By Alexander Bolton and Scott Wong | The Hill
Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) is recruiting Rep. Ruben Gallego (Ariz.), a rising Democratic star in the House, to run for the Arizona Senate seat long held by John McCain.
Schumer and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chairwoman Catherine Cortez Masto (Nev.) met with Gallego at the DSCC headquarters Wednesday evening about running for the seat.
“It went great,” Gallego said of the meeting. “I’m strongly considering it.”
“I’m basically making the final decision and we’ll have that in the next couple weeks,” he added.