The letter reached Sen. Ruben Gallego on Monday, and it was short on drama. The Senate Select Committee on Ethics told the Arizona Democrat it had dismissed the complaint against him. “Based on the investigation of the Committee, the Committee did not find evidence that your actions violated Federal law, Senate Rules, or related standards of conduct,” the panel wrote.
The complaint came from Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla. It alleged campaign finance violations and “inappropriate conduct of a sexual nature.” The letter said the committee had referred the allegations to Gallego and asked him for more information on April 17 and May 15, 2026. The investigation ran close to a month, Fox News reported.
Luna raised her allegations earlier this year, shortly after Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., resigned from the House. That followed a San Francisco Chronicle report that Swalwell allegedly sexually assaulted a former staffer. Swalwell was a close friend of Gallego’s. Gallego moved quickly to put distance between them, saying the friendship “clouded my judgment” about rumors that had circulated about Swalwell in Washington for years.
Gallego and Luna trade shots
Gallego called the ruling a vindication. It “reaffirms what I have said about these accusations from the beginning: they were right-wing conspiracies peddled by far-right activists like Anna Paulina Luna, the White House and their allies,” he said in a statement.
He wants an apology. “I look forward to an apology from Rep. Luna for weaponizing the ethics process while refusing to investigate historic corruption that’s making life harder for families,” he said. “In the meantime, I will continue fighting for Arizonans and holding Trump Republicans accountable for high costs and new wars.”
Luna did not back down. On X she wrote that the allegations “are not conspiracy theories,” and added, “You’re a gross example of representation.” She also brought up Gallego leaving his pregnant wife during his Senate campaign, and said “there are plenty of people who know about your antics.”
“The good news about D.C. is everyone talks, and eventually the reporters come forward with your texts,” she continued. “Do yourself a favor and keep raising for your legal defense fund. Once a creep, always a creep, and you’re gonna need it.”
Separate scrutiny over campaign spending
The dismissal does not touch another story following Gallego. Politico reported that he spent thousands in campaign cash on luxury travel, Super Bowl tickets and childcare. “This is not breaking news,” Gallego told the outlet. He said lawmakers from both parties and the White House regularly travel with their wives and children, “as is permitted by the FEC,” and pointed to rising childcare costs for American families.
