Gallego, Ruben
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Rubén Marinelarena Gallego ( ROO-bən ghy-EH-goh; né Marinelarena; born November 20, 1979) is an American politician serving since 2025 as the junior United States Senator from Arizona. A member of the Democratic Party, he served from 2011 to 2014 as a member of the Arizona House of Representatives and from 2015 to 2025 as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Gallego was elected to Congress in 2014 as a progressive and drew attention for his combative social media presence, including criticism of Arizona senator Kyrsten Sinema, who opposed efforts to abolish the Senate filibuster to pass Democratic legislation. Democrats and progressive organizations encouraged him to challenge Sinema in the Democratic primary. In 2023, Gallego announced his candidacy for the 2024 U.S. Senate election in Arizona. Sinema later registered as an independent and chose not to seek reelection. Gallego rebranded himself as a moderate Democrat and defeated Republican nominee Kari Lake in the general election. Gallego is the first Latino to be elected to represent Arizona in the United States Senate. After taking office, he became one of the first two Colombian-American U.S. senators, along with Republican Bernie Moreno of Ohio.
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Core attributes
- Current office
- Senator
- Office level
- federal
- Canonical name
- Gallego, Ruben
- First name
- Ruben
- Last name
- Gallego
- Occupation
- —
- Education
- —
- Year of birth
- —
Races
- Arizona U.S. Senate — 2024 General Election 2024-11-05 DEM C
- Arizona 3rd Congressional District — 2024 General Election 2024-11-05 DEM P
- Arizona 3rd Congressional District — 2022 General Election 2022-11-08 DEM C
- Arizona U.S. Senate — 2030 General Election 2030-11-05 DEM C
Campaign finance
Money at a glance
2022 cycle
- Coverage
- 2021-01-01 to 2022-12-31
- Source
- Derived from itemized transactions
- Outside spending
- Outside spending details
- Total receipts
- $2,933,465.25
- Total disbursements
- $2,273,861.31
- Cash on hand
- Not available
- Net self-funded
- Not available
- Debts owed by the committee
- Not available
Receipt components disclose $2,933,465.25 in total receipts for the 2022 cycle.
missing_committee_summary
Sources: FEC candidate and committee summaries
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| Label | Values |
|---|---|
| Individual contributions | Dollars: $2,039,449.38;Share: 69.5%;Denominator: $2,933,465.25 |
| PAC/other committee contributions | Dollars: $856,325.00;Share: 29.2%;Denominator: $2,933,465.25 |
| Party committee contributions | Dollars: $0.00;Share: 0%;Denominator: $2,933,465.25 |
| Candidate funding | Dollars: $0.00;Share: 0%;Denominator: $2,933,465.25 |
| Transfers from other authorized committees | Dollars: $15,521.27;Share: 0.5%;Denominator: $2,933,465.25 |
| Other receipts | Dollars: $22,169.60;Share: 0.8%;Denominator: $2,933,465.25 |
Fundraising detail
Itemized totals do not match committee summary totals, so this view uses itemized-only contribution facts.
- Small-dollar share
- Small-dollar share unavailable
- Small-dollar amount
- Committee summary totals are not available yet.
- Coverage
- 2021-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Individual contribution totals
- 2022 cycle
- $722,029.00
- Itemized
- $722,029.00
- Unitemized
- $0.00
- Itemized transactions
- 2990 transactions
Only itemized individual contributions are included; unitemized totals are unavailable for this view.
Itemized individual contributions total $722,029.00 in the 2022 cycle.
Monthly contribution columns
Sources: FEC Schedule A itemized individual contributions
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| Label | Values |
|---|---|
| January 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| February 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| March 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| April 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| May 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| June 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| July 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| August 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| September 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| October 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| November 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| December 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| January 2022 | Dollars: $64,697.00;Transactions: 247;Coverage: Covered |
| February 2022 | Dollars: $104,750.00;Transactions: 221;Coverage: Covered |
| March 2022 | Dollars: $156,756.00;Transactions: 277;Coverage: Covered |
| April 2022 | Dollars: $22,721.00;Transactions: 227;Coverage: Covered |
| May 2022 | Dollars: $36,818.00;Transactions: 214;Coverage: Covered |
| June 2022 | Dollars: $69,620.00;Transactions: 242;Coverage: Covered |
| July 2022 | Dollars: $22,176.00;Transactions: 235;Coverage: Covered |
| August 2022 | Dollars: $34,771.00;Transactions: 286;Coverage: Covered |
| September 2022 | Dollars: $44,788.00;Transactions: 392;Coverage: Covered |
| October 2022 | Dollars: $29,999.00;Transactions: 376;Coverage: Covered |
| November 2022 | Dollars: $34,932.00;Transactions: 98;Coverage: Covered |
| December 2022 | Dollars: $100,001.00;Transactions: 175;Coverage: Covered |
Unitemized contributions are excluded from count and geography charts.
Itemized contribution-size buckets discloses $722,029.00 across 2,989 reported transactions in the 2022 cycle.
Sources: FEC Schedule A itemized individual contributions
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| Label | Values |
|---|---|
| $200 and under | Dollars: $68,731.00;Transactions: 2,362 |
| $200.01-$499.99 | Dollars: $62,358.00;Transactions: 243 |
| $500-$999.99 | Dollars: $76,690.00;Transactions: 149 |
| $1,000-$1,999.99 | Dollars: $98,650.00;Transactions: 87 |
| $2,000 and over | Dollars: $415,600.00;Transactions: 148 |
Reported rows exclude unitemized counts and do not equal unique donors.
District geography uses a Census 119th-Congress / 2020-ZCTA approximation.
- District share
- 33% in district
- District share basis
- $234,971.00 in district and $487,058.00 out of district.
Unknown is shown outside the classified geography denominator. Unknown is $0.00 with 0 reported transactions; classified denominator is $722,029.00.
Geography dollar share
Sources: FEC Schedule A itemized individual contributions
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| Label | Values |
|---|---|
| AZ | Dollars: $234,971.00;Transactions: 1,701;Denominator: $722,029.00 |
| CA | Dollars: $143,030.00;Transactions: 357;Denominator: $722,029.00 |
| NY | Dollars: $77,241.00;Transactions: 111;Denominator: $722,029.00 |
| DC | Dollars: $42,365.00;Transactions: 42;Denominator: $722,029.00 |
| MA | Dollars: $36,380.00;Transactions: 68;Denominator: $722,029.00 |
| Other states | Dollars: $188,042.00;Transactions: 711;Denominator: $722,029.00 |
| Unknown | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Denominator: $722,029.00 |
Top reported contributor names
| Reported contributor name | Total | Transactions |
|---|---|---|
| HAEGELIN, GLORIA | $10,525.00 | 32 transactions |
| SIMON, DANIEL | $5,800.00 | 4 transactions |
| OSOFSKY, JOSHUA | $5,800.00 | 3 transactions |
| ABRAMSON, ANNE | $5,800.00 | 2 transactions |
| BANKMAN-FRIED, GABRIEL | $5,800.00 | 2 transactions |
| BANKMAN-FRIED, SAMUEL | $5,800.00 | 2 transactions |
| BINGAMAN, JOHN FRANCIS | $5,800.00 | 2 transactions |
| CHAMBERS, MERLE | $5,800.00 | 2 transactions |
| DAVILA, JAIME | $5,800.00 | 2 transactions |
| DAVILA, MELINDA | $5,800.00 | 2 transactions |
Top reported employer names
Top employers aggregate raw employer names from itemized individual contributions only.
The raw ranking remains employer-name data; see Methodology for source-linking and evidence limitations.
| Employer | Total | Transactions |
|---|---|---|
| Unclassified / not provided | $293,655.00 | 2021 transactions |
| WACHTELL LIPTON ROSEN & KATZ | $6,300.00 | 3 transactions |
| MONEY IN POLITICS | $5,800.00 | 4 transactions |
| FAMILY DENTAL CARE OF MILFORD | $5,800.00 | 3 transactions |
| APERCEN PARTNERS | $5,800.00 | 2 transactions |
| ATLANTIC DEVELOPMENT | $5,800.00 | 2 transactions |
| ATLAS VENTURE | $5,800.00 | 2 transactions |
| CAMPANARIO | $5,800.00 | 2 transactions |
| DRAGONEER INVESTMENT GROUP | $5,800.00 | 2 transactions |
| ECONOMIC SECURITY PROJECT | $5,800.00 | 2 transactions |
Industries among top reported employer names
Industries are assigned from reported employer names by the server. This rollup covers only eligible returned top-employer rows for the selected cycle.
| Industry | Total | Transactions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown / unclassified | $52,700.00 | 22 transactions |
Classified: $0.00 and 0 transactions out of $52,700.00 and 22 transactions among eligible top-employer rows.
Finance data loading
Source and freshness
Last pulled: 5 days ago (2026-08-25)
Data is current.
FEC Bulk Data (campaign_finance/federal/fec)
Source record ID: cn:2026:S4AZ00139
View source recordFEC Bulk Data (campaign_finance/federal/fec)
Source record ID: cn:2024:H4AZ07043
View source recordFEC Bulk Data (campaign_finance/federal/fec)
Source record ID: cn:2026:H4AZ07043
View source recordFEC Bulk Data (campaign_finance/federal/fec)
Source record ID: cn:2022:H4AZ07043
View source recordFEC Bulk Data (campaign_finance/federal/fec)
Source record ID: cn:2024:S4AZ00139
View source recordUS Congress Legislators (unitedstates/congress-legislators) (campaign_finance/federal/congress)
Source record ID: senate:G000574
View source recordFEC Federal Races (civics/federal/fec)
Source record ID: fec_races:H4AZ07043:2024
View source recordFEC Federal Races (civics/federal/fec)
Source record ID: fec_races:H4AZ07043:2024
View source recordFEC Federal Races (civics/federal/fec)
Source record ID: fec_races:H4AZ07043:2024
View source recordFEC Federal Races (civics/federal/fec)
Source record ID: fec_races:S4AZ00139:2030
View source recordFEC Federal Races (civics/federal/fec)
Source record ID: fec_races:H4AZ07043:2022
View source recordFEC Federal Races (civics/federal/fec)
Source record ID: fec_races:S4AZ00139:2024
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Key metrics
- Identifiers
- 5
Identifiers
- bioguide_id
- G000574
- fec_candidate_id
- H4AZ07043
- fec_candidate_ids
- H4AZ07043,S4AZ00139
- govtrack_id
- 412612
- wikidata_id
- Q16218474