US EditionDemocrat Adelita Grijalva wins special election for southern Arizona congressional seat
Adelita Grijalva won with over 70% of the vote to fill the seat left by her late father, becoming the first Latina to represent Arizona in Congress.
- Adelita Grijalva won the special election on Tuesday to serve the final 15 months of southern Arizona's 7th Congressional District seat.
- The election followed the March death of her father, Raul Grijalva, who held the district for over two decades and was a progressive leader.
- Grijalva defeated Republican Daniel Butierez, a first-time candidate and business owner, in a heavily Hispanic district with a strong Democratic registration advantage.
- She pledged on social media to fight Trump's agenda and supported limiting immigration enforcement at sensitive locations, emphasizing her own record beyond her family name.
- Her victory strengthens Democrats' hold in a key battleground amid a narrow Republican House majority and makes her Arizona's first Latina in Congress.
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House Election Provides Needed Vote For Epstein Files Bill
By George Caldwell, The Daily Signal | September 24, 2025 After a Democrat special election victory in Arizona, Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky is declaring victory in his push to force the release of additional files on the now-deceased convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Democrat Adelita Grijalva emerged triumphant in the Arizona’s 7th Congressional District special election to fill the vacancy left by her father, Rep. Raul Grija…
Adelita Grijalva’s Special Election Victory Narrows GOP House Majority
Source: Rebecca Noble / Getty The GOP’s control of the House weakened on Tuesday after Democrat Adelita Grijalva won the special election for the seat representing Arizona’s 7th Congressional District. According to the Washington Post, Adelita Grijalva was favored to beat Republican Daniel Butierez after raising significantly more money in the race. Grijalva is a former Pima County supervisor and member of the Tucson school board. The special el…
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Adelita Grijalva’s Arizona House Win Paves Way For Epstein File Vote
Adelita Grijalva’s Arizona House Win Paves Way For Epstein File Vote
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