Latest Ruben Gallego News

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Nov. 15, 2024 20:16 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Sen.-elect Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich.; Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas; Dr. Richard Besser, president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; Preet Bharara, former U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York. ___ ...

Ruben Gallego did better than most Democrats. He says his party needs to stoke working class roots

Nov. 15, 2024 18:32 PM EST

PHOENIX (AP) — Building authentic connections with working-class voters can help Democrats find their way back to power in Washington, incoming Democratic Sen.-elect Ruben Gallego of Arizona said Friday. Taking stock of election results that showed him doing significantly better...

Heftier GOP majorities in Arizona Legislature could imperil Democratic governor's agenda

Nov. 15, 2024 13:27 PM EST

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs had hoped fellow Democrats would make enough gains during this month's election to flip one or both chambers of a state Legislature Republicans narrowly controlled, easing the path for her policy agenda ahead of a 2026 reelection campaign. ...

Democrat Ruben Gallego wins Arizona US Senate race against Republican Kari Lake

Nov. 12, 2024 17:23 PM EST

PHOENIX (AP) — Democrat Ruben Gallego has been elected Arizona’s first Latino U.S. senator, defeating Republican Kari Lake and preventing Republicans from further padding their Senate majority. Gallego’s victory continues a string of Democratic successes for the Senate in a...

Why AP called the Arizona Senate race for Ruben Gallego

Nov. 12, 2024 00:26 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press declared Democrat Ruben Gallego the winner of Arizona's U.S. Senate seat after vote updates on Monday and over the weekend increased his statewide lead and closed off any remaining paths to victory for Republican Kari Lake. At the time the AP...

Democrat Ruben Gallego wins election to U.S. Senate from Arizona

Nov. 11, 2024 23:57 PM EST
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Ruben Gallego wins election to U.S. Senate from Arizona.

AP Race Call: Democrat Ruben Gallego wins election to U.S. Senate from Arizona

Nov. 11, 2024 23:57 PM EST

Democrat Ruben Gallego won the Arizona Senate race on Monday, returning the seat to the Democratic column two years after retiring independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema left the party. He defeated Republican Kari Lake, a former newscaster and staunch Donald Trump ally who refused to acknowledge she lost the 2022...

Arizona high court won't review Kari Lake’s appeal over 2022 governor’s race defeat

Nov. 07, 2024 21:50 PM EST

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court has declined to hear Republican Kari Lake’s latest appeal over her defeat in the 2022 governor’s race, marking yet another loss in her attempt to overturn the race's outcome. The court made its refusal to take up the former TV anchor’s...

GOP picks up more key House seats while Democrats insist they still have a path to a majority

Nov. 07, 2024 20:01 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican leaders projected confidence Thursday that they will keep control of the U.S. House as more races were decided in their favor, while Democrats insisted they still see a path toward the majority and sought assurances every vote will be counted. The GOP...

Democrat Ruben Gallego leads Republican Kari Lake in US Senate race in Arizona

Nov. 06, 2024 06:26 AM EST

PHOENIX (AP) — Democratic Arizona Rep. Ruben Gallego, an Iraq War veteran, took an early lead over well-known former television news anchor and staunch Donald Trump ally Kari Lake in Tuesday's election for U.S. Senate. The race in a state with a recent history of close elections is...