Democrat Ruben Gallego Won Arizona’s Senate Race Despite Trump Wave

TIME

Democrat Ruben Gallego has been elected Arizona’s first Latino U.S. senator, defeating Republican Kari Lake and preventing Republicans from further padding their Senate majority.

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00:00This is the greatest country in the world, and the only way I could be here is because

00:07of this great country, and I want to thank them for that.

00:11For those that don't know me, my name is Ruben Gallego.

00:14I am a husband, a Marine, a father, and a proud Arizonan.

00:20And with the results we saw tonight, your next senator from the great state of Arizona,

00:25and the first Latino senator in the history of Arizona.

00:31It was not an easy road, and many of you have been with me, not just today, not just for this

00:37last election, but for almost 20 years in one way or the other, fighting not for me, but for Arizona.

00:46And it started many, many years ago with my mom raising me and my three sisters just on a

00:52secretary salary. And like too many moms across this country, she did not have enough, and she

00:58did not have it easy. But she gave us everything she could. She worked night and day, all to give

01:05us a shot at the American dream. And only in America can four children raised by an immigrant

01:10single mom grow up to become a teacher, a doctor, a businesswoman, and now a soon-to-be senator.

01:18We launched this campaign 22 months ago. 22 months ago. And just like then, and just like now,

01:27I believe that every kid should have a chance at the American dream. And we have talked about that

01:33all across Arizona. We've traveled the state. We've gone to the reddest parts of the state,

01:39gone to the bluest parts of the state. We've gone to parts of the state that have not been visited

01:43by anyone and shown respect and asked for their opinion and asked for them to be part of the

01:48process. And what I've learned from every part of this state, from Democrats, Republicans,

01:53Independents, is that we all just want a better life for ourselves and the ability to give our

01:58kids the best possible future that they could have. So that's exactly what I'm going to fight for

02:03in the Senate. And I'll work with anyone to get their job done for Nuestras Familias and for

02:10Arizona. I'll fight to secure a broken, fight to fix a broken immigration system and security.

02:19I'll fight to lower costs on everything, gas, groceries, rent, and more. Let's not just forget

02:25also our veterans today. Because I want to make sure that our veterans who have done everything

02:30they can, who have served their country, who we were very quick to send to war, when they get

02:35back we're not as quick to give them the services and VA services that they deserve, that they are

02:40not forgotten when everyone is there fighting for them. And of course I'll always defend

02:46abortion rights because no politician has a right to tell a woman what she can do with her body.

02:52For all the Arizonans who supported me, the Democrats, Republicans, and Independents, and for

02:57those that did not support me or did not vote for me, please know I will always still fight for you.

03:05I will treat you with respect and we may not agree all the time, but I will always do my best

03:11to serve you. As hard as I fought to get out of poverty, as hard as I fight now for my family,

03:18as hard as I fought in the Marines, I will fight for Arizona and Washington D.C.

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