Gallego was first elected to a seat in the Arizona House in LD27 in 2010 and won that seat again in 2012.  In 2014, he was elected to a Congressional seat in District 7 and has held that seat until today. Gallego is seeking reelection for the same seat this year.  Gallego was the first legislator in the state House to introduce legislation for full legalization of adult use in Arizona and has been a long-time advocate for cannabis reform.  Here’s his record in Congress (Courtesy of Head Count’s Cannabis Voter Project):

  • Has supported allowing cannabis business to use banks
  • Has supported allowing VA doctors to recommend medical cannabis
  • Has supported allowing states to legalize medical cannabis
  • Has supported allowing states to legalize recreational cannabis
  • Has supported ending cannabis prohibition at the federal level
  • Co-sponsored the MORE Act, which would end the prohibition of cannabis at the federal level, expunge low-level cannabis convictions and levy a 5% tax on cannabis sales to fund grants for communities that have been disproportionately harmed by cannabis prohibition. (2020)
  • Voted in favor of the SAFE Banking Act of 2019 which allows banks to work with cannabis businesses that are legal at the state level. (2019)
  • Voted in favor of preventing the Justice Department from prosecuting users and businesses in states where recreational marijuana is legal. (2019)
  • Co-sponsored the Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2019, which would end the prohibition of cannabis at the federal level. (2019)
  • Co-sponsored the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act, which would legalize and regulate cannabis at the federal level. (2018)
  • Co-sponsored the SAFE Banking Act of 2019, which would allow banks to work with cannabis businesses that are legal at the state level. (2019)
  • Co-sponsored the SAFE Act of 2017, which would allow banks to provide services to legitimate cannabis businesses. (2017)
  • Co-sponsored the Veterans Equal Access Act, which would allow VA doctors to recommend medical cannabis for veterans in states where it is legal. (2018)
  • Voted in favor of preventing the Justice Department from prosecuting medical marijuana patients and providers in states where it is legal. (2015)
  • Voted in favor of preventing the Justice Department from prosecuting users and businesses in states where recreational marijuana is legal. (2015)
  • Voted in favor of allowing VA doctors to recommend medical cannabis for veterans in states where it is legal. (2016)