Former House Speaker Pelosi will be the special guest at a fundraiser for Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego as he campaigns for the Arizona Senate seat held by Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, according to an invitation obtained by NBCNews.
Pelosi's presence at the fundraiser, which will be held virtually on Thursday evening, is notable; Pelosi, a California Democrat, has not formally endorsed Gallego and rarely involves herself in Democrat-on-Democrat matchups.the Democratic Party and officially registered as an independent late last year, just days after Democrats reached a slim 51-49 majority in the Senate. Sinema has not said whether she will run for re-election in 2024.
Rep. Adam Schiff in California's wide-open Democratic primary in February to succeed the retiring Sen. Dianne Feinstein.The Arizona Senate race is one of several that will determine which party controls the Senate in 2024. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, which traditionally backs incumbents, have yet to make an endorsement in a race they see as essential to keeping control of the chamber.
If Sinema opts to run again, it could become a three-way race with Republicans likely to put up a candidate,As both a House member and a senator, Sinema has repeatedly clashed with Democratic leadership. She voted twice against keeping Pelosi as the party's leader in the House in 2015 and 2016, though Gallego joined her in opposing Pelosi in 2016.
Sinema has repeatedly clashed with Democratic leadership in the Senate as well, breaking with the party on key elements of its agenda, including infrastructure, expanding voting rights and raising the minimum wage. Gallego has not held back on his criticism of Sinema’s record while touting his progressive credentials over the years, accusing her in his campaign launch of breaking promises and fighting"for the interests of Big Pharma and Wall Street at our expense."
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