Rep. Rob Gallego (D-AZ) announced. In the year He is running against Sen. Kirsten Sinema in 2024, and has hired staff from the campaigns of John Fetterman and Raphael Warnock.
Here is Gallego’s campaign launch video:
Growing up poor, all I had was the American dream. It keeps me going: a child lying on the floor, a student scrubbing a toilet, a Marine losing brothers in Iraq.
Today, too many Arizonans will see their dreams slip away. I’m running for US Senate to win it back for you! pic.twitter.com/ofUvUYRcTP
— Ruben Gallego (@RubenGallego) January 23, 2023
The New York Times reported On some of the more exciting early hires for Gallego’s campaign, “Democrats in Arizona have made moves in the past to support Ms. Cinema’s Democratic challenger. Mr. Gallego’s campaign team includes Democratic consultants who worked on Sen. Mark Kelly’s re-election bid in Arizona, as well as Raphael Warnock in Georgia and John Fetterman in Pennsylvania’s 2022 Senate campaigns. Mr. Gallego’s campaign also took on Chuck Rocha, a longtime Democratic strategist focused on mobilizing Latino voters.
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Representative Gallego has recruited people from the Mark Kelly campaign, the Raphael Warnock campaign and the John Fetterman campaign. All three campaigns were Democratic success stories in purple states.
Sen. Sinema left the Democratic Party after facing an unwinnable primary from Gallego.
Cinema in the year She has yet to announce her plans for 2024, but she could find herself running without a constituency. Democrats have already rallied around Gallego; And Carrie Lake says she might run for the Republican Senate nomination from her Mar-a-Lago retreat.
Rep. Gallego seems to be building a winning team, and whatever Sen. Cinema decides to do should be taken seriously.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a member of the White House Press Pool and Congressional Correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a bachelor’s degree in political science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform activities.
Awards and professional memberships
Member of the Association of Professional Journalists and the American Political Science Association
