Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.) just set a new political record that she never “ intended to break. ”

Grijalva won the special election to represent Arizona’s 7th Congressional District on Sept. 23. Her wait to be sworn in reached 36 days on Wednesday, breaking a tie with Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Cal.) for the longest delay since 2001, according to data from Bloomberg reporter Greg Giroux .

“It has been 36 days since our election, and we have surpassed waiting the longest of anyone in recent history,” Grijalva said Thursday in a video posted to her X account . “I want to be sworn in, working for Arizona and being at the table when these important discussions are being made.”

On Thursday, with the House still out of session since Sept. 19, Grijalva’s record-setting wait reache

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