Arizona Democrat Adelita Grijalva announced that she’s quickly collected enough online signatures to qualify the ballot for an upcoming special congressional election this summer.
Grijalva is running to take over her late father Raúl Grijalva’s congressional seat in southern Arizona.
She celebrated getting all her signatures within a few hours of announcing her campaign in a video statement.
“Really what this says is what we already know: that your support proves that southern Arizona wants a progressive voice in Congress and bold leadership that’s going to fight back,” Grijalva said.
Until Monday, Grijalva sat on the Pima County Board of Supervisors, but she resigned to run for Congress.
“I am humbled and, frankly, blown away by the outpouring of support we’ve received today,” Adelita Grijalva said in a statement Monday. “This is more than just a campaign. This is a movement by the People, and it’s clear that Southern Arizonans still want a bold, progressive voice in Congress who will fight for working families and stand up to the tyrannical Trump regime.”
I’m Adelita Grijalva and I am running for Congress because Arizona deserves a progressive champion that will stand up to Donald Trump and fight for working families. #AdelitaForCongress
— Adelita for Congress (@AdelitaForAZ) March 31, 2025
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Democratic U.S. Rep. 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 in the southern Arizona district.
A special primary election will be held on July 15, with a general election to follow on Sept. 23 to choose Raúl Grijalva's successor.
KJZZ's Alisa Reznick contributed to this report.
