Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego did not identify the senators who have prodded him to jump into the Senate race, but he believes those senators would 'absolutely' support him if he decides to launch a Senate bid next year.
"There have been some senators that have encouraged me to run," Gallego said in an interview."There are some senators, some of Sen. Sinema's colleagues, that are encouraging me to run."
Gallego added that the private encouragement, while welcome, would not be a"decision factor" in whether he challenges Sinema. His decision, he said, would be driven by conversations with family members and with Arizona voters in the coming weeks. "I am focused right now on finishing the lame duck," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New YorkGallego said he is aware that of how some Democratic senators seem uneasy, for now, about weighing in on Sinema's expected reelection campaign. But he said he would not let a scattering of muted or vague comments from her colleagues deter him from considering a run.
"[Schumer] will not determine my future," Gallego said."Again, it's the people of Arizona and my family. He is not in a position even to make decisions. He has to balance the needs of the caucus first. And by the time they figure out what they, how they're going to balance Sinema still being there and me running for office, it's going to be too late. So, once I make my decision, I'll go and then we'll talk to him at some point if he wants to.
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