United States Rep. Ruben Gallego, a Democrat from Arizona, announced on Monday morning that he will be running for U.S. Senator in hopes of ousting incumbent independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema in the 2024 general election.
Rep. Ruben Gallego speaks during a House Natural Resources Committee hearing on July 28, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
Sinema, who was formerly a Democrat but changed her party affiliation in December, has not yet announced whether she will be seeking reelection.first stated his plans to run to a group of military veterans . “You’re the first group of people that are hearing this besides my family,” Gallego said. “I will be challenging Kyrsten Sinema for the United States Senate, and I need all of your support.”
Gallego took a number of swipes at Sinema in his first official senatorial campaign ad, noting that the incumbent senator has supported right-wing policies that have hurt the working class and“Most families feel that they are one or two paychecks away from going under. That is not the way that we should be living in this country,” Gallego, who supports numerous progressive policies , said in his video. “The rich and the powerful, they don’t need more advocates.
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