Adelita Grijalva

An education town hall hosted at the Comité de Bien Estar in San Luis Wednesday enabled locals to discuss the experiences and challenges many residents share.

Congressional candidate was in Yuma County late last week ahead of second Democratic primary debate Tuesday.

CD7 stretches from Douglas through Nogales up to Tucson into parts of Pinal and Maricopa counties and west to Yuma. No questions were asked about Yuma County.

"Trump’s big ugly bill is a historic betrayal of the middle class. It proves the Republican party is full of nothing but big lies and broken promises."

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She is the daughter of the late Congressman Raúl Grijalva, who served southern Arizona, including south Yuma County, for 22 years. She told KAWC "I'm ready to stand on my own two feet."