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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Adelita Grijalva wins special election, becoming first Arizona Latina in Congress
Adelita Grijalva speaks to a crowd of supporters at El Casino Ballroom in Tucson on Tuesday, Sept. 23 after she won a seat in the U.S. House. Photo by Josie Shivers/Arizona LuminariaThere were no surprises on a special election night, as Democrat Adelita Grijalva coasted to a resounding victory to become the first Arizona Latina elected to Congress. That’s because Grijalva has been preparing for this role her whole career. She served two decades…
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Adelita Grijalva wins congressional seat in Arizona
(The Center Square) – Early results show Adelita Grijalva as the winner of the special election in Arizona Congressional District 7, with nearly 70% of the vote.The daughter of late U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, Adelita Grijalva told reporters she will…
Democrat wins Arizona seat, aiding Epstein drive
What happenedDemocrat Adelita Grijalva won Tuesday's special election to replace her late father in Arizona’s 7th Congressional District, further narrowing Republicans’ thin House majority. Grijalva, a former Pima County supervisor, beat Republican businessman Daniel Butierez in the heavily Democratic district. Rep. Raúl Grijalva died from cancer in March.Who said whatOnce Grijalva is sworn in, Democrats will have 214 seats to the GOP’s 219. Dem…
House Republican declares victory on Epstein files after Democratic special election win
A huge Democratic win in an Arizona special election Tuesday has been hailed as a major tipping point to releasing the Epstein files by one of President Donald Trump's biggest Republican nemeses.Democrat Adelita Grijalva's projected win, ABC reports, will narrow the GOP’s thin majority, but that is not at the top of the mind of Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), who has been relentless in his push for the release of the files of late convicted sex traff…
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