U.S. Sen. Ruben Gallego is coming to Iowa, but says running for president isn’t on his mind.
For decades, Iowa held the nation’s first caucuses in presidential races, but the Arizona Democrat’s focus this summer is on his opposition to the recently passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act. He announced he will talk about it during a visit next month to the Iowa State Fair.
“Iowa, I’m headed your way. Republicans in Congress slashed your health care and hiked your costs to bankroll billionaires. Join me August 8-9. Let’s fight back,” the senator said Wednesday on X.
According to the Iowa Democrats, besides visiting the state fair, Gallego will host a town hall in the Quad Cities, an area consisting of five cities along the border between Iowa and Illinois. The Iowa Democrats said Gallego will be speaking “with Iowans about how Republicans’ big, bad budget-busting bill will impact our communities.”
The Hill reported Gallego will focus on talking to Iowans about his belief that U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, and U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Cedar Rapids, prioritized billionaires over Iowans in the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
After the Senate passed the Big Beautiful Bill, Gallego said Americans were “worse off” because of it.
In recent months, Gallego has been interacting with Democrats in different states. The senator traveled to Pennsylvania in May to host a town hall in Bucks County. That’s where he said every elected official has thought about running for president, but he wasn’t thinking about doing it currently.
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Author: Ray Hilbrich
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