Arizona’s AG Sends Letter to Johnson Demanding He Swear In State’s New House Member
Ahmad Austin Jr. Oct 14th, 2025, 3:58 pm
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Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes (D) has threatened legal action against Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) for delaying the swearing in of the state’s newest U.S. representative.
At the time of writing, democratic Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva had yet to be sworn in to the House of Representatives. Grijalva won a September special election after the seat was vacated when her father, former Rep. Raul Grijalva , died battling cancer months earlier.
The newly elected representative has been vocal in her support of the release of information on the case of deceased child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein . With her swearing in, sh