Ruben Gallego — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as the junior United States Senator from Arizona since 2025.
Served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2015 to 2025.
Served in the Arizona House of Representatives from 2011 to 2014.
First Latino to be elected to represent Arizona in the United States Senate.
One of the first two Colombian-American U.S. senators.
Served in the U.S. Marines from 2002 to 2006, including deployment to Iraq.
Graduated from Harvard College in 2004 with a bachelor's degree in government.

Biography

Ruben Marinelarena Gallego is an American politician who has served as the junior United States Senator from Arizona since 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2015 to 2025 and in the Arizona House of Representatives from 2011 to 2014.

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Gallego is a second-generation American with Colombian and Mexican heritage. He graduated from Harvard College in 2004 with a bachelor's degree in government.