PHOENIX – Despite an ongoing – and now record-setting — delay in being sworn in, U.S. Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva said she is finding ways to connect with her Arizona constituents.

Wednesday was the 36th day since voters in Arizona’s 7th Congressional District overwhelmingly selected Grijalva to fill her father’s seat in a Sept. 23 special election.

The previous modern-day record was 35 days for California Democrat Jimmy Gomez, who reportedly requested a delay due to a “family conflict” after his June 2017 special election victory.

Grijalva’s delay is not of her doing. The Democrat has been pushing to be sworn in since winning with more than twice as many votes as her closest competitor, Republican Daniel Butierez.

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