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Democrat Ruben Gallego won the U.S. Senate race in Arizona in 2024. He was first elected to the House in 2014 and he previously served in the Arizona state house of representatives

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Ruben Gallego
stated on March 24, 2025 in a podcast episode:

Men “have the lowest college attainment rate ever.”

By Claire Cranford • April 9, 2025
Ruben Gallego
stated on October 9, 2024 in a debate:

Arizona U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake “was against” the child tax credit expansion “when the bill was on the floor.”

By Mia Osmonbekov • October 18, 2024
Ruben Gallego
stated on August 17, 2024 in a post on X:

“MAGA Republicans like Kari Lake support Project 2025, which would raise the retirement age for 73% of Arizonans.”

By Mia Osmonbekov • September 26, 2024
Ruben Gallego
stated on April 3, 2018 in a tweet:

"For what it would cost the (National) Guard to make just two arrests at the border, we could give a homeless veteran permanent housing for an entire year."

By Jon Greenberg • April 5, 2018

Kari Lake
stated on September 27, 2024 in a TV interview:

Rep. Ruben Gallego is “controlled by the cartels. His own father was a Colombian drug trafficker, and so he’s got links to the cartel.”

By Caleb McCullough • October 3, 2024

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