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AZ · DISTRICT 7

Adelita S. Grijalva

DemocratArizonaCurrently serving

Sworn in for the 119th Congress on November 12, 2025 Source

What they said 7

Their stated policy positions and commitments, with quotes and links to the original sources.

All statements (7)Campaign (6)After election (1)

After the election · Original date not established

Energy & environment Immigration Government & elections

Opposes the BAAJA permitting reform bill

AI-assisted summary

Grijalva opposes the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026. She objects to provisions she says could weaken clean-air and clean-water protections, tribal sovereignty, and environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act, potentially making it easier to approve data centers, dump mine tailings on public land, and establish immigrant detention centers. She also criticizes the bill for advancing without hearings or meaningful tribal consultation and stakeholder engagement.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 12, 2026.

Campaign position · Original date not established

Housing Veterans

Affordable housing and homelessness assistance

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Grijalva supports expanding the housing supply, modernizing federal housing programs, and providing down-payment assistance to first-generation homebuyers. She also supports fully funding and expanding Section 8, guaranteed housing assistance for people experiencing homelessness, including veterans, and stronger restrictions on large institutional investors buying neighborhoods and driving up home prices. She favors community-based responses to homelessness that include de-escalation, accountability, civil rights, and mutual aid.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 10, 2026.

Campaign position · Original date not established

Healthcare coverage and costs

AI-assisted summary

Grijalva supports protecting and expanding the Affordable Care Act and extending premium assistance. She also supports restoring federal Medicaid funding and repealing cuts that she says threaten coverage for 400,000 Arizonans, lowering prescription drug costs, and protecting Medicaid, community health centers, hospitals, and services such as behavioral health, cancer screenings, dental care, and prenatal care.

Context: The figure of 400,000 refers to coverage threatened by cuts, as characterized on the page.

Campaign position · Original date not established

Agriculture & food Energy & environment

Protecting Arizona water users and Tribal water rights

AI-assisted summary

Grijalva opposes proposals that would place the vast majority of long-term water cuts on Arizona. She says she will continue advocating for Central Arizona Project users in cities and towns that have reduced water use and made significant investments, for Yuma County agricultural producers, and for Arizona Tribal Nations’ water settlements.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 10, 2026.

Campaign position · Original date not established

Energy & environment Transportation & infrastructure

Clean energy and mining royalties

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Grijalva supports investing in solar, wind, battery projects, green infrastructure, and multimodal transportation, as well as clean-energy incentives for Arizona households and faster development of clean-energy projects. She also supports updating the 1872 Mining Law to require royalties on minerals taken from public lands, and stronger environmental standards with meaningful consultation with Tribal Nations and affected communities.

Context: The page does not specify the royalty rate or the details of the proposed changes to the Mining Law.

Campaign position · Original date not established

Economy, taxes & work

Wages, tax credits, and workers’ rights

AI-assisted summary

Grijalva supports the Raise the Wage Act, including an initial $17 minimum wage tied to cost-of-living increases. She also supports expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit, the PRO Act and workers’ rights to unionize and bargain collectively, and corporate tax changes aimed at discouraging companies from moving jobs and profits overseas.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 10, 2026.

Campaign position · Original date not established

Immigration Civil rights & justice

Immigration reform and detention protections

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Adelita S. Grijalva supports comprehensive immigration reform with a pathway to legalization and protections for DACA recipients, including a path to citizenship. She supports ending mandatory and family detention, phasing out private detention facilities, strengthening due process, and increasing accountability in immigration enforcement. She says she will continue pressing officials and ICE officers to be held accountable.

Context: The page does not specify the terms or scope of the proposed legalization pathway.