WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego issued the following press release:
This week, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) spoke with Reuters editor Lauren Young as part of a monthly series highlighting the career path of notable Americans.
Reuters: US Senator Ruben Gallego on his journey from janitor to Congress (https://www.reuters.com/markets/on-the-money/us-senator-ruben-gallego-his-journey-janitor-congress-2026-02-06/) [Lauren Young, 2/6/26]
What was your first job?
My first job was actually helping out my cousins and uncles at construction sites as a laborer. They were carpenters, so I was moving around drywall, studs and things of that nature. I got paid about $20 per day, which sounds ridiculous, but it's family.
At 14, I was also a ...