Get to Know Adelita Grijalva: She Wants the Epstein Files Out and a Progressive Democratic Party In
Latino USA
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🗓️ 28 November 2025
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Adelita Grijalva, the first Latina –and first Chicana– to represent Arizona in Congress was sworn into office… finally. She was the deciding vote pushing for the release of the Epstein files. The Tucson native was an outspoken leader on a school board and longtime civil servant before winning a special election to fill her late father’s seat, Raul Grijalva. She says her progressive values align with his. Congresswoman Grijalva spoke to us about her upbringing and her future in a party where “Democrats being a watered down version of Republicans is not gonna cut it for the American people. Not the people that I've been talking to.”
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| 0:39.9 | Futuro. podcast. Don't forget to follow the show so you never miss an episode. It's Latino USA. I'm Maria Innojosa. Last week, the first Latina and the very first |
| 0:49.9 | Chicana to represent Arizona in Congress was sworn into office. |
| 0:54.8 | Congratulations. |
| 0:55.5 | You're now a member of 19th Congress. |
| 0:59.2 | She received roaring applause and a standing ovation on the House floor, something that, frankly, |
| 1:05.6 | doesn't happen that often. |
| 1:07.2 | And while we celebrate this moment today, our American promise is under serious threat. |
| 1:13.2 | Basic freedoms are under attack. Healthcare premiums are skyrocketing. Babies are being ripped |
| 1:18.8 | away from their parents by masked agents. We can and must do better. |
| 1:27.0 | Democrat Adelita Grihalba |
| 1:28.9 | handily won a special election in September |
| 1:31.5 | to represent Arizona's |
| 1:33.3 | seventh congressional district, |
| 1:35.2 | but her journey to Capitol Hill since |
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