Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly: How Your Senators Voted This Week
Queen Creek residents are represented by Rep. Andy Biggs and Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly, who cast 12 recorded votes this period.
Briar Doyle
October 3, 2026/2 min read
Official congressional portrait of Ruben Gallego (public domain)
Members of Congress from Queen Creek, Arizona, in the Fifth Congressional District, participated in twelve recorded votes during the reporting period. The delegation includes Representative Andy Biggs, Senator Ruben Gallego, and Senator Mark Kelly.
Key actions involved Senate Roll 256 on Nomination PN1129 to confirm Keith Sonderling as Secretary of Labor, which passed 47-41 with both Gallego and Kelly voting Nay. Additionally, the Senate passed S. 4668, as amended, by a vote of 77-22 on Roll 250, with Gallego voting Yea and Kelly voting Nay.
At a glance
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D) — Yes on 7, No on 5 of 12 recorded votes
Sen. Mark Kelly (D) — Yes on 6, No on 6 of 12 recorded votes
Key votes
Gallego: Nay · Kelly: Nay — PN1129 (Confirmation: Keith Sonderling, of F.L., to be Secretary of Labor): On the Nomination — Confirmed 47-41 (Senate Roll 256, Sep 30)
PN1129 vote by party - chart, Jake Team LLC
Gallego: Yea · Kelly: Nay — S. 4668 (S. 4668, as amended): On Passage of the Bill — Passed 77-22 (Senate Roll 250, Sep 28)
S. 4668 vote by party - chart, Jake Team LLC
Other recorded votes
Gallego: Nay · Kelly: Nay — PN1129 (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Keith Sonderling to be Secretary of Labor): On the Cloture Motion — Agreed to 53-47 (Senate Roll 255, Sep 30)
Gallego: Nay · Kelly: Nay — H.R. 9340 (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 9340): On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed — Rejected 57-43 (Senate Roll 254, Sep 30)
Gallego: Nay · Kelly: Nay — H.R. 7008 (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed: H.R. 7008): On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed — Rejected 53-47 (Senate Roll 253, Sep 30)
Gallego: Yea · Kelly: Yea — S.Res. 852 (Motion to Discharge S. Res. 852): On the Motion to Discharge — Rejected 47-51 (Senate Roll 252, Sep 29)
Gallego: Yea · Kelly: Yea — S.J.Res. 197 (Motion to Proceed to S.J. Res. 197): On the Motion to Proceed — Rejected 48-51 (Senate Roll 251, Sep 29)
Gallego: Yea · Kelly: Yea — S. 4668 (Booker Amdt. No. 6835): On the Amendment — Rejected 47-52 (Senate Roll 249, Sep 28)
Gallego: Yea · Kelly: Yea — S. 4668 (Booker Amdt. No. 6805): On the Amendment — Rejected 49-50 (Senate Roll 248, Sep 28)
Gallego: Yea · Kelly: Yea — S. 4668 (Kennedy Amdt. No. 6760): On the Amendment — Rejected 42-54 (Senate Roll 247, Sep 28)
Gallego: Nay · Kelly: Nay — S. 4668 (Paul Amdt. No. 6758): On the Amendment — Rejected 1-94 (Senate Roll 246, Sep 28)
Gallego: Yea · Kelly: Yea — S. 4668 (Baldwin Amdt. No. 6828): On the Amendment — Agreed to 96-1 (Senate Roll 245, Sep 28)
*Compiled from the official roll-call records of the U.S. House Clerk and the U.S. Senate. Vote positions are reproduced exactly as recorded.*
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