Ruben Gallego

Ruben Marinelarena Gallego /ˈruːbən ˌɡaɪˈɛɡoʊ/ (born November 20, 1979) is an American politician. He is the U.S. Representative for Arizona's 7th congressional district since January 3, 2015. He is a Democrat. He was the National Chair of Eric Swalwell’s 2020 presidential campaign.

Ruben Gallego
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona's 7th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2015
Preceded by	Ed Pastor
Member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 16th district
In office January 10, 2011 – March 14, 2014
Preceded by	Cloves Campbell
Succeeded by	Norma Muñoz
Personal details
Born	Ruben Marinelarena Gallego (1979-11-20) November 20, 1979 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Kate Widland (m. 2010; div. 2017)
Children	1
Education	Harvard University (BA)
Website	House website
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Marine Corps
Years of service	2000–2006
Rank	Corporal
Unit	United States Marine Corps Reserve
Battles/wars	Iraq War

In January 2023, Gallego announced his candidacy for the United States Senate in the 2024 election.

Other websites

• Representative Ruben Gallego, official U.S. House website
• Campaign website
• Ruben Gallego at the Open Directory Project
• Appearances on C-SPAN
• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
• Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Vote Smart
• Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission