Ruben Gallego
Senator · D-AZ
OverviewMoney & Influence
76% of Gallego's money comes from outside AZ.
The majority of funding comes from donors who cannot vote for this member.
$1.9M raised$106 avg donation24% from AZ4 former staff → lobbyists
Key Findings
76% of donations come from outside AZ
A supermajority of Ruben Gallego's funding comes from donors who cannot vote for them.
4 former staff now work as lobbyists
Former employees have transitioned to the lobbying industry.
26% of PAC money comes from regulated industries
Some funding comes from industries within this member's committee jurisdiction.
No stock trades detected
This member has no reported stock transactions during their congressional service.
How Does Money Flow Through Congress?
An interactive guide to the influence pipeline
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How Does Money Flow Through Congress?
An interactive guide to the influence pipeline
How It Works
The Influence Pipeline
How money flows to — and through — Ruben Gallego's office.
01
The Company
A corporation wants a law passed or blocked.
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The PAC
Direct donations are illegal. So employees pool money into a Political Action Committee.
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The Target
PACs fund members on committees that regulate their industry.
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The Committee
These committees write the laws that affect the donor's business.
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The Vote
Your representative votes — and the pattern is clear.
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The Lobbying
Those lobbyists push specific bills before their former colleagues.
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The Revolving Door
Former staff become lobbyists for the same industries that fund their old boss.
The cycle repeats.
01
The Company
A corporation wants a law passed or blocked.
02
The PAC
Direct donations are illegal. So employees pool money into a Political Action Committee.
03
The Target
PACs fund members on committees that regulate their industry.
04
⚖️
The Committee
These committees write the laws that affect the donor's business.
05
🚪
The Revolving Door
Former staff become lobbyists for the same industries that fund their old boss.
06
📋
The Lobbying
Those lobbyists push specific bills before their former colleagues.
07
🗳️
The Vote
Your representative votes — and the pattern is clear.
The cycle repeats.
Follow the Money
Labor is the largest PAC sector at $274K from 83 PACs.
Industry PACs
$1.0MWhich sectors fund this member
Leadership PACs
$2.1MHow much power this member brokers
Latino Leaders For Equality, Growth, Opportunity, Progressive Action & Change (llego-pac)
Raised: $120KSpent: $135K
Juntos Pac
Raised: $1.2MSpent: $908K
Juntos Pac
Raised: $54KSpent: $1K
Latino Leaders For Equality, Growth, Opportunity, Progressive Action & Change (llego-pac)
Raised: $384KSpent: $314K
Latino Leaders For Equality, Growth, Opportunity, Progressive Action & Change (llego-pac)
Raised: $164KSpent: $151K
Top Individual Donors
$33.9MNamed people writing checks
Hirsch, Jerry↗$17K
AZ · Jaren Corporation · 4xLipson, Arthur↗$17K
UT · Western Investments Llc · 2xConway, Ronald↗$17K
CA · Investor · 2xMikles, Donalyn↗$15K
AZ · Not Employed · 8xSosa, Rogelio↗$15K
TX · Ouro · 2xGonzales, Marc↗$15K
DC · At&t · 5x
Gallego
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Energy and Natural Resources
Votes Cast by Policy Area
Congress
789
Economics and Public Finance
648
Armed Forces and National Security
438
Government Operations and Politics
297
International Affairs
288
Finance and Financial Sector
202
The Revolving Door
Ryan J. Mcguire — legislative director → National Electrical Contractors Association, Inc.↗(4 filings)
Grisella M. Martinez — chief of staff → National Association Of Broadcasters; Axis Mundi Llc↗(4 filings)
Deep Dive
How we built this & what it doesn't prove
- • Donor data from FEC filings (9.47M individual contributions)
- • Voting records from Congress.gov roll call data
- • Lobbying data from Senate LDA filings
- • Staff employment from House disbursement records
Correlation between donations and votes does not prove causation. Members may vote in alignment with donors because they share genuine policy beliefs, not because of financial influence. We present the connections — you decide what they mean.