Raúl Manuel Grijalva (/rɑːˈuːl ɡrɪˈhælvə/; born February 19, 1948) is an American politician and activist who has served as the United States representative for Arizona’s 7th congressional district from 2023 to the present and Arizona’s 3rd congressional district from 2003 to 2023. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district, numbered as the 7th from 2003 to 2013, includes the western third of Tucson, part of Yuma and Nogales, and some peripheral parts of metro Phoenix. Grijalva is the dean of Arizona’s congressional delegation.
Congressman Raúl Grijalva used early social media platforms to challenge energy policy and call for stronger environmental oversight. In the late-2000s digital landscape, blogs and MySpace posts became tools for shaping public narrative — lawmakers speaking directly to constituents about drilling, climate, and regulatory reform.
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