DemocratRuben Gallego
U.S. Senator · Arizona
U.S. Senator from Arizona
10 tracked promises, 1 rated
Arizona
Represents Arizona statewide
How they won their seat
Ruben Gallego won the 2024 U.S. Senate election in Arizona with 50.1% of the vote (1,676,335 votes).
- Ruben Gallego · Democrat50.1%1,676,335
- Kari Lake · Republican47.7%1,595,761
- Eduardo Quintana · Other2.3%75,868
Certified results. Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab (MEDSL) ↗. A plurality winner can hold under 50% when more than two candidates run.
Inferred legislative agendas
Ruben Gallego's record indicates a pattern of involvement in financial regulation, housing, and veterans' issues. He has sponsored multiple bills related to housing supply and affordability, such as the 'Building Housing for the American Dream Act' and the 'Uplifting First-Time Homebuyers Act'. Additionally, his involvement in committees related to banking and energy indicates a concentration on economic and environmental matters. Focus areas (from the record): Housing · Veterans · Financial Regulation · Energy · Consumer Protection Alignment with declared positions: Mixed. Gallego's sponsored bills align with his declared positions on housing and veterans' issues, such as the 'Housing Unhoused Disabled Veterans Act'. However, there is limited evidence of action on some of his other declared positions, such as those related to prescription drug prices and immigration reform. Confidence: moderate (based on the volume of verified record on file).
Inferred, not stated. Ruben Gallego has not necessarily stated these as goals. This is an AI-generated, nonpartisan reading of the patterns in their verified record — sponsored legislation, committee work, roll-call votes, and campaign-finance composition — and how those patterns compare to any declared positions and tracked promises. It describes what the record emphasizes, never imputes motive, and is run through an adversarial review pass that scrubs bias, loaded language, and any claim the evidence doesn’t support. It is not a quote, a claim they made, or a rating; every underlying item is sourced in the verified record below; and it never affects the Integrity Score.
Showing 2017. Every tile and chart below reflects this window; some record types (e.g. roll-call votes) only have data for recent years.
Activity in office
What Ruben Gallego has actually done in office — sourced from official roll-call and government records, shown in full below. These are facts, separate from tracked promises and never folded into any score.
- Bills sponsored
- 10
Roll-call data last updated July 20, 2026 · source: Voteview.
Bills sponsored over time
Bills sponsored per year, stacked by outcome (latest action). Outcome data covers the 118th–119th Congresses; earlier years show as “awaiting status” until enriched. Source: Congress.gov.
Bill success rate
Bills SPONSORED in the 118th–119th Congresses, by their latest action. Source: Congress.gov.
Campaign finance over time
- Small-dollar (unitemized)$334K18%
- Large individual (itemized)$744K41%
- PAC / committee$746K41%
By election cycle. Source: FEC.
Committee memberships
- Member, Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban AffairsOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs — Financial Institutions and Consumer ProtectionOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs — Housing, Transportation, and Community DevelopmentOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources — EnergyOn record since Jan 2025Ranking
- Member, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources — National ParksOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources — Water and PowerOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs — Border Management, Federal Workforce, and Regulatory AffairsOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Veterans' AffairsOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Commission on Security and Cooperation in EuropeOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs — Digital AssetsOn record since Jan 2025Ranking
Source: Congress.gov.
Integrity
Promises kept vs. worked against — weighted breakdown+50 · based on 1 rated promise
- Partial 1
Teal segments are promises kept; amber and stone segments are promises worked against. The signed score weights each rated promise by significance and evidence confidence. Promise-keeping is shown separately from popularity, finance, disclosure, and stated positions. Methodology is open.
Integrity over time
In office since Jan 2019 · 1 rated promiseEach step is a real change in the sourced record — the score holds between assessments.
Promise status over time
How the tracked promise record has evolved.
- Kept1
- Against0
- No opportunity0
- In progress0
Replayed from this official’s sourced assessment history — the bands step only when an assessment is recorded or changed. Based on the most recent roll-call votes on file and the tracked promise assessments; never interpolated.
Topic coverage
10 promises across 9 topicsWhat this record covers — the number of tracked promises per topic. This is coverage, not a verdict; the kept/against shading within each bar mirrors the Integrity breakdown above.
- Housing2
- Abortion & Reproductive Rights1
- Immigration & Border Security1
- Prescription Drug Prices1
- Social Security1
- Social Security & Taxes1
- Taxes & Workers1
- Veterans & Housing1
- Veterans Affairs1
Evidence & significance
Evidence quality
Strongest source cited per promise.
- Primary (official record)10100%
Significance mix
How weighty the tracked promises are (1 = minor, 5 = defining).
Significance weights each promise in the Integrity Score.
10 tracked promises
“Enact a five-pillar border security and immigration reform framework that includes hiring and retaining Border Patrol agents and expanding drug-detection technology, reforming the asylum system, expanding legal immigration pathways, and providing a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers and long-term undocumented residents.”
“As Senator, waive/carve out the filibuster in order to codify Roe v. Wade and protect abortion rights in federal law.”
“Advance the four-pillar housing plan 'The Path Home' to increase housing supply, speed construction through zoning/regulatory reform, lower rent and homeownership costs, and build disaster-resilient communities.”
“Pass the You Earn It, You Keep It Act to permanently eliminate federal income taxes on Social Security benefits, funded by applying the Social Security payroll tax to earnings above $250,000.”
“Pass the Capping Prescription Costs Act to cap annual out-of-pocket prescription drug costs at $2,000 for individuals and $4,000 for families with private insurance.”
“Block/hold confirmation of Department of Veterans Affairs nominees until the Trump administration reverses VA staffing cuts and abandons plans to lay off tens of thousands of VA employees.”
“Pass the bipartisan Uplifting First-Time Homebuyers Act to raise the penalty-free IRA withdrawal limit for first-time homebuyers from $10,000 to $50,000.”
“Pass the bipartisan Housing Unhoused Disabled Veterans Act (HUDVA) to permanently exclude veterans' disability payments from income calculations for HUD-VASH housing assistance eligibility.”
“Pass the bipartisan Social Security Overpayment Relief Act to cap the Social Security Administration's overpayment claw-back lookback period at 10 years.”
“Pass the No Tax on Large Party Tips Act to ensure auto-gratuities and recommended tips (such as those added for large restaurant parties) are covered by the federal 'no tax on tips' provision.”
Verified record
177 sponsored billsFacts imported directly from official government sources — shown separately from tracked promises and never folded into the Integrity Score. Each entry links to its primary source.
Sponsored legislation
- Sponsored SRES 772: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that under no circumstances should Samuel Bankman-Fried receive executive clemency, including a pardon or commutation, and affirming the Senate's commitment to the rule of law and integrity of the United States financial system. ↗Jun 17, 2026
- Sponsored S 4702: China Subsidy Response and Export Competitiveness Act of 2026 ↗Jun 8, 2026
- Sponsored S 4662: ROBINHOOD Act of 2026 ↗Jun 2, 2026
- Sponsored S 4605: Geothermal Cost-Recovery Authority Act of 2026 ↗May 20, 2026
- Sponsored S 4569: Protecting Circuit Boards and Substrates Act ↗May 19, 2026
- Sponsored S 4421: NOPE Act of 2026 ↗Apr 28, 2026
- Sponsored 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. ↗Mar 24, 2026
- Sponsored SJRES 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". ↗Mar 18, 2026
- Sponsored S 4126: A bill to address the ineligibility of Ashli Babbitt for military funeral honors. ↗Mar 17, 2026
- Sponsored S 4079: PEARL Act ↗Mar 12, 2026
- Sponsored SRES 638: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the law enforcement agents and other personnel of the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security, who have been temporarily engaging in civil immigration enforcement operations, should be returned to their primary missions during periods of active hostility with Iran. ↗Mar 11, 2026
- Sponsored S 4031: Innovative Therapies Centers of Excellence Act ↗Mar 9, 2026
Showing the 12 most recent of 177 sponsored measures.
Voting record
- Total votes
- 858
- Yea
- 293
- Nay
- 456
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 109
Full voting record
858 votes- SJRES198Yea
- PN8518Nay
- PN9304Not voting
- PN9304Not voting
- S4784Nay
- PN9382Nay
- PN9303Nay
- SJRES185Yea
- PN9382Nay
- SJRES196Yea
- PN9303Nay
- PN9302Nay
- PN9302Nay
- PN9307Nay
- PN9307Nay
- HCONRES86Yea
- PN8593Yea
- HR6644Yea
- PN73033Nay
- HR6644Yea
Roll-call votes, 119th Congress. Source: Voteview (voteview.com). Click any vote to verify it independently.
Stated positions
9 positions on recordWhat this official says they believe — sourced claims, shown distinctly from tracked promises and from any assessment of what they did. A stated position is never scored and never affects the Integrity Score.
- Abortion & Reproductive RightsStated position
As Senator, waive/carve out the filibuster in order to codify Roe v. Wade and protect abortion rights in federal law.
Sourceshttps://gallegoforarizona.com/issue/protecting-the-right-to-choose/View position & sources → - HousingStated position
Advance the four-pillar housing plan 'The Path Home' to increase housing supply, speed construction through zoning/regulatory reform, lower rent and homeownership costs, and build disaster-resilient communities.
Sourceshttps://www.gallego.senate.gov/news/press-releases/gallego-young-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-help-first-time-homebuyers/View position & sources → - Taxes & WorkersStated position
Pass the No Tax on Large Party Tips Act to ensure auto-gratuities and recommended tips (such as those added for large restaurant parties) are covered by the federal 'no tax on tips' provision.
Sourceshttps://www.gallego.senate.gov/news/press-releases/gallego-introduces-bill-to-ensure-auto-gratuity-is-covered-by-no-tax-on-tips/View position & sources → - Social Security & TaxesStated position
Pass the You Earn It, You Keep It Act to permanently eliminate federal income taxes on Social Security benefits, funded by applying the Social Security payroll tax to earnings above $250,000.
Sourceshttps://www.gallego.senate.gov/news/press-releases/gallego-introduces-legislation-to-actually-eliminate-taxes-on-social-security/View position & sources → - Prescription Drug PricesStated position
Pass the Capping Prescription Costs Act to cap annual out-of-pocket prescription drug costs at $2,000 for individuals and $4,000 for families with private insurance.
Sourceshttps://www.gallego.senate.gov/news/press-releases/gallego-backs-legislation-to-cap-the-cost-of-prescription-medication/View position & sources → - Immigration & Border SecurityStated position
Enact a five-pillar border security and immigration reform framework that includes hiring and retaining Border Patrol agents and expanding drug-detection technology, reforming the asylum system, expanding legal immigration pathways, and providing a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers and long-term undocumented residents.
Sourceshttps://www.gallego.senate.gov/press-releases/senator-gallego-unveils-his-plan-for-border-security-and-immigration-reform/View position & sources → - Veterans & HousingStated position
Pass the bipartisan Housing Unhoused Disabled Veterans Act (HUDVA) to permanently exclude veterans' disability payments from income calculations for HUD-VASH housing assistance eligibility.
Sourceshttps://www.gallego.senate.gov/press-releases/gallego-padilla-mccormick-britt-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-help-house-disabled-veterans/View position & sources → - Veterans AffairsStated position
Block/hold confirmation of Department of Veterans Affairs nominees until the Trump administration reverses VA staffing cuts and abandons plans to lay off tens of thousands of VA employees.
Sourceshttps://www.gallego.senate.gov/news/press-releases/icymi-senator-gallego-puts-veterans-first-by-blocking-va-nominees-until-hack-job-firings-are-reversed/View position & sources → - Social SecurityStated position
Pass the bipartisan Social Security Overpayment Relief Act to cap the Social Security Administration's overpayment claw-back lookback period at 10 years.
Sourceshttps://www.gallego.senate.gov/press-releases/icymi-senator-gallego-introduced-bipartisan-bill-to-protect-seniors-from-unfair-social-security-claw-backs/View position & sources →
Disclosure
A separate measure from the promise scorecard above. It tracks confirmed cases where this official has acted on or championed an issue that already existed when they ran, but which they did not disclose as a priority in their campaign. Each case meets a high evidence bar — three independent sources — and the score is shown alongside the Integrity Score, never merged into it. How this is measured.
No undisclosed priorities on record. This is not a clean-audit claim — it means none have been confirmed for this official.
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