Grijalva wins primary to succeed her late father
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Adelita Grijalva has won the Democratic nomination for a congressional district in Arizona held by her father, the late Rep. Raúl Grijalva, who held the seat for 20 years until he died in March.
Adelita Grijalva is a veteran of both Tucson’s school board and the Pima County Board of Supervisors. She’s also the 54-year-old daughter of the progressive icon Rep. Raúl Grijalva, whose death in March kicked off the special election for his U.S. House seat in Arizona that she is now favored to win.
Adelita Grijalva is the front-runner to replace her father in Congress but faces an unexpectedly competitive primary featuring a young social-media-savvy newcomer.
Arizona voters Tuesday will pick the likely successor to Rep. Raúl Grijalva with his daughter well positioned for victory in the Democratic primary.
Conventional wisdom says Arizona Democrats will elect another Grijalva in CD7. But if they go with a young upstart they could rock the party.