US EditionDeep-blue Arizona congressional district is up for grabs. Who will fill Raúl Grijalva’s shoes?
- Arizona's 7th Congressional District seat is open for a Democratic primary on July 15, with the general election set for September 23 in Phoenix.
- The vacancy follows former Rep. Raúl Grijalva's death in March after over two decades in Congress representing this deep-blue, largely Latino district.
- Key Democratic candidates include Adelita Grijalva, the late congressman's daughter and frontrunner with strong establishment support, Daniel Hernandez, a former legislator credited with saving Gabrielle Giffords' life, and progressive activist Deja Foxx.
- Adelita has backing from Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Arizona senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly, while Hernandez appeals to working-class voters with an economic focus; Foxx emphasizes generational change and activism.
- The primary reflects ideological and generational divides within the Democratic Party, and the winner will likely secure the safe seat amid GOP candidates contesting their own July 15 primary.
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Longstanding Democratic representative, Raúl Grijalva, served Arizona’s southern spectrum for over twenty years, often standing on the side of progressive policies. However, his persistence often led to more symbolic stances than tangible victories. Despite his noteworthy presence among those who favored liberal politics, his victories over Republicans were largely due to the dominantly Democratic demographic of the district rather than his indi…
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Deep-blue Arizona congressional district is up for grabs. Who will fill Raúl Grijalva's shoes?
Five Democrats and three Republicans are running in a July 15 primary election in southern Arizona to succeed the late Democratic Rep. Raúl Grijalva.
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