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Raúl Grijalva

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Raúl Grijalva

Raúl Manuel Grijalva ( rah-OOL grih-HAL-və; February 19, 1948 – March 13, 2025) was an American politician and activist who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Arizona from 2003 until his death in 2025. As member of the Democratic Party, Grijalva represented Arizona's 7th congressional district from 2003 to 2013, Arizona's 3rd congressional district from 2013 to 2023, and the 7th district again from 2023 to 2025. The two districts included the western third of Tucson, part of Yuma and Nogales, and some peripheral parts of metropolitan Phoenix. In October 2024, Grijalva announced that he would not run for re-election in 2026, amid treatments for lung cancer, but died before he could complete his final term. The 2025 Arizona's 7th congressional district special election was held on September 23, 2025, in which Adelita Grijalva, his daughter, was elected to serve the remainder of his term.

Infobox

Preceded by
Constituency established
Succeeded by
Adelita Grijalva
Constituency
7th district (2003–2013) 3rd district (2013–2023) 7th district (2023–2025)
Born
Raúl Manuel Grijalva (1948-02-19)February 19, 1948 Canoa Ranch, near Green Valley, Arizona, U .
Died
March 13, 2025(2025-03-13) (aged 77) Tucson, Arizona, U .
Party
Raza Unida (before 1974) Democratic (1974–2025)
Spouse
Ramona Grijalva (m. 1971)
Children
3, including Adelita
Education
University of Arizona (BA)

Tables

2002 Arizona 7th congressional district election
Party
Party
Primary election
Party
Primary election
Candidate
Primary election
Votes
Primary election
%
Total votes
Total votes
Primary election
Total votes
Primary election
36,320
Primary election
100
General election
General election
Primary election
General election
Total votes
Total votes
Primary election
Total votes
Primary election
103,818
Primary election
100
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Raúl Grijalva
14,835
40
Democratic
Elaine Richardson
7,589
20
Democratic
Jaime P. Gutierrez
5,401
14
Democratic
Lisa Otondo
2,302
6
Democratic
Luis Armando Gonzales
2,105
5
Democratic
Mark Fleisher
2,022
5
Democratic
Sherry Smith
1,058
2
Democratic
Jésus Romo
1,008
2
Total votes
36,320
100
General election
Democratic
Raúl Grijalva
61,256
59
Republican
Ross Hieb
38,474
37
Libertarian
John L. Nemeth
4,088
3
Total votes
103,818
100
Democratic win (new seat)
2004 Arizona 7th congressional district election
Party
Party
Primary election
Party
Primary election
Candidate
Primary election
Votes
Primary election
%
Total votes
Total votes
Primary election
Total votes
Primary election
26,450
Primary election
100
General election
General election
Primary election
General election
Total votes
Total votes
Primary election
Total votes
Primary election
175,437
Primary election
100
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Raúl Grijalva (incumbent)
26,450
100
Total votes
26,450
100
General election
Democratic
Raúl Grijalva (incumbent)
108,868
62
Republican
Joseph Sweeney
59,066
33
Libertarian
Dave Kaplan
7,503
4
Total votes
175,437
100
Democratic hold
2006 Arizona 7th congressional district election
Party
Party
Primary election
Party
Primary election
Candidate
Primary election
Votes
Primary election
%
Total votes
Total votes
Primary election
Total votes
Primary election
26,604
Primary election
100
General election
General election
Primary election
General election
Total votes
Total votes
Primary election
Total votes
Primary election
131,525
Primary election
100
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Raúl Grijalva (incumbent)
26,604
100
Total votes
26,604
100
General election
Democratic
Raúl Grijalva (incumbent)
80,354
61
Republican
Ron Drake
46,498
35
Libertarian
Joe Cobb
4,673
3
Total votes
131,525
100
Democratic hold
2008 Arizona 7th congressional district election
Party
Party
Primary election
Party
Primary election
Candidate
Primary election
Votes
Primary election
%
Total votes
Total votes
Primary election
Total votes
Primary election
30,630
Primary election
100
General election
General election
Primary election
General election
Total votes
Total votes
Primary election
Total votes
Primary election
196,489
Primary election
100
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Raúl Grijalva (incumbent)
30,630
100
Total votes
30,630
100
General election
Democratic
Raúl Grijalva (incumbent)
124,304
63
Republican
Ron Drake
64,425
32
Libertarian
Joe Cobb
7,755
3
Independent
Harley Meyer (write-in)
5
0
Total votes
196,489
100
Democratic hold
2010 Arizona 7th congressional district election
Party
Party
Primary election
Party
Primary election
Candidate
Primary election
Votes
Primary election
%
Total votes
Total votes
Primary election
Total votes
Primary election
33,931
Primary election
100
General election
General election
Primary election
General election
Total votes
Total votes
Primary election
Total votes
Primary election
159,144
Primary election
100
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Raúl Grijalva (incumbent)
33,931
100
Total votes
33,931
100
General election
Democratic
Raúl Grijalva (incumbent)
79,935
50
Republican
Ruth McClung
70,385
44
Independent
Harley Meyer
4,506
2
Libertarian
George Keane
4,318
2
Total votes
159,144
100
Democratic hold

References

  1. HuffPost
    https://www.huffpost.com/entry/raul-grijalva-retiring-from-congress_n_66fc4ee8e4b0ccc050c4e027
  2. KOLD
    https://www.kold.com/2024/10/01/rep-raul-grijalva-talks-about-cancer-battle-political-future/
  3. "Arizona Democratic Rep. Raul Grijalva dead at 77 after cancer treatment complications"
    https://nypost.com/2025/03/13/us-news/arizona-democratic-rep-raul-grijalva-dead-at-77-after-cancer-treatment-complications/
  4. CNN
    https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/23/politics/arizona-special-election-epstein-files
  5. "Grijalva resigns county job – Tucson Citizen Morgue, Part 2 (1993–2009)"
    http://tucsoncitizen.com/morgue2/2002/02/06/57037-grijalva-resigns-county-job/
  6. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/us/politics/raul-m-grijalva-dead.html
  7. "Obituary for Rafaela Grijalva at Carrillo's Tucson Mortuary, Inc"
    https://www.carrillostucsonmortuary.com/obituary/rafaela-grijalva
  8. "Congressman Raul M. Grijalva: Biography"
    http://grijalva.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=87&sectiontree=2,87
  9. Sunnyside Unified School District
    https://web.archive.org/web/20200808085435/https://www.susd12.org/sunnyside-district-alumni-association-hall-fame-inductees
  10. Arizona Daily Star
    https://tucson.com/news/local/photos-u-s-rep-raul-grijalva/collection_2cde26de-d491-11e7-b923-339d59959d11.html
  11. UANews
    https://uanews.arizona.edu/story/ua-launching-upward-bound-program-doe-grant
  12. "Raul Grijalva: From Chicano Radical to Congressman"
    http://www.cis.org/grijalva
  13. Armando Navarro, La Raza Unida Party, Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2000, p. 204.
  14. Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
    https://web.archive.org/web/20231203182620/https://chci.org/staff-and-leadership/rep-raul-grijalva/
  15. Cronkite News
    https://web.archive.org/web/20201022020350/https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/2020/10/19/us-house-district-3-raul-grijalva/
  16. Hispanic Americans in Congress, 1822–2012
    https://books.google.com/books?id=Dw2ZjkgjchkC&q=Ra%C3%BAl+Grijalva+Assistant+Dean+for+Hispanic+Student+Affairs&pg=PA668
  17. "Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Curriculum Vitae"
    http://grijalva.house.gov/uploads/New%20Curriculum%20Vitae.pdf
  18. bioguideretro
    https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=G000551
  19. The New York Times
    https://web.archive.org/web/20090410002212/https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/09/us/politics/09web-grijalva.html
  20. indianz
    https://web.archive.org/web/20030606023453/https://indianz.com/News/show.asp?ID=2003/02/20/oodham
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