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Biographical

Family:

Press Releases

Education

• Harvard College - Bachelor's, international relations (1998-2004)

• Evergreen Park (Ill.) Community High School - Diploma (1998)

Office History

Election Results

• 2021 (Nov. 3, 2020 election)

  7th Congressional District of Arizona
  Ruben Marinelarena Gallego, 76.69%

  Democrat
  Joshua Barnett, 23.28%

  Republican

• 2019 (Nov. 6, 2018 election)

  7th Congressional District of Arizona
  Ruben Marinelarena Gallego, 85.61%

  Democrat
  Gary Swing, 14.17%

  Green

• 2017 (Nov. 8, 2016 election)

  7th Congressional District of Arizona
  Ruben Marinelarena Gallego, 75.22%

  Democrat
  Eve Nunez, 24.74%

  Republican

• 2015 (Nov. 4, 2014 election)

  7th Congressional District of Arizona
  Ruben Marinelarena Gallego, 74.85%

  Democrat
  Joe Cobb, 14.79%

  Libertarian
  Rebecca Dewitt, 5.32%

  Americans Elect
  Jose Penalosa, 4.83%

  Independent

Employment History

• Strategies 360 Inc. (May 2012-2014)

  Director of Latino and New Media Operations

• City of Phoenix, Ariz. (Jan. 2008-Jan. 2010)

  District 7 Chief of Staff

• Riester Public Affairs LLC (Jan. 2006-Dec. 2007)

  Project Manager

Associated Organizations

• Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Inc.

  Member, Advisory Council

• South Mountain Community College (Phoenix, Ariz.)

  President's Community Advisory Council Member

• Children's Museum of Phoenix (Ariz.)

  Board Member

• Gallego for Arizona

• Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Inc. (Jan. 2019-Jan. 2021)

  Chair

Awards

• Congressional Leadership Award for Housing (National Urban League) (March 2024)

• Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (June 2020)

• Distinguished Community Health Advocate Award (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2017)

Military History

• U.S. Marine Corps (2000-2006)

  Corporal

  Fought in Iraq War

Awards and Honors:

• Combat Action Ribbon

Activities and Interests

• Languages: Spanish
  

Publications

• They Called Us "Lucky": The Life and Afterlife of the Iraq War's Hardest Hit Unit (2021)

Official Signature

Contact Information

• Email, member official contact form
• 
  Email, D.C. scheduling:
  scheduling.az07@mail.house.gov

Office Addresses:

Main Office:

Address:	1114 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515-0303
Phone:	202-225-4065

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Privately Financed Travel

5 trips taken between 2015 - 2022 costing $51,625

See map of trips

Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Congressional Staff

Committees

• House Armed Services Committee
House Armed Services Committee Intelligence and Special Operations Subcommittee, Ranking Member
House Armed Services Committee Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee
• House Natural Resources Committee
House Natural Resources Committee Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee
House Natural Resources Committee Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee
House Natural Resources Committee Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee
• Indo-Pacific Task Force

Caucuses

• Ahmadiyya Muslim Caucus
• Air Cargo Caucus
• Bipartisan Congressional Bus Caucus
• Bipartisan Congressional Refugee Caucus
• Bipartisan Fentanyl Prevention Caucus
• Bipartisan Women Veterans Task Force
• Caucus for the Humane Bond
• Cement Caucus
• Congressional Academic Medicine Caucus
• Congressional America 250 Caucus
• Congressional Apprenticeship Caucus
• Congressional Arthritis Caucus
• Congressional Arts Caucus
• Congressional Blue Collar Caucus
• Congressional Brain Injury Task Force
• Congressional Burn Pits Caucus
• Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues
• Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth
• Congressional Caucus on Homelessness
• Congressional Central America Caucus
• Congressional Chemistry Caucus
• Congressional Coalition for Autism Research and Education
• Congressional Coalition on Adoption
• Congressional Dads Caucus
• Congressional Diabetes Caucus
• Congressional Diversifying Tech Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional E-Commerce Caucus
• Congressional Equality Caucus, Vice Chair
• Congressional Fire Services Caucus
• Congressional Future Caucus
• Congressional Gaming Caucus
• Congressional Hellenic Caucus
• Congressional Hispanic Caucus
• Congressional Hispanic Caucus COVID-19 Task Force
• Congressional Hispanic-Serving Institutions Caucus
• Congressional History Caucus
• Congressional Iraq Caucus
• Congressional Labor Caucus
• Congressional Library of Congress Caucus
• Congressional Medicare for All Caucus
• Congressional Mental Health Caucus
• Congressional Military Mental Health Caucus
• Congressional Military Sexual Assault Prevention Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional Military Transition Assistance Pathway Caucus
• Congressional Military Veterans Caucus
• Congressional Military Youth Programs Caucus
• Congressional My Brother’s Keeper Caucus
• Congressional Native American Caucus
• Congressional New Americans Caucus
• Congressional Personalized Medicine Caucus
• Congressional Post-9/11 Veterans Caucus
• Congressional Primary Care Caucus
• Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus
• Congressional Public Broadcasting Caucus
• Congressional Semiconductor Caucus
• Congressional Tri-Caucus
• Congressional TRIO Caucus
• Congressional Ukrainian Caucus
• Congressional Unexploded Ordnance/Demining Caucus
• Congressional Veterans Jobs Caucus
• Congressional Voting Rights Caucus
• Congressional Warrior's Caucus
• Connecting the Americas Caucus
• Crohn's and Colitis Caucus
• Expand Social Security Caucus
• Friends of Australia Caucus
• Future Forum
• Gun Violence Prevention Task Force
• Historic Preservation Caucus
• House Baltic Caucus, Co-Chair
• House Democratic Caucus
• House Endometriosis Caucus
• House General Aviation Caucus
• House Small Brewers Caucus
• Indo-Pacific Task Force
• Keeping Our Promises Working Group
• Purple Heart Caucus
• Quiet Skies Caucus
• Rare Disease Caucus
• Servicewomen and Women Veterans Caucus
• United Service Organizations Congressional Caucus
• U.S.-Japan Congressional Caucus

Caught Our Eye

• Rep. Gallego chief heads to Kamala Harris's office

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Aug. 16, 2022
  Rep. Ruben Gallego's (D-Ariz.) top staffer has landed at the vice president's office. read more

• Privately sponsored congressional travel trickles back

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on June 28, 2021
  Private organizations are slowly resuming sponsored travel for congressional staffers and members. But even as travel returns and some members venture overseas, interest groups may continue to see their influence wane until the pandemic's end. read more

• Freshman members have some of the best-educated offices in Congress - and some of the worst

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on April 1, 2019
  Half of Congress's ten most-educated staff rosters belong to freshman members. Of those with the ten lowest education levels, three are freshman offices. read more

• In Q2, some vulnerable reps spent big to reach voters

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Sept. 10, 2018
  Ten representatives are on pace to overspend their 2018 budgets, thanks to officially funded efforts to reach constituents before Election Day. read more

• GOP House members top Dems in 2016 official spending

  Posted by Jock Friedly on Sept. 28, 2016
  Eight of the top 10 spenders of taxpayer funds in the House of Representatives this year are Republicans, as GOP lawmakers spend disproportionate amounts of their office budgets on mass mailings ahead of the elections. read more