Arizona border sheriff endorses Ruben Gallego as immigration dominates Senate race

EXCLUSIVE — An Arizona county sheriff who has seen the border crisis firsthand is endorsing Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) for Senate in a state where the border and high rates of illegal immigration have become a flashpoint.

Santa Cruz County Sheriff David Hathaway, a Democrat who represents a dark blue county in the battleground state, endorsed Gallego on Wednesday, calling the Democratic congressman a friend to law enforcement.

“Ruben Gallego has been a longtime ally to Arizona’s border law enforcement agencies and communities, working to deliver the funding we desperately need to have a secure but profitable border — where other politicians simply use the idea of the border for personal political gain. Ruben is different,” Hathaway said in a statement provided to the Washington Examiner. “Arizona’s border
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