Ruben Gallego

Senator from Arizona

SENATEDEMOCRAT2015–nowID G000574

LegislationHEADLINE

97%with Dems

of 4,092 votes

Nominations

86%with Dems

of 364 · confirmations only

All contested

96%with Dems

of 4,456 · both combined

Steepest move

−7 pts

2021 → 2023

still a Democrat

Career arc

Legislation leads. Each point is one Congress: how often they sided with the Democratic majority on contested bills, resolutions and amendments.

100%75%50%25%0%sides with Democrats ↑sides with Republicans ↓20152021

2025–26119th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

97.3%with Democrats

legislation only

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 2021 → 2023, −7 pts — while still a Democrat.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with

Sep 17, 2026noneKasdin Miller Mitchell, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of TexasNOMINATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Sep 17, 2026S. 4668A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textA bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.

Where this lands

YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored

Open roll call

Sep 15, 2026S. 4668A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Sep 15, 2026H.R. 3633To provide for a system of regulation of the offer and sale of digital commodities by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, to amend the Federal Reserve Act to prohibit the Federal reserve banks from offering certain products or services directly to an individual, to prohibit the use of central bank digital currency for monetary policy, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Sep 15, 2026noneMatthew R. Byrne, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of OhioNOMINATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Sep 14, 2026noneMatthew R. Byrne, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of OhioNOMINATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Aug 8, 2026S. 5271A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require voters to provide photo identification.LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Aug 8, 2026noneTodd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney GeneralNOMINATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 728 contested votes scored in the 119th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Congress99.8% · 995 votes

Economics and Public Finance98.7% · 906 votes

Armed Forces and National Security93.2% · 324 votes

Government Operations and Politics98.8% · 241 votes

Finance and Financial Sector93.3% · 179 votes

Energy96.1% · 155 votes

Environmental Protection100% · 116 votes

International Affairs94.8% · 116 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources98.1% · 106 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement92.2% · 102 votes

Health99% · 98 votes

Immigration86% · 93 votes

Labor and Employment100% · 82 votes

Transportation and Public Works100% · 75 votes

Taxation93.3% · 60 votes

Law98.2% · 57 votes

Education93.9% · 49 votes

Emergency Management97.8% · 45 votes

Science, Technology, Communications97.5% · 40 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 24 votes

Agriculture and Food94.4% · 18 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance88.2% · 17 votes

Water Resources Development100% · 17 votes

Commerce100% · 16 votes

Native Americans100% · 13 votes

Housing and Community Development100% · 12 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Social Welfare— · 9 votes

Animals— · 8 votes

Families— · 8 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 1 vote

They also voted in 1 area where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion.

Blue is the share of votes siding with the Democratic majority; the tick marks 50%.

Service record

6 Congresses

114th · 2015119th · 2025

Democrat · House · AZ114th–118th

Democrat · Senate · AZ119th–119th

Term datesexact

Ruben Gallego

Senator from Arizona

SENATED2015–now6 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

97.3%with Democrats

of 4,092 votes · 2.7% with Republicans

Nominations86%of 364 votes

All contested96%of 4,456 · combined

Steepest move−7 pts2021→23, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050020152025

2025–26 · 119th · Democrat97.3%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

Votes

Democratic majorityYea

Republican majorityYea

Counts toward scoreNo

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 728 contested votes scored in the 119th

By policy area

career

Congress99.8% · 995

Economics and Public Finance98.7% · 906

Armed Forces and National Security93.2% · 324

Government Operations and Politics98.8% · 241

Finance and Financial Sector93.3% · 179

Energy96.1% · 155

Environmental Protection100% · 116

International Affairs94.8% · 116

Public Lands and Natural Resources98.1% · 106

Crime and Law Enforcement92.2% · 102

Health99% · 98

Immigration86% · 93

Labor and Employment100% · 82

Transportation and Public Works100% · 75

Taxation93.3% · 60

Law98.2% · 57

Education93.9% · 49

Emergency Management97.8% · 45

Science, Technology, Communications97.5% · 40

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 24

Agriculture and Food94.4% · 18

Foreign Trade and International Finance88.2% · 17

Water Resources Development100% · 17

Commerce100% · 16

Native Americans100% · 13

Housing and Community Development100% · 12

Social Welfare— · 9

Animals— · 8

Families— · 8

Sports and Recreation— · 1

Also voted in 1 area where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion.

Service record

114th · 2015119th · 2025

Democrat114th–118th

Democrat119th–119th

Party switchers

John Alexander LoganD→R · IL · 40th Wesley Wade WatkinsD→R · OK · 105th Ben Nighthorse CampbellD→R · CO · 104th