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Sen. Gallego spends campaign money on Super Bowl, Disney trips

6/22/2026

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Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) used campaign and PAC money for trips to Disney parks, the Super Bowl, Miami and St. Barts and childcare.
He spent $35,000 on Super Bowl tickets, $2,715 on a brunch, and $1,423 from his Juntos PAC on his wife’s flight to St. Barts during shutdown while TSA agents missed paychecks.
The Campaign Legal Center called the lax travel rules “the perfect example” of why reform is urgently needed.

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Story summary

Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) used campaign and PAC money for trips to Disney parks, the Super Bowl, Miami and St. Barts and childcare.
He spent $35,000 on Super Bowl tickets, $2,715 on a brunch, and $1,423 from his Juntos PAC on his wife’s flight to St. Barts during shutdown while TSA agents missed paychecks.
The Campaign Legal Center called the lax travel rules “the perfect example” of why reform is urgently needed.