Raúl Grijalva
Raúl Grijalva | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Official portrait, 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Barbara Lee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Pramila Jayapal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office January 3, 2003 – March 13, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Constituency established | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Vacant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Constituency | 7th district (2003–2013) 3rd district (2013–2023) 7th district (2023–2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Chair of the Pima County Board of Supervisors | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 2000–2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pima County Board of Supervisors | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1989–2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Raúl Manuel Grijalva February 19, 1948 Canoa Ranch, near Green Valley, Arizona | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | March 13, 2025 (aged 77) Tucson, Arizona, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Raza Unida (before 1974) Democratic (from 1974) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ramona Grijalva (m. 1971) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 3, including Adelita | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | University of Arizona (BA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | House website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Raúl Manuel Grijalva (/rɑːˈuːl ɡrɪˈhælvə/ 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. A 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 metro 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.