Democrat Rep. Raul Grijalva (AZ) handed away on Thursday morning after a battle with most cancers.
He was 77.
“The Workplace of the seventh District of Arizona is saddened to announce the passing of Congressman Raul M. Grijalva. Rep. Grijalva fought a protracted and courageous battle. He handed away this morning on account of complication of his most cancers remedies,” the assertion learn.
A press release from the Workplace of Raúl M. Grijalva. pic.twitter.com/DJkWNfwHfn
— Raul M. Grijalva (@RepRaulGrijalva) March 13, 2025
“First elected to Congress in 2002, Grijalva held distinguished positions on the Home Pure Sources Committee, together with serving as chair and rating member, throughout his tenure,” CNN reported.
“A particular election will should be held to fill the emptiness,” the outlet reported.
After Rep. Grijalva handed away on Thursday morning, his employees managed to fireside off a tweet attacking President Trump:
President Trump’s newest reckless choice to fireside hundreds of staff on the Division of Schooling jeopardizes important scholar help applications, weakens protections for college students’ civil rights, and undermines important help for college students with disabilities. This transfer severely threatens each little one’s entry to a top quality schooling nationwide.
Trump and Musk are prioritizing tax cuts for the rich over the way forward for our college students. It’s egocentric, and it’s unlawful. This radical gutting of the Division will imply funding cuts for each scholar:
– 26 million children throughout each college district—rural, suburban and concrete—will lose entry to important funding to assist them get succeed.
– 12 million college students will lose entry to profession and technical schooling, together with pathways to good-paying jobs by apprenticeship applications in trades and STEM careers.
– 10 million college students from low-income households might lose entry to increased schooling.
– 7.5 million college students with Individualized Schooling Plans—accounting for 15 p.c of all college students nationwide —will lose entry to particular schooling providers.
President Trump’s newest reckless choice to fireside hundreds of staff on the Division of Schooling jeopardizes important scholar help applications, weakens protections for college students’ civil rights, and undermines important help for college students with disabilities. This transfer severely…
— Raul M. Grijalva (@RepRaulGrijalva) March 13, 2025
Recall that Raul Grijalva beforehand led a protest towards President Trump in Phoenix.
Grijalva joined the far-left mob accusing Trump of being a ‘white supremacist.’
#Happening: #Arizona teams coming collectively to ship a transparent message to @realDonaldTrump “#WhiteSupremacy will not be welcome right here” #AZResist pic.twitter.com/fW9hYJl3qQ
— LUCHA Arizona (@LUCHA_AZ) August 22, 2017
