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: Experience: House: District 7, 2015-Present; Home State: Arizona; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $831,330Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Ruben Gallego

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Kate

Home City: South Mountain, AZ

Religion: Catholic

Education

Bachelors, International Relations, Harvard University, 2004

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2014-present

Assistant Minority Leader, Arizona State House of Representatives, 2012-present

Representative, Arizona State House of Representatives, 2010-present

Vice Chair, Arizona Democratic Party, 2009

Delegate, Democratic National Convention, 2008

Current Legislative Committees

Armed Services, Member

Natural Resources, Member

Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, Member

Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Natural Resources), Member

Subcommittee on Readiness, Member

Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, Member

Subcommittee on Water, Power, and Oceans, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Former Member, Agriculture and Water Committee, Arizona State House of Representatives

Former Member, Blue Ribbon Commissions for Veteran Issues

Former Member, Military Affairs and Public Safety Committee, Arizona State House of Representatives

Professional Experience

Served, United States Marine Corps, Lima 3/25, Iraq

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Board Member, Advisory Board, South Mountain Community College

Member, American Legion Post 41

Board Member, Childrens Museum

Member, Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation

Board Member, Valley Citizens League

Additional Information

Awards:

Phoenix Business Journal's 40 people under the age of 40, 2008

40 under 40 most influential Hispanic leaders, Chicanos Por La Causa

Leader of the Year in Public Policy, Arizona Capitol Times, 2011

Courageous Legislator of the Year, Arizona Chamber, 2011

"Champion", Arizona League of Cities and Towns, 2011

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Strongly Support Abortion should be decided by a woman herself. It is an important part of their health rights and reproductive freedom.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
6. Vouchers for school choice	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
7. Make voter registration easier	Strongly Support Voter ID laws are racist and intended to suppress minority voting. Taxpayer funds should be used for political campaigns.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Support Overuse of fossil fuels causes serious problems that we should deal with immediately. And green energy is absolutly a good option for us to Stop Global Warming.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Support It is necessary to expand military under financial budgets. Only our military are strong enough, our people can live freely enough.
11. Support & expand free trade	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Oppose Availability of guns should be absolutely limited, because more guns mean more killing.
14. Expand ObamaCare	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Strongly Support Immigration restrictions are racist because they keep out Hispanics and other non-whites. Social services should be offered to all residents of the United States regardless of immigration status.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Strongly Oppose Animals have inherent rights, and nature has inherent value. It is necessary to support vegetarianism and protect environment.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Strongly Support Past discrimination should be corrected. Government should enforce Affirmative Action laws in companies.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Support In free country, people are free to choose their mate, whichever gender they like. Homosexual partners or marriages are equal with heterosexual ones.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Oppose Government should control the Social Security forever. The Trust Fund should not be invested in anything with risk.

Total: 13

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
06/08/2017	H.R.2848	To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow qualified entrepreneurs to temporarily defer Federal student loan payments after starting a new business.	06/08/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
05/03/2017	H.R.2314	Security Clearance Family Review Act	05/03/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
03/21/2017	H.R.1470	Restoring Respect for Immigrant Service in Uniform Act	03/21/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
09/28/2016	H.R.6250	RISE Act	09/28/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
07/29/2016	H.R.4010	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 522 North Central Avenue in Phoenix, Arizona, as the "Ed Pastor Post Office".	07/29/2016 Became Public Law No: 114-204. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
07/22/2016	H.R.5739	Help End Assault Rifle Tragedies (HEART) Act of 2016	07/22/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
05/17/2016	H.R.5012	Restoring Respect for Immigrant Service in Uniform Act	05/17/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
02/12/2016	H.Res.565	Supporting the peace process in Colombia.	02/12/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere. (All Actions)
11/20/2015	H.R.4011	DOCs for Veterans Act of 2015	11/20/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
11/06/2015	H.R.3965	FAA Community Accountability Act of 2015	11/06/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. (All Actions)
10/05/2015	H.R.3569	Good Neighbor Gun Dealer Act	10/05/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
08/05/2015	H.R.3007	To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the display of the Confederate battle flag in national cemeteries.	08/05/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. (All Actions)
03/24/2015	H.R.1581	VETS Act of 2015	03/24/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)

Total: 441

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
09/15/2016	H.R.5972	Campus Sexual Assault Whistleblower Protection Act of 2016
09/13/2016	H.Res.729	Expressing support for the expeditious consideration and finalization of a new, robust, and long-term Memorandum of Understanding on military assistance to Israel between the United States Government and the Government of Israel.	Passed	Yea
09/12/2016	H.R.5952	Strengthening Social Security Act of 2016
09/12/2016	H.Res.810	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the life and work of Elie Wiesel in promoting human rights, peace, and Holocaust remembrance.
09/09/2016	H.R.5980	Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act
09/07/2016	H.Res.792	Reaffirming the United States commitment to the protection of refugees and displaced persons.
09/07/2016	H.Res.739	Reaffirming the commitment of the United States to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
09/06/2016	H.R.2880	Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park Act of 2016
08/11/2016	H.R.5695	Veterans Visa and Protection Act of 2016
07/15/2016	H.Con.Res.142	Supporting the bid of Los Angeles, California, to bring the 2024 Summer Olympic Games back to the United States and pledging the cooperation of Congress with respect to that bid.
06/28/2016	H.R.5598	Plymouth 400th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act of 2016
06/28/2016	H.R.5534	TSA Workforce Flexibility Act
07/14/2016	H.R.4470	Safe Drinking Water Act Improved Compliance Awareness Act	Passed	Yea
07/13/2016	H.R.5746	Birth Control Privacy Act
07/13/2016	H.R.5744	NextGen Flight Path Review and Notification Act of 2016
07/13/2016	H.R.2663	Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2015
07/11/2016	H.R.1434	Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act
07/07/2016	H.Res.807	Expressing support for designation of May 5, 2017, as "National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls".
07/05/2016	H.R.5621	To posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Lawrence Eugene "Larry" Doby in recognition of his achievements and contributions to American major league athletics, civil rights, and the Armed Forces during WWII.
06/22/2016	H.R.5520	Udall Park Land Exchange Completion Act of 2016

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