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Adelita Grijalva

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Adelita Grijalva
Official portrait, 2025
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Arizona's 7th district
Assumed office
November 12, 2025
Preceded byRaúl Grijalva
Member of the Pima County Board of Supervisors
from the 5th district
In office
January 1, 2021 – April 4, 2025
Preceded byBetty Villegas
Succeeded byAndrés Cano
Personal details
Born (1970-10-30) October 30, 1970 (age 55)
Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Sol Gómez
Children3
RelativesRaúl Grijalva (father)
EducationUniversity of Arizona (BA)

Adelita S. Grijalva (born October 30, 1970) is an American Democratic politician who has been the member of the United States House of Representatives for Arizona's 7th congressional district since 2025.

Grijalva was a member of the Pima County Board of Supervisors for District 5 from 2021 to 2025. She is a member of the Democratic Party. She is the daughter of former U.S. representative Raúl Grijalva.[1] She was elected to the U.S. House in the 2025 special election to replace her father.[2]

Early life

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Grijalva was born in Tucson, Arizona. She is the daughter of former U.S. Representative Raúl Grijalva.[3] She graduated from the University of Arizona with a degree in political science in 1995.[4][5]

U.S. House of Representatives

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On March 31, 2025, Grijalva announced that she was running for the seat left empty by the death of her father, longtime U.S. Representative Raúl Grijalva, in a 2025 special election.[1] She received support from leaders including Bernie Sanders, the Congressional Progressive Caucus, and a number of Tucson City Council members, Pima County Supervisors, and state lawmakers.[6][7] In July 2025, Grijalva won the Democratic primary, beating Deja Foxx, Daniel Hernández Jr., and two others.[8]

In September 2025, Grijalva won the special election in a landslide victory.[9] She is the first Latina to represent Arizona in Congress.[10]

Grijalva was sworn in on November 12, 2025, seven weeks after being elected.[11] The delay in her swearing in, at 50 days, is the longest for any member who entered the House after winning a special election.[12] U.S. Speaker Mike Johnson gave many reasons as to why he did not swear-in Grijalva shortly after being elected, mainly blaming it on the federal government shut down.[13][14][15]

Personal life

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Grijalva lives in Tucson, Arizona with her husband Sol Gómez, a librarian, and their three children.[16]

References

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  1. 1 2 Nintzel, Jim (April 1, 2025). "Adelita Grijalva running for her late father's U.S. House seat". Tucson Sentinel. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Arizona US House 7 Democratic Special Election Primary". Decision Desk HQ. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
  3. ↑ Veselik, Denelle (September 25, 2022). "Adelita Grijalva discusses the challenges and rewards of being a Latina in leadership". KGUN-TV. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  4. ↑ Demers, Jasmine (July 23, 2020). "2 Democrats running to fill District 5 Board of Supervisors seat once held by Richard Elías". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  5. ↑ Nintzel, Jim (April 1, 2025). "Adelita Grijalva running for her late father's U.S. House seat". Arizona Mirror. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Bernie Sanders Endorses Adelita Grijalva in CD-7 race". Herald/Review Media. April 29, 2025. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  7. ↑ Downs, Garrett (April 22, 2025). "Grijalva wins progressive caucus backing in Arizona race". E&E News by POLITICO. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Arizona US House 7 Democratic Special Election Primary". Decision Desk HQ. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Democrats further narrow GOP's House majority with Arizona special election win". The Washington Post. 2025-09-24. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2025-09-24.
  10. ↑ Govindarao, Sejal (2025-09-23). "Democrat Adelita Grijalva wins special election for southern Arizona congressional seat". AP News. Retrieved 2025-09-27.
  11. ↑ "Johnson promises to swear in Adelita Grijalva — 7 weeks later".
  12. ↑ Sievers, Caitlin (October 29, 2025). "Johnson sets record refusing to swear in Adelita Grijalva for 36 days after she won election". Arizona Mirror. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Republicans refuse to swear in newly elected Democrat, delaying success of Epstein petition". September 30, 2025.
  14. ↑ Stein, Chris (October 4, 2025). "Mike Johnson hasn't sworn in this new Democrat. Is it because she wants to release the Epstein files?" – via The Guardian.
  15. ↑ Lee Hill, Meredith (October 3, 2025). "House will stay out of session next week as Senate works to solve shutdown". Politico. Retrieved October 3, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Local librarian sheds bookworm image in pin-up calendar". KOLD-TV. October 12, 2011. Retrieved May 11, 2025.

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