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Ruben Gallego

Analysis

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)

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

Government 2049 P·12 C·345 Y·1649 N·1402 w:16.2

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)

General Public 461 P·4 C·96 Y·359 N·351 w:11.4

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)

Defense 301 C·77 Y·209 N·123 w:1.3

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)

Healthcare 290 C·91 Y·197 N·190 w:4.2

Direct (268), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Patients (1)

Education 246 P·6 C·100 Y·143 N·121 w:11.6

Direct (240), Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)

Military 231 C·7 Y·224 N·109 w:1.5

Direct (230), Families (1)

Financial Services 201 P·3 C·115 Y·75 N·80 w:10.2

Direct (192), HSA (7), HSA Administration (2)

Agriculture 177 P·1 C·21 Y·155 N·151 w:5.1

Direct (169), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)

Construction 171 C·14 Y·156 N·132 w:1.7

Direct (168), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)

State & Local Government 131 P·1 C·55 Y·73 N·67 w:4.6

Direct (123), Medicaid (6), Medicaid Programs (2)

Negative-Effect Industries

Government 2036 P·57 C·956 Y·955 N·837 w:54.9

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)

Transportation 289 P·3 C·212 Y·74 N·44 w:7.6

Defense 209 C·61 Y·142 N·60 w:0.5

Direct (205), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)

Education 170 P·9 C·73 Y·89 N·85 w:10.9

General Public 162 P·1 C·31 Y·129 N·119 w:6.6

Direct (140), Veterans (20), Bad Actors (1), Taxpayers (1)

Healthcare 140 C·30 Y·103 N·105 w:2.7

Direct (129), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Reproductive Health (2), Safety Net Providers (2)

Military 136 C·1 Y·132 N·56 w:0.4

Direct (135), Space Force (1)

Immigration 127 Y·127 N·127 w:0.1

Environment 124 P·11 C·61 Y·51 N·52 w:14.6

Financial Services 105 P·1 C·50 Y·51 N·53 w:6.1

Direct (104), Transgender Individuals (1)

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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

100.0% of votes

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S+ Supported Benefits

S- Supported Burdens

O+ Opposed Benefits

O- Opposed Burdens

Industry	S+	S-	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

Votes are cast on entire bills; attribution to individual clauses does not imply clause-level intent. Learn more

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Defense

Healthcare

Finance

Education

Government Operations

Energy

Environment

Agriculture

Veterans Affairs

Transportation

Sanctions

Trade

Housing

Technology

Appropriations

Foreign Policy

Federal Budget

Labor

Criminal Justice

Civil Rights

Industry Impact Profile

Positive-Effect Industries

Negative-Effect Industries

Votes by Industry (Yea/Nay Alignment)

Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

s4415-119

s4395-119

s4369-119

s4355-119

s4306-119

s4298-119

s4297-119

s4220-119

s4276-119

s4198-119

s4140-119

s4147-119

s4156-119

sres650-119

s4139-119

sjres124-119

s4093-119

s4083-119

s4081-119

s4050-119

Policy Mechanisms Used

Industry Focus Distribution