Overview

• The Democrat won the Sept. 23 special election to succeed her late father, defeating Republican Daniel Butierez and slightly narrowing the GOP’s House margin.
• Arizona will not certify the results until Oct. 14, and House leaders control the oath schedule, with Democrats urging an earlier swearing-in and Speaker Mike Johnson not yet signaling timing.
• Grijalva says one of her first acts will be signing a bipartisan discharge petition to push release of Department of Justice records related to Jeffrey Epstein.
• She is seeking assignments on the House Education & the Workforce and Natural Resources committees to align with her policy focus.
• Supporters are pressing her to prioritize Colorado River water allocations, rein in deportations and ICE enforcement, and advance workers’ rights.