Gallego, Ruben

Gallego, Ruben is a Democratic Senator representing Arizona. They serve on 5 committees, including Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

They have raised $34K in campaign contributions, with most of it from individual donors. The biggest industry source is communications/electronics, contributing $12K. Organizations spend $1.1 billion lobbying on topics their committees oversee. The biggest areas are energy/nuclear and financial/banking. This reflects the lobbying ecosystem around their committee work, not money paid to them directly.

They rarely miss a vote, participating in 94% of roll calls. They frequently work across the aisle, with 52% of their co-sponsored bills involving members of the other party.

1 former staff member from their office now works as lobbyist. Outside groups (like Super PACs) have spent money on their races: $3.5 million spent supporting them and $91K spent opposing them. This spending is independent of their campaign.

Overall, they have a lower-than-average financial footprint compared to other Senators. The biggest factors are outside spending on their races and lobbying activity around their committee topics.