Paul Sancya/ASSOCIATED PRESS Rep. Ruben Gallego, an Iraq War veteran and progressive member of Congress, won't run for Senate in 2020. Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), an Iraq War veteran and member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, will not run for Senate in 2020, an adviser confirmed to HuffPost on Monday. Gallego’s decision is likely a boost to overall Democratic hopes of defeating GOP Sen. Martha McSally and winning control of the Senate in 2020. The GOP hoped to turn the tables in 2020, with McSally free to appeal to swing voters while Gallego and Kelly battled in a Democratic primary. Attorney General Hector Balderas, who narrowly lost a primary to now-Sen. Martin Heinrich in 2012, could make a second run for the Senate.

Source: Huffington Post March 25, 2019 23:42 UTC