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

Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., before speaking at the Hispanic American Construction Industry Association annual banquet at the Hilton Hotel on April 2 in Chicago.Jamie Kelter Davis for NBC News2028 electionSen. Ruben Gallego considers a 2028 presidential run: 'We have to look at it' The Arizona senator says that any Democrat running in 2028 will have to know how to draw Latinos back into the fold.Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00ShareAdd NBC News to GoogleApril 5, 2026, 5:00 AM EDTBy Natasha KoreckiCHICAGO — 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.Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.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.”In an interview before the dinner last week, the Marine Corps veteran and Harvard University graduate held up his appeal to Latinos as among the reasons he would consider a run for president in 2028. Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., says he and other Democrats from states Trump won in 2024 "have to look at" running for president in 2028.Jamie Kelter Davis for NBC News“Obviously, like any other elected official, especially ones that won red states in 2024, we have to look at it,” Gallego said. “No matter who runs, even if...