Ruben Gallego (D, AZ) serves in the United States Senate. He previously represented the 7th District of Arizona in the U.S. House of Representatives for ten years. A son of Hispanic immigrants, Senator Gallego was the first in his family to attend college, graduating from Harvard University with a degree in international relations. While an undergrad, Gallego enlisted as an infantryman in the Marine Corps Reserve. Corporal Gallego deployed to Iraq in 2005, where he and the other members of Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, saw some of the fiercest fighting of the war. Gallego lives in Phoenix, Arizona, with his wife and children.
