Adelita Grijalva wins Arizona House Democratic primary
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Southern Arizona Democrats have crowned Adelita Grijalva the victor of a July 15 U.S. House special primary election, setting the former Pima County supervisor on a glide path to succeed her father in Congress.
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Adelita Grijalva will win the special Democratic primary in Arizona’s 7th congressional district, CNN projects.
Adelita Grijalva, the daughter of the late Rep. Raúl Grijalva, won the Democratic primary in the special election for Arizona's 7th District.
Adelita Grijalva beat Democratic influencer Deja Foxx to win the special primary for Arizona’s blue 7th Congressional District to fill out Raul Grijalva's term.
The race between Grijalva, who was running to succeed her father, and Foxx, a content creator, highlighted broader intraparty divisions over age, experience and dynastic politics.
Deja Foxx, a 25-year-old political content creator, was running on a progressive platform to become one of the youngest members of Congress.
Arizona's Rep. Raul Grijalva died in March at 77. His daughter, Adelita, is one step closer to taking up his mantle in Washington.
A bipartisan coalition of Congress members from Arizona wants to rename the Tucson Federal Building after Rep. Raúl Grijalva.
Adelita Grijalva, daughter of the late Congressman Raúl Grijalva, won Tuesday's Democratic primary in the special election to replace her father, and will advance to this fall’s general election.