Gallego is the representative for Arizona’s 7th congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. He has served since Jan 6, 2015. Gallego is next up for reelection in 2020 and serves until Jan 3, 2021 unless re-elected.
![Photo of Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ7]](/static/legislator-photos/412612-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2019 Report Card for Gallego.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Gallego is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives positioned according to our liberal–conservative ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Gallego has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Aug 7, 2020. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Ruben Gallego sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Natural Resources
- For Indigenous Peoples of the United States subcommittee Chair
National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands subcommittees -
House Committee on Armed Services
Military Personnel, Tactical Air and Land Forces subcommittees
Enacted Legislation
Gallego was the primary sponsor of 1 bill that was enacted:
Does 1 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.
We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110th Congress).
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Gallego sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Native Americans (20%) Armed Forces and National Security (20%) Education (17%) Government Operations and Politics (15%) Immigration (10%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (7%) Crime and Law Enforcement (7%) International Affairs (5%)
Recent Bills
Some of Gallego’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 7522: To establish the Small Business Economic Assistance Program.
- H.R. 6535: To deem an urban Indian organization and employees thereof to be a part ...
- H.R. 6462: Emergency Medicaid for Coronavirus Treatment Act
- H.R. 6346: To establish a standard interest rate under programs for economic injury disaster loans, ...
- H.R. 6237: PRC for Native Veterans Act
- H.R. 6236: Collegiate Freedom of Association Act 2.0
- H.R. 6027: Restore Veterans’ Compensation Act of 2020
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2015 to Jul 2020, Gallego missed 70 of 3,414 roll call votes, which is 2.1%. This is on par with the median of 2.2% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses and major life events.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
