles and filings

His minority-side posts cover digital assets on the banking side and energy on the natural resources side. The bills mix industrial policy with consumer protection: the China Subsidy Response and Export Competitiveness Act, the Geothermal Cost-Recovery Authority Act, the Protecting Circuit Boards and Substrates Act, the ROBINHOOD Act and a State of Men's Health Act.

Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Ruben Gallego's cluster into: Taxation (2), Energy (1), Finance and Financial Sector (1), Foreign Trade and International Finance (1), Government Operations and Politics (1), International Affairs (1).

276
Bills sponsored
2773
Bills cosponsored

Of the 8 most recent of those, 8 currently sit at Introduced.

Tenure

His tenure figures count continuous congressional service across both chambers, which is why a senator this new registers as a veteran.

First elected in 2015, now serving across 6 terms. Ruben Gallego falls in the veteran cohort.

By the numbers

In the 119th Congress, Ruben Gallego has 276 bills sponsored, 2773 cosponsored, 8 recent floor votes recorded.

Committee assignments

  • Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
  • Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
  • Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
  • Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
  • Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
  • Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Digital Assets (Ranking Member)
  • Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection
  • Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Housing, Transportation, and Community Development
  • Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Energy (Ranking Member)
  • Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: National Parks
  • Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Water and Power
  • Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Border Management, Federal Workforce, and Regulatory Affairs

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