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Thursday, August 13, 2026

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RG Ruben Gallego

Politician report card · AZ Senate · Class 1 · D · Senate

Ruben Gallego

5 graded reports mentioning them on CladFacts. Scores below are about Gallego personally — not an average of the media that covers them.

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Political Lean 42% Left-leaning

Why this lean: Provisional ideology from Democratic affiliation / caucus. Full claim-record grade pending agent review.

Why this record grade: No agent claim-record grade yet — provisional lean only. politician-grader will upgrade.

Coverage of them · media avg grade B · media avg lean 10% right (how outlets covering them scored — not Gallego’s own ideology)

Graded appearances

  1. Gallego Questions Trump Nominees Dennis and Johnson on $600M Ballroom and CFPB Moves Jul 24, 2026 · Forbes Breaking News · 78/100
    B
    Political Lean 35% Left-leaning
  2. Johnson says Ethics Committee handles Miller, Mills domestic violence allegations Jul 21, 2026 · Forbes Breaking News · 75/100
    B
    Political Lean 5% Right-leaning
  3. Van Duyne says Democrats dropped Platner only after Maine Senate math shifted Jul 7, 2026 · Newsmax · 72/100
    C+
    Political Lean 82% Right-leaning
  4. NewsNation covers Platner assault allegation and Democratic backlash Jul 6, 2026 · NewsNation · 88/100
    A-
    Political Lean Centered
  5. Democrats withdraw endorsements from Platner after assault allegation Jul 6, 2026 · Associated Press · 92/100
    A-
    Political Lean Centered

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