House Republican Says Newly-Elected Democrat Should Be Sworn In Without Delay: ‘She Won Her Election’

Sarah Rumpf Oct 27th, 2025, 10:24 pm

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Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ), who has been waiting more than a month to be sworn into office , shared several tweets Monday pointing to some allies she has on the Republican side of the aisle.

Grijalva won a special election on Sept. 23, easily trouncing her Republican opponent in her deep-blue district 69% to 29%. She will succeed her father, Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), who died on March 13, in representing Arizona’s 7th district — when she is eventually sworn in.

House Republicans are dragging their feet on letting Grijalva officially join their ranks and have been using the government shutdo

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