Raul (Raul) M. Grijalva (D-07)

US Representative Raul Grijalva

Raul (Raul) M. Grijalva (D-07)
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Capitol: 202.225.2435
FAX: 202.225.1541
District: 520.622.6788
Representative
Room 1203 LHOB- Longworth House Office Building 15 Independence Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20515-0307
146 North State Avenue
Somerton, AZ 85350
Residence:Tucson, AZ

Committee Assignments

RM MemberHouse Committee on Natural Resources
Co-ChairCongressional Border Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Affordable Medicines Caucus
Co-ChairCongressional Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Caucus
Co-ChairHouse Congressional Hispanic-Serving Institutions Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Ovarian Cancer Caucus
Co-ChairExpand Social Security Caucus (House)
FC MemberPeripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Public Education Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Range and Testing Caucus
Co-ChairInternational Workers' Rights Caucus
FC MemberRural Veterans Caucus
MemberHouse Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education
MemberHouse Committee on Education and the Workforce
Co-Vice ChairCongressional Native American Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Songwriters Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Task Force on Childhood Obesity
FC MemberCongressional Integrative Health and Wellness Caucus
Co-ChairEndangered Species Act Caucus
FC MemberPersonalized Medicine Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Energy Storage Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Rural Broadband Caucus
FC MemberRock and Roll Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Public Health Caucus
FC MemberHouse NIH Caucus
FC MemberCongressional History Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Kids' Safety Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Deaf Caucus
Chair EmeritusCongressional Progressive Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Pollinator Protection Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Caucus on Homelessness
FC MemberHouse Diversity and Innovation Caucus
FC MemberHouse Trails Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Soccer Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Neuroscience Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Adult Literacy Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Invasive Species Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Military Mental Health Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Peace Corps Caucus
FC MemberElectrification Caucus
FC MemberSustainable Investing Caucus
FC MemberCongressional New Americans Caucus
FC MemberCongressional ALS Caucus
FC MemberNational Heritage Area Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Library of Congress Caucus
FC MemberCongressional National Parks Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Refugee Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Men's Health Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Global Health Caucus
FC MemberVision Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Recycling Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Financial and Economic Literacy Caucus
FC MemberRural Health Care Coalition
FC MemberCongressional Caucus on Human Trafficking
FC MemberU.S.-Mexico Friendship Caucus
MemberHouse Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment
FC MemberNextGen 9-1-1 Caucus
FC MemberLatino-Jewish Congressional Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Voting Rights Caucus
FC MemberAmerica's Languages Caucus
FC MemberHouse Quiet Skies Caucus
FC MemberCentral America Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Spina Bifida Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Wildlife Refuge Caucus
FC MemberBipartisan Congressional Privacy Caucus
FC MemberCongressional State Medicaid Expansion Caucus
FC MemberHouse Congressional Veterans Jobs Caucus
FC MemberTextile Caucus
FC MemberPublic Broadcasting Caucus
FC MemberAmericans Abroad Caucus
FC MemberOut of Poverty Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Caucus on Intellectual Property Promotion and Piracy Prevention (IP)
FC MemberCongressional Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Caucus (COPD)
FC MemberCongressional Baby Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Small Business Caucus
FC MemberJoint Congressional Arctic Working Group
FC MemberCongressional Italian American Caucus
FC MemberAmerican Sikh Congressional Caucus
FC MemberCongressional STEAM Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Task Force
FC MemberCongressional Military Families Caucus
FC MemberHouse Oceans Caucus
FC MemberCrime Survivors and Justice Caucus
FC MemberJob Corps Caucus
FC MemberFuture of Transportation Caucus
FC MemberInvisible Wounds Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Caucus (STEM Caucus)
FC MemberCongressional Kidney Caucus
FC MemberHouse General Aviation Caucus
FC MemberAhmadiyya Muslim Caucus
FC MemberBlue Collar Caucus
FC MemberBipartisan Disabilities Caucus (BDC)
FC MemberCongressional Addiction, Treatment and Recovery Caucus (ATR)
FC MemberCongressional HIV/AIDS Caucus
FC MemberUnexploded Ordnance (UXO)/Demining Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Social Work Caucus
FC MemberCommunity College Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Community Health Center Caucus
FC MemberArthritis Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Childhood Cancer Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Nursing Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Safe Climate Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Career and Technical Education Caucus (CTE)
FC MemberCongressional Hispanic Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Ports Opportunity, Renewal, Trade, and Security [P.O.R.T.S.] Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Labor and Working Families Caucus
FC MemberBipartisan Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus
FC MemberRenewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Heart and Stroke Coalition
FC MemberCongressional Cystic Fibrosis Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Bike Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Caucus on Armenian Issues
FC MemberCongressional Historic Preservation Caucus
FC MemberCoalition for Autism Research and Education (CARE)
FC MemberCongressional Humanities Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Rare Disease Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Mental Health Caucus
FC MemberBicameral Congressional Caucus on Parkinson's Disease
FC MemberCongressional Wine Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Caucus on Foster Youth
FC MemberCongressional Medicare for All Caucus
FC MemberBipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease
FC MemberHouse Small Brewers Caucus
FC MemberSustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC)
FC MemberCongressional Fire Services Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Arts Caucus
FC MemberCongressional TRIO Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Animal Protection Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Coalition on Adoption
FC MemberCongressional Labor Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Diabetes Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Gun Violence Prevention Task Force
FC MemberCongressional Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBTQ+) Equality Caucus

Bio

Raul Grijalva began his career in public service as a community organizer in Tucson. Four decades later, he continues to be an advocate for those in need and a voice for the constituents of his home community. From 1974 to 1986, Raul served on the Tucson Unified School District Governing Board, including six years as Chairman. In 1988, he was elected to the Pima County Board of Supervisors, where he served for the next 15 years, chairing the Board for two of those years. Raul resigned his seat on the Board of Supervisors in 2002 to seek office in Arizona's newly created Seventh Congressional District. Despite a nine-candidate primary and the challenge of being outspent three-to-one by his closest competitor, Raul was elected with a 20-point victory, thanks to a diverse coalition of supporters that led the largest volunteer-driven election effort in Arizona. Throughout his career, Raul has always fought for underrepresented voices. The passions that drove him as a School Board member to fight for and succeed at implementing bilingual education in Arizona are the same passions that motivated him to help pass the first bond package containing a $10 million commitment to reinvest in older, poorer neighborhoods while he was a County Supervisor. Likewise, they are what drive him today as he fights to reform our broken immigration system, ensure livable wages for American workers, and create vital land protections to safeguard our nation's natural treasures for the next generation. In 2018, Raul became Chair of the House Natural Resources Committee. He also serves on the Committee on Education and the Workforce and is the Chairman Emeritus of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, as well as a long-standing member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.

Election / Personal Info

First Elected: 2002    Next Election: 2024
Spouse: Ramona   DOB: 2/19/1948
Counties Representing
Maricopa