Overview
- The Tucson native succeeds her late father, Raúl Grijalva, and becomes the first Latina — and, as she said, first Chicana — to represent Arizona in Congress.
- Minutes after taking the oath, she became the 218th signer on a discharge petition seeking all unclassified Justice Department documents and communications related to Jeffrey Epstein.
- Arizona’s attorney general and congressional Democrats criticized Speaker Mike Johnson for the delay, while Johnson said the swearing-in would occur once the House returned to session.
- In her first floor remarks, Grijalva switched between English and Spanish and highlighted priorities including immigrant families, veterans, public schools, tribal sovereignty, and LGBTQ+ rights.
- House Democrats the same day released emails attributed to Epstein alleging President Donald Trump spent hours at his home with a victim and knew about “the girls,” intensifying calls for disclosure.