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Former Representative for Arizona’s 7th District, 2003–2025

Raúl M. Grijalva

Democrat 12th term Former member

Record from the 118th Congress · From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we measure

100LoyaltyMed 98
61AttendMed 98
13BipartMed 16
2BreaksMed 12
In office
House 2003–2025
22 years in Congress

Did not complete the term. Grijalva served 2 months of a term that ran to Jan 3, 2027 (died in office on Mar 13, 2025). Succeeded by Adelita S. Grijalva (Democrat) in November 2025.

Bottom line

Activity

118th CongressJan 3, 2023 to Jan 3, 2025Method
By week
Statements
tracked from Jan 2025
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
118th Congress2023–24not tracked—3509671,2352

Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.

1

What did he focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Education no statements 17%
Native Americans no statements 17%
Public Lands and Natural Resources no statements 20%

StatementsBills

No counted statements yet; bills go to Public Lands and Natural Resources and Education.

  • 35 bills sponsored, most on Public Lands and Natural Resources.
  • Statements: our record starts in January 2025.
2

Did he have influence?

MethodBackground tab →

Committee seats are shown for sitting members only.

Committee and party posts are shown for sitting members only.

  • 22 years in Congress.
5

Who did he work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

His cosponsorships on Republican bills

8% · peer median 17%

Closest across the aisle

Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Grijalva.

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Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, in that Congress · Voteview

8% of his cosponsorships went to Republican bills (peer median 17%); closest in his party: Amo and Velázquez.

  • Other-party share of cosponsors on his own bills: not yet tracked.
  • Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
3

Could he get things done?

MethodBills tab →

His billsExpected for a peer

Introduced 29 · expected 17
Action in committee 15 · expected 8
Beyond committee 1 · expected 1
Passed House 0 · expected 0
Became law 0 · expected 0
EffectivenessRank 253 of 445 in the House

0.57expected 0.40 · average member 1.00

0 of 29 bills passed the House; 0 became law; effectiveness 0.57 against a peer median of 0.40.

  • On the move: H.R. 4377 (out of committee).
  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

118th Congress · bills from congress.gov

4

Where did he stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE −0.60

With his party on all 13 areas with 10 or more party-line votes.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with his party on 6 of the 8 he voted on.

The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Democrats yea–nay on that roll call.

Voted with Democrats on 100% of party-line votes, broke 2 times (peer median 10).

  • Position: −0.60, outside the Democratic middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Transportation and Public Works 1 of 18, Economics and Public Finance 1 of 142.

Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.

6

Who backed him?

MethodMoney tab →

The money record for a former member is on the Money tab.

7

Did his words match his actions?

MethodPositions tab →

Positions are being checked before they go public; this question fills in when they are.