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Ruben Gallego

Ruben Gallego

D AZ · Senate

2025–Present Senate
2023–2025 House Of Representatives (District 3)
2021–2023 House Of Representatives (District 7)
2019–2021 House Of Representatives (District 7)
2017–2019 House Of Representatives (District 7)
2015–2017 House Of Representatives (District 7)
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Defense

-37
Helped 892 Hurt 929 Unclear 608

Healthcare

+149
Helped 465 Hurt 316 Unclear 390

Finance

+28
Helped 381 Hurt 353 Mixed 1 Unclear 165

Education

-85
Helped 253 Hurt 338 Unclear 251

Government Operations

-50
Helped 56 Hurt 106 Unclear 598

Energy

-104
Helped 231 Hurt 335 Unclear 147

Environment

-38
Helped 132 Hurt 170 Unclear 339

Agriculture

+98
Helped 302 Hurt 204 Unclear 115

Veterans Affairs

+214
Helped 362 Hurt 148 Unclear 89

Transportation

-231
Helped 103 Hurt 334 Unclear 82

Sanctions

-57
Helped 218 Hurt 275 Unclear 18

Trade

-15
Helped 170 Hurt 185 Unclear 36

Housing

+129
Helped 235 Hurt 106 Unclear 14

Technology

+20
Helped 163 Hurt 143 Unclear 40

Appropriations

+93
Helped 204 Hurt 111 Unclear 17

Foreign Policy

-56
Helped 97 Hurt 153 Mixed 1 Unclear 47

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Labor

-6
Helped 99 Hurt 105 Unclear 77

Criminal Justice

+25
Helped 139 Hurt 114 Unclear 19

Civil Rights

+74
Helped 147 Hurt 73 Unclear 21
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

14329 industry impacts

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How this is computed

P Primary sponsor · C Co-sponsor · Y Yea vote · N Nay vote

Weighted score (w:) uses strongest role per bill. Weights: Primary 1.0, Co-sponsor 0.3, Yea 0.1, Nay -0.1.

Bills where the legislator voted nay (without sponsorship) contribute -0.1 per bill. Equal yea and nay roll calls on the same bill contribute 0.

Vote date filters affect vote attribution; sponsorship is always included.

Positive-Effect Industries

Direct (1599), Veterans Affairs (114), Defense (94), DoD (33), VA (19), Legislative (18), USDA (18), Executive (16), Treasury (14), Agriculture (11), Congress (11), CMS (9), Justice (7), NPS (7), State (7), Oversight (6), DOJ (4), Education (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), DHS (3), Intelligence (3), Local (3), Transportation (3), Cemeteries (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), FTC (2), Homeland Security (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), NOAA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Defense R&D (1), Election Workers (1), HHS (1), Judicial (1), Law Enforcement (1), Local Election Administration (1), Manufacturing (1), State Department (1)
Direct (301), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Low Income (5), Minority Voters (5), Voters (4), Military (3), Foreign (2), Native American Voters (2), Families (1), Language Minority Voters (1)
Direct (288), Naval (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1), Missiles (1), Missiles/Hypersonics (1), Nuclear C3 (1), Rotorcraft (1), Small Business (1), Small/Innovative (1), Space Systems (1)
Direct (268), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Patients (1)
Direct (240), Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
Direct (169), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Direct (168), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (1720), Defense (66), Veterans Affairs (66), EPA (22), NPS (11), FDA (9), HHS (9), Education (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), State/Local (7), Intelligence (6), Foreign (5), Justice (5), Banking (4), CFPB (4), Homeland Security (4), NOAA (4), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), DHS (3), Executive (3), Legislative (3), NOAA/EPA (3), SEC (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Courts (2), Defense Acquisition (2), GAO (2), Local Election Administration (2), Military (2), Regulatory (2), State Election Administration (2), State Legislatures (2), State/Local Election Administration (2), USDA (2), Veterans (2), Coast Guard (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), Housing (1), Interior Department (1), Land Management (1), Monetary Policy (1), NNSA (1), Oversight (1), Space Force (1), State (1), Strategic Command (1), Treasury (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), Waste Management (1), Water Resources (1)
Direct (205), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (140), Veterans (20), Bad Actors (1), Taxpayers (1)
Direct (129), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Reproductive Health (2), Safety Net Providers (2)

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Showing positive and negative-direction effects only. Mixed and uncertain effects are not included in these counts.

Votes by Industry (Yea/Nay Alignment)

How this legislator's Yea/Nay votes landed across industries; distinct from overall bill exposure above.

Analysis coverage
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S+ Supported Benefits
S- Supported Burdens
O+ Opposed Benefits
O- Opposed Burdens
Industry S+ S- O+ O- Net
Government (58 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans Affairs (180), Defense (158), DoD (34), VA (23), EPA (22) +53 more
-345
General Public (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2), Taxpayers (1)
+48
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
-50
Military (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Families (1), Space Force (1)
-13
Healthcare (8 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (15), Community (3), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Tribal (3), Family Planning Services (2) +3 more
+57
Education (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
-8
Construction (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
+45
Taxpayers - - -18
Agriculture (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1)
-96
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (7), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
+7
Transportation +13
Immigration - - +107
Financial Services (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7), HSA Administration (2), Transgender Individuals (1)
-3
State & Local Government (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Medicaid Programs (4), Non-Expansion (3)
- +1
Energy (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Distributed Generation (1)
-28

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

s558-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide for the consideration of a definition of antisemitism set forth by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance for the enforcement of Federal antidiscrimination laws concerning education programs or activities, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Feb 13, 2025
Education Higher Education Federal Government General Public

s556-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025

6 clauses Feb 12, 2025
International Banking Oil & Gas Infrastructure International Trade Oil & Gas

s554-119

Cosponsor In Committee

United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025

6 clauses Feb 12, 2025
Defense Electronics Foreign Military Education Defense Aerospace

s545-119

Cosponsor Reported

Combating Illicit Xylazine Act

13 clauses Feb 12, 2025
Local Government Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Veterinary Services Animal Health

s526-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2025

8 clauses Feb 11, 2025
Retail Pharmacy Health Insurance Government Healthcare Workers

s410-119

Cosponsor Reported

Love Lives On Act of 2025

3 clauses Feb 5, 2025
Military Families Government Veterans Families

s409-119

Cosponsor In Committee

No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act

6 clauses Feb 5, 2025
Financial Services Business Community Multinational Corporations Government - Treasury

s422-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To protect an individual’s ability to access contraceptives and to engage in contraception and to protect a health care provider’s ability to provide contraceptives, contraception, and information related to contraception.

6 clauses Feb 5, 2025
Reproductive Health Government Religious Organizations Health Care Providers

s390-119

Cosponsor Passed Senate

BADGES for Native Communities Act

7 clauses Feb 4, 2025
Indian/Native American Affairs Government Operations Law Enforcement

sres51-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States Agency for International Development is essential for advancing the national security interests of the United States.

1 clause Feb 3, 2025
International Development Consulting Federal Government - Foreign Aid Administration

s356-119

Cosponsor Signed into Law

Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025

2 clauses Feb 3, 2025
State/Local Government Federal Government - USDA

s331-119

Cosponsor Voted Yea Signed into Law

HALT Fentanyl Act

23 clauses Jan 30, 2025
Colleges, Universities & Professional Schools Pharmaceutical Research & Development Biotechnology Research Federal Government

s291-119

Cosponsor Reported

Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Amendment Act of 2025

1 clause Jan 29, 2025
Conservation Water Government

s280-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit the application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations with respect to the provision of assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

1 clause Jan 28, 2025
Health Care Providers

s237-119

Cosponsor Reported

Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025

2 clauses Jan 23, 2025
Law Enforcement Taxpayers Government Public Safety

s199-119

Cosponsor In Committee

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for the taxation of certain residents of Taiwan with income from sources within the United States.

13 clauses Jan 23, 2025
Multinational Corporations Cross-border Investment Federal Government Foreign Government

s150-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State to implement a strategy to combat the efforts of transnational criminal organizations to recruit individuals in the United States via social media platforms and other online services and assess their use of such platforms and services for illicit activities.

4 clauses Jan 17, 2025
Financial Services Transportation Federal Administration Immigration Services

s5-119

Cosponsor Voted Yea Signed into Law

Laken Riley Act

2 clauses Jan 6, 2025
Government Administration Corrections & Detention General Public

hr8314-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose penalties with respect to contributions to political committees from certain tax exempt organizations that receive contributions from foreign nationals.

10 clauses May 8, 2024
Business Associations International Affairs Political Organizations Federal Government

hr7764-118

Cosponsor Enrolled (Passed Congress)

To establish a commission to study the potential transfer of the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History to the Smithsonian Institution, and for other purposes.

19 clauses Mar 20, 2024
Federal Government - Smithsonian Internet Services General Public Federal Government - Legislative

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