Longtime Democratic Rep Passes Away After Battle With Cancer
Democratic Arizona Rep. Raúl Grijalva passed away Thursday morning “due to complications of his cancer treatments,” according to a statement released by the 77 year-old lawmakers’ office. “Serving Southern Arizona was…
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About Raúl Grijalva
Raúl Manuel Grijalva 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.
Everything about Raúl Grijalva →- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- member of a board of education, supervisor, United States representative, United States representative
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- February 19, 1948
- Died
- March 13, 2025
- Website
- http://grijalva.house.gov