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Arizona AG Threatens Suit as Johnson Delays Swearing In of Rep.-Elect Adelita Grijalva

Arizona’s attorney general set a two-day deadline, arguing that once the state’s certificate is delivered the House has a ministerial duty to administer the oath.

Adelita Grijalva on July 15, 2025 in South Tucson, AZ.
Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and other House Democrats march from a House Democratic Caucus meeting to the office of House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) at the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 14 to demand that Grijalva be sworn in.
Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva speaks alongside other House Democrats outside the office of House Speaker Mike Johnson at the U.S. Capitol to demand that Grijalva be sworn in on the 14th day of a government shutdown, Oct. 14, 2025.
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Overview

  • Arizona officials finalized the canvass and transmitted a certificate of election on Tuesday, prompting a formal demand to seat Adelita Grijalva without delay.
  • Speaker Mike Johnson says he will administer the oath only when the House returns to legislative session after the shutdown, citing customary practice and pointing to a prior 25-day wait for a 2021 special-election winner.
  • Democrats escalated pressure with a protest at Johnson’s office, repeated floor attempts during pro forma sessions, and public confrontations by Arizona Sens. Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego.
  • Democrats note Johnson swore in two Republicans during a pro forma session in April; Johnson says that was an exceptional circumstance tied to prearranged family attendance and denies political motives now.
  • Grijalva remains unsworn and unable to fully staff or equip her office, and Democrats say her seating would both restore representation for roughly 800,000 constituents and supply the 218th signature on an Epstein records discharge petition, which Johnson rejects as a factor.