If and when Ruben Gallego gets elected to the US Senate seat from AZ in 2024,

He will be the first non white progressive Democratic US Senator from AZ.
Gallego is more progressive than all of the previous Democratic US Senators from AZ.
Marcus Smith, Henry Ashurst, Carl Hayden, Ernst McFarland, Dennis DeConcini, Kyrsten Sinema, and Mark Kelly. The biggest question about Gallego is Will Gallego break Hayden’s record as the longest serving US Senator from AZ.

Carl Hayden served from 1927 to 1969(42 years)
John McCain served from 1987 to 2018(31 years)
Henry Ashurst served from 1912 to 1941(29 years).
Barry Goldwater served from 1953 to 1965 (12 years).1969 to 1987(18 years).
Dennis DeConcini served from 1977 to 1995(18 years).
Jon Kyl served from 1995 to 2013(18 years).
Ernst McFarland served from 1941 to 1953(12 years).
Paul Fannin served from 1965 to 1977(12 years)
Marcus Smith served from 1912 to 1921(9 years)
Mark Kelly served from 2021 to present.
Ralph Cameron served from 1921 to 2027(6 years)
Kyrsten Sinema served from 2019 to 2025(6 years)
Martha McSally served from 2019 to 2021(2 years)