Exclusive | Sen. Ruben Gallego had sexual relationships with two House staffers, sources reveal to The Post

WASHINGTON — Arizona Democratic Sen.Ruben Gallego, a potential 2028 presidential candidate, engaged in sexual relationships with at least two House staffers and his “very flirtatious” habits with others may come back to haunt him, The Post has learned.The 46-year-old lawmaker admitted to the two relationships — both with aides to Texas Democrats — to one source while a second person said they had recently learned of the romantic entanglements.A third source confirmed one of the dalliances, both of which are said to have been consensual and occurred during Gallego’s decade representing Phoenix in the House.The relationships are part of a broader “pattern of mistakes and missteps and judgment calls,” one source said, noting the imbalanced power dynamics of an elected official dating staffers.

One of the women was in her 20s and much younger than Gallego at the time.“What else could there be out there?” this person asked.Last month, the Senate Ethics Committee dismissed a complaint brought against Gallego by Rep.Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) that alleged campaign finance violations and sexual misconduct against the Democrat, who was elected to the Senate in 2024.The panel, chaired by Sen.

James Lankford (R-Okla.), “didn’t ask” about Gallego’s relationships with the staffers — likely because it was unaware — and instead “focused squarely on what Luna presented to them,” an insider said this week.“Ethics looked in the wrong place,” this person summed up the congressional probe.Gallego’s office and the two House staffers did not respond to The Post’s requests for comment.Sources said it’s believed the relationships occurred while Gallego was unmarried.Rumors have swirled about Gallego’s personal life following the April resignation of his best friend in Congress, Rep.

Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), amid claims by multiple women that Swalwell sexually harassed or assaulted them.Gallego has denied knowledge of Swalwell’s alleged...