The Republican Senate campaign arm released a new ad on Thursday slamming Democratic Arizona senatorial candidate Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) for abandoning his family while his wife was pregnant.
The 30-second “Deadbeat” ad from the National Republican Senatorial Committee is the latest sign of a bruising race to fill the vacating Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s (I-AZ) seat.
“One of life’s greatest joys, becoming a parent. But days before that life-changing moment, Ruben Gallego walked out on his family, abandoning his newborn son, leaving his wife, and then marrying a D.C. lobbyist,” the female narrator says in the ad.
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“If deadbeat dad Ruben Gallego would abandon his own family, he won’t be there for Arizonans when it matters most,” the narrator continues. “Tell deadbeat Ruben Gallego Arizonans deserve a better choice.”
The Arizona Democrat and his former wife, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego, split in 2016 while she was pregnant with their son. Gallego later married Sydney Barron in 2021 and had a daughter born in July.