Sen. Ruben Gallego considers a 2028 presidential run: 'We have to look at it'

Speaking ahead of a Latino construction industry event in Chicago, Sen. Ruben Gallego discussed why he is thinking about running for president in 2028.

CHICAGO — Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., gazed at the Chicago Hilton Hotel’s vaulted ceilings and reflected on its grandeur. When he was a kid growing up with a single mother on Chicago’s South Side, he said, he couldn’t dream of being in a place like this.

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Once he entered an expansive ballroom packed with 900 people — a mostly Latino audience attending the Hispanic American Construction Industry Association's annual dinner — Gallego, who can move in and out of speaking Spanish, shook hands and stopped for photos and then took the stage to deliver an address riddled with notes of national devotion.

“Let’s be clear about one thing, and let’s not let anybody forget, especially in this environment right now: Latinos are patriots,” Gallego said to applause. “We have loved this country, even if this country does not fully love us.”