US EditionRepresentative Adelita Grijalva sworn-in 50 days after election win
Adelita Grijalva ended a 50-day swearing-in delay seen as politically motivated and signed a petition to release Jeffrey Epstein files, pledging to serve Southern Arizona's 800,000 residents.
- House Speaker Mike Johnson swore in Adelita Grijalva, ending a 50‑day impasse and reinstating Southern Arizona's representative at the U.S. Capitol.
- Johnson's insistence on a formal election certificate stalled the customary transition, as House Speaker Mike Johnson refused to administer the oath during pro‑forma sessions and Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes filed a lawsuit on Oct. 21.
- Placing her hand on a Bible, Grijalva completed the ceremonial oath, delivered a blistering floor speech charging an "abuse of power," and two hours later cast her first House votes from her late father Raúl Grijalva's former office.
- The delay had left more than 800,000 Arizonans without full representation, and Grijalva's arrival restored services and voting ability while she signed a discharge petition to force a House vote on the Jeffrey Epstein files.
- Amid a fight over disclosure, oversight releases tied President Trump more closely to Epstein as Adelita Grijalva took her seat, joining the push against the Trump administration's resistance to release records.
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Grijalva assumes new role as congresswoman after 7-week delay: "It's really an injustice"
Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva of Arizona waited 50 days before she was officially sworn in as the newest member of Congress — and she told CBS News "the emotions run the gamut of frustration, anger, happiness, sadness."
Speaker Johnson Swears In Arizona Congressmember Adelita Grijalva After 50 Day Delay
Arizona Democrat Adelita Grijalva was sworn into office by House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday, 50 days after winning her seat in Congress. Soon after, Grijalva provided the final signature on a discharge petition to force a vote on the Justice Department’s full release of the Epstein files. Congressmember Adelita Grijalva: For one individual to be able to silence 800,000 people, it’s unconscionable. It’s grosero. It’s just not OK. Speaker J…
Grijalva Takes Office After 50-Day Delay That Drew National Scrutiny
After nearly two months of waiting, Adelita Grijalva has officially joined the U.S. House of Representatives. The Tucson Democrat, elected in a September special election, was sworn in Wednesday afternoon by House Speaker Mike Johnson, ending an unprecedented delay that left Arizona’s 7th Congressional District without a voting member. Grijalva succeeds her father, the late Rep. Raúl Grijalva… Source
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In fiery debut after 50-day delay, Rep. Adelita Grijalva slams House speaker’s ‘abuse of power’
WASHINGTON – Fifty days after winning her late father’s seat in Congress, Rep. Adelita Grijalva was finally sworn in. The Tucson Democrat immediately attacked Speaker Mike Johnson, calling the unprecedented delay an "abuse of power."
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