Raúl Grijalva, congress
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Congressman Raúl Grijalva died in March after a yearlong battle with lung cancer. The 77-year-old championed issues spanning immigration and mining reform, to environmental justice and public lands conservation during his more than 20 years in office.
A giant in southern Arizona politics and a longtime member of Congress, U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva's memorial services drew hundreds to Tucson.
It was a celebration characteristic of Grijalva, a man near-peerless among Arizona political figures for the old-school, grassroots web of devotees that he built, and which, those devotees say, will live and breathe long after his death.
KAWC interviewed Grijalva, who served southern Arizona, including Yuma County for 22 years, on multiple occasions. Hear what he told us and what some of his colleagues- U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Nancy Pelosi and former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland- said about him in Tucson.
Raúl Grijalva’s political career began not on the stump, but on the streets, marching, picketing and organizing his way into the spotlight.
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Tucson community members and dignitaries from across the country gathered to honor the life of Arizona Congressman Raúl Grijalva at a funeral Mass and celebration of life.
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FOX 10 Phoenix on MSNRaul Grijalva: Funeral, celebration of life for late Arizona congressmanFuneral services were held on Wednesday for former Arizona Congressman Raul Grijalva, who died earlier this month after a battle with cancer.
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Axios on MSNSeveral major Democratic candidates are expected to vie for the late Raul Grijalva's U.S. House seatIt'll be a fast and furious race to fill the congressional seat formerly held by the late Raúl Grijalva. The big picture: Grijalva, who was first elected to the U.S. House in 2002, died earlier this month after 22 years in office.
Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes announced Wednesday that he will not run for the 7th Congressional District seat left vacant by the death of Democratic Rep. Raúl Grijalva.