House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) will no longer seek to remain the top Democrat on the panel, deciding to leave the slot he has held since 2019 amid health concerns and a challenge from Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.).

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House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) will no longer seek to remain the top Democrat on the panel, deciding to leave the slot he has held since 2019 amid health concerns and a challenge from Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.). “After much thought, I have decided that it is the right moment to…

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Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) "has dropped out of the race for the top Democratic spot on the Natural Resources Committee, potentially averting a generational clash over the leadership position," Politico reports.

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The Arizona Democrat said he no longer intends to lead his party on the Natural Resources Committee, with a younger opponent launching a bid last month. Other Democrats are facing similar challengers.

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Grijalva drops bid for top panel spot as House Dems confront generational reckoning

Like Grijalva, Huffman is a staunch progressive.

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Grijalva passes Natural Resources torch to Huffman

(KYMA, KECY) - Arizona Congressman Raul Grijalva is stepping down as the ranking Democrat on the House National Resource Committee. Grijalva is deciding to leave the slot he has held since 2019 amid health concerns and a challenge from a California Congressman. Grijalva announced an unspecified cancer diagnosis in April and has an extended absence from the Capitol as he underwent treatment. He also said his next term will be his last as he will …

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Raul Grijalva steps down as ranking Democrat on House National Resource Committee

Arizona 7th district United States representative Raul Grijalva announced he is stepping down as the top Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee.He released this statement: After much thought, I have decided that it is the right moment to pass the torch as top Democrat on the House Natural Resource Committee for the 119th Congress. I do not make this decision lightly, as being elected Ranking Member stands as the honor of my profession…

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Grijalva steps down as top Democrat on House Natural Resources Committee

Congressman Raul Grijalva is stepping down as the ranking Democrat on the Housing Natural Resources Committee, sidestepping a fight for the post with a California lawmaker. In a prepared statement Monday, Grijalva said “it is the right moment to pass the torch” as Congress begins a new session. Grijalva, whose district runs from the west side of Tucson through Nogales and Douglas and into parts of Yuma, made no mention of the bid announced last …

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Grijalva to step down as ranking Democrat on environmental committee

Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-Ariz.,  speaks during a news conference regarding the separation of immigrant children at the U.S. Capitol on July 10, 2018 in Washington, D.C.  (Photo by Alex Edelman/Getty Images)Raúl Grijalva, the top Democrat on the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee, will not seek to remain in that position in the next Congress, he said in a written statement Monday. The announcement from Grijalva, an Arizona progressive who has le…

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Grijalva bows out of seeking top Democratic spot on Natural Resources

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