Ruben Gallego

Federal prosecutors have subpoenaed the leadership PAC of Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., for records tied to a 2025 Disneyland trip, pulling him deeper into a grand jury investigation of his campaign spending.

The subpoena, obtained by Politico, came from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California, which includes Anaheim, and demands records from Gallego's Juntos PAC tied to activity on or about Sept. 9, 2025, along with materials he turned over to the Senate Ethics Committee during its separate probe.

It said it will present the records to a grand jury as part of an "ongoing criminal investigation."

Federal Election Commission records show Juntos PAC made more than 20 disbursements on that single September day, covering charges from a Disneyland visit in Anaheim, including two $891.87 payments to Disney's Grand Californian Hotel.

Gallego spokesperson Jacques Petit told Politico the PAC complied with the subpoena "because it has nothing to hide." Petit did not say whether Gallego, his family, or his staff had received separate subpoenas.

The subpoena is the latest escalation of a probe the Justice Department launched in late June over a whistleblower complaint from Southern California, days after Politico detailed Gallego's use of Juntos PAC and a joint account with former Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., for family trips to Disney parks, Miami, and Chicago.

Swalwell resigned from Congress in April amid sexual misconduct allegations.

The probe landed hours after the Senate Ethics Committee dismissed a parallel complaint from Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., finding no evidence Gallego had violated federal law or Senate rules.

The widening investigation shadows a freshman senator widely mentioned as a potential 2028 Democrat presidential contender.

Gallego has denied wrongdoing.