Adelita Grijalva
U.S. Representative from AZ, District 7
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Adelita Grijalva represents Arizona's 7th District after winning a special election in 2025, succeeding her father Raúl Grijalva and emphasizing border and environmental issues.
Adelita S. Grijalva is the U.S. representative for Arizona's 7th Congressional District, having been sworn in November 2025 after winning a special election in September to succeed her father, longtime Representative Raúl Grijalva, who passed away in 2025. A Tucson native, she served on the Tucson Unified School District governing board and the Pima County Board of Supervisors, focusing on education, youth services, and environmental policy in the majority-Hispanic border district. Her swearing-in was delayed 50 days amid government shutdown disagreements, setting a House record for special election delays. As a first-generation member continuing her family's legacy of border and environmental advocacy, Grijalva's legislative priorities center on immigration reform and pathway to citizenship, public lands and environmental conservation, education funding for disadvantaged communities, and support for Arizona's tribal nations and border communities facing particular economic and climate challenges.