Ruben Gallego

Progressive

Democrat

Senator

Arizona

Current Position: Senator from Arizona

Running For: N/A

Policy Positions

For the Inflation Reduction Act, which lowered prescription drug and health care costs, invested in clean energy, and required billion-dollar corporations to pay higher taxes; supports the Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act to combat corporate price gouging on food and gas
For child tax credit providing tax breaks for families
For increasing affordable housing through federal resources

For raising the federal minimum wage to at least $15/hour, protecting workers' rights to organize and collectively bargain, closing tax loopholes for billionaires and corporations, and voted for the CHIPS and Science Act to bring semiconductor manufacturing jobs to Arizona

For the Honoring Our PACT Act providing benefits to veterans exposed to toxic burn pits; supports expanded VA healthcare, housing, education, mental health services, and disability compensation for veterans
For expanded healthcare access for tribal communities, including Urban Indian Organizations; supports addressing Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women crisis and improving tribal law enforcement coordination
For universal health care access, Medicaid expansion, protecting and expanding the Affordable Care Act, lowering prescription drug prices, and opposing privatization or cuts to Medicare
For prescription drug reform to lower health care costs

For increased public school funding, universal full-day kindergarten, expanded child care funding, affordable higher education, and addressing the teacher shortage through legislation like the Teachers LEAD Act
For universal full-day kindergarten access for all children; introduced the Universal Full-Day Kindergarten Act

For legislation banning foreign corporations and governments from using water in drought-stricken states; supports water conservation funding, the 30x30 Initiative to conserve 30% of global lands and oceans by 2030, and permanent funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund
For comprehensive immigration reform including increased border patrol funding, securing ports of entry, a path for Dreamers via the Higher Education Dream Act, and against family separation policies; supports filibuster reform to advance immigration legislation
For government action on climate change; voted for the Inflation Reduction Act as the largest climate investment in U.S. history; supports protecting public lands including the Grand Canyon from industry exploitation

For LGBTQ+ rights including same-sex marriage; opposed Don't Ask Don't Tell and Prop 107 same-sex marriage ban; supports the Equality Act prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in housing, banking, transportation, and public accommodations; supports VA benefits for veterans discharged due to sexual orientation or gender identity
For abortion rights; views abortion as a fundamental right, voted to guarantee legal right to travel across state lines for abortion, supports access to contraception, co-sponsored the Women's Health Protection Act and My Body My Data Act, and supports waiving the filibuster to codify Roe v. Wade

For the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the Freedom to Vote Act; supports codifying these bills into law to protect voting rights and opposes efforts to suppress votes or overturn election results
For expanding ballot access for Native Americans with disabilities through the PAVA Program Inclusion Act; supports broadband expansion on tribal lands

For deterring Russian aggression in Europe and supporting Ukraine; advocates for strong U.S. posture against China, Russia, and Iran