Adelita Grijalva赢得了亚利桑那州第7区特别选举, Adelita Grijalva won Arizona’s 7th District special election, becoming the first Latina from Arizona in Congress.

Adelita Grijalva在亚利桑那州第7届国会区赢得特别选举, Adelita Grijalva won a special election in Arizona’s 7th Congressional District, succeeding her late father, former Rep. Raúl Grijalva, in a heavily Democratic, Hispanic-majority district. 她以大约71%的选票击败了共和党人Daniel Butierez, 成为第一位代表亚利桑那州国会的拉丁人。 She defeated Republican Daniel Butierez with about 71% of the vote, becoming the first Latina to represent Arizona in Congress. Grijalva是Pima县前监督员和学校董事会成员,将在她父亲任期的剩余15个月中任职。 Grijalva, a former Pima County supervisor and school board member, will serve the remaining 15 months of her father’s term. 她的胜利维持了民主党对该席位的控制,并将美国众议院的共和党多数席位缩小至219-214,两个席位仍然空缺。 Her victory maintains Democratic control of the seat and narrows the Republican majority in the U.S. House to 219-214, with two seats still vacant. 她就教育、移民权利和医疗保健等进步问题开展宣传活动,并承诺支持努力释放与Jeffrey Epstein有关的联邦调查档案。 She campaigned on progressive issues including education, immigrant rights, and healthcare, and has pledged to support efforts to release federal investigation files related to Jeffrey Epstein.