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Ethics Panel Dismisses Luna's Gallego Misconduct Claim, Urges Romance Rules

7/17/2026

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The Senate Ethics Committee dismissed Rep. Anna Paulina Luna’s (R-Fla.) complaint alleging campaign-finance violations and sexual misconduct by Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ).
The complaint cited Gallego’s consensual affairs with two Texas Democratic aides, including a woman in her twenties between his 2017 divorce and 2021 marriage.
The revelations have spurred renewed calls for stricter rules on lawmaker-staff romances and heightened scrutiny after Rep. Eric Swalwell’s resignation.

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The Senate Ethics Committee dismissed Rep. Anna Paulina Luna’s (R-Fla.) complaint alleging campaign-finance violations and sexual misconduct by Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ).
The complaint cited Gallego’s consensual affairs with two Texas Democratic aides, including a woman in her twenties between his 2017 divorce and 2021 marriage.
The revelations have spurred renewed calls for stricter rules on lawmaker-staff romances and heightened scrutiny after Rep. Eric Swalwell’s resignation.