PHOENIX – Two Arizonans with very different backgrounds — U.S. Sen. Ruben Gallego and Erika Kirk — have been recognized as emerging leaders on the 2025 Time100 Next list.

“The Time100 Next spotlights changemakers from around the globe who are shaping the next generation of leadership and redefining what progress, influence and impact mean in today’s world,” Time CEO Jessica Sibley said in a press release.

The annual Time magazine feature is divided by artists, phenoms, innovators, leaders and advocates. Gallego and Kirk were both included in the leaders section of this year’s list, which was released Tuesday.

Why did Ruben Gallego and Erika Kirk make Time100 Next list?

Kirk is CEO and chair of Turning Point USA, a role she was given after her late husband and co-founder of the conserva

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