Former representative · Arizona's 7th district

Raúl M. Grijalva

Raúl M. Grijalva served in Congress from 2003 to 2025, last as a Democratic representative for Arizona's 7th district. In the 119th Congress, 70 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 69, and cast 0 of 0 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party
Democrat
Chamber
House
Former
In Congress since
Jan 7, 2003
Last term ended
Mar 13, 2025
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Photo: Government Publishing Office (public domain)

Record by Congress

Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.

CongressRoll callsMissedVotes with partySponsoredCosponsored across the aisle
119th CongressHouse of Representatives7098.6%69 of 70—0 of 020 became law8%10 of 122
118th CongressHouse of Representatives1,22239.7%485 of 1,222 · rank 1 of 442100%551 of 553 · rank 12 of 442350 became law9%87 of 967
117th CongressHouse of Representatives9972.7%27 of 997 · rank 86 of 443100%565 of 565 · rank 1 of 443421 became law3%31 of 993

Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)

Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (House), with each party's median and the chamber's range.

Liberal −1−0.60+1 Conservative

Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Votes against their party

The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.

  1. H.R. 3935: FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024Nay
    Jul 19, 2023· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 243–191· Against party
  2. H.R. 347: Reduce Exacerbated Inflation Negatively Impacting the Nation ActNay
    Mar 1, 2023· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 187–232· Against party

Recent votes

The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.

  1. H.J.Res. 25: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to "Gross Proceeds Reporting by Brokers That Regularly Provide Services Effectuating Digital Asset Sales".Not voting
    Mar 11, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 292–132
  2. H.R. 1968: Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025Not voting
    Mar 11, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–213
  3. H.R. 1156: Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement ActNot voting
    Mar 11, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 295–127
  4. H.R. 993: Emerging Innovative Border Technologies ActNot voting
    Mar 10, 2025· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 406–9
  5. H.R. 901: Research Security and Accountability in DHS ActNot voting
    Mar 10, 2025· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 410–1
  6. H.R. 495: Subterranean Border Defense ActNot voting
    Mar 10, 2025· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 402–1
  7. H.Res. 189: Censuring Representative Al Green of Texas.Not voting
    Mar 6, 2025· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 224–198
  8. S.J.Res. 11: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management relating to "Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources".Not voting
    Mar 6, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 221–202
  9. H.J.Res. 42: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards: Certification Requirements, Labeling Requirements, and Enforcement Provisions for Certain Consumer Products and Commercial Equipment".Not voting
    Mar 5, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 222–203
  10. H.J.Res. 61: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing".Not voting
    Mar 5, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–202
  11. H.R. 758: Mail Traffic Deaths Reporting Act of 2025Not voting
    Mar 3, 2025· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 402–16
  12. H.R. 856: Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing ActNot voting
    Mar 3, 2025· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 417–0

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.

79 sponsored · 1 became law

How far they got

  1. Introduced6785%
  2. Reported by committee67.6%
  3. Passed one chamber56.3%
  4. Became law11.3%

Policy areas

  1. Native Americans13
  2. Public Lands and Natural Resources13
  3. Education11
  4. Environmental Protection8
  5. Government Operations and Politics8
  6. Energy4
  7. Labor and Employment4
  8. Animals3

Latest activity

  1. H.R. 2053 Stop Giving Big Oil Free Money Act
    Introduced· Energy· Mar 11, 2025
  2. H.R. 1865 Mining Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Prevention Act of 2025
    Introduced· Energy· Mar 5, 2025
  3. H.R. 4377 To amend the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 with respect to extensions, additions, and revisions to the Barry M. Goldwater Range in Arizona.
    Reported by committee· Public Lands and Natural Resources· Dec 19, 2024
  4. H.R. 7138 Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2024
    Introduced· Social Welfare· Dec 17, 2024
  5. H.R. 5480 Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act
    Introduced· Labor and Employment· Dec 17, 2024
  6. H.R. 10340 CASC Act
    Introduced· Public Lands and Natural Resources· Dec 10, 2024
  7. H.R. 9695 Tribal Heritage and American Bison, Grizzly Bear, and Wolf Restoration and Coexistence Act
    Introduced· Public Lands and Natural Resources· Oct 8, 2024
  8. H.Res. 1422 Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the Wilderness Act.
    Introduced· Public Lands and Natural Resources· Sep 3, 2024

Committees

Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.

No committee seats are listed.

Federal contracts in the district

Contract obligations attributed to Arizona's 7th district by each action's county and its award's ZIP code (land shares through census tracts); an estimate where ZIP codes cross district lines. Shown next to the member's record: neither explains the other.

Obligations · FY2026
$13.6B
Per resident
$16,638
Rank in Arizona
1 of 9
Contract actions
9,306
New awards: 5,219

By fiscal year

  1. 4.4BFY2017
  2. 5.6BFY2018
  3. 5.5BFY2019
  4. 9.3BFY2020
  5. 5.5BFY2021
  6. 7.5BFY2022
  7. 8.4BFY2023
  8. 7.8BFY2024
  9. 10.6BFY2025
  10. 13.6BFY2026

Top buyers

  1. U.S. Customs and Border Protection$4.4B33%
    Department of Homeland Security
  2. Department of the Navy$3.1B23%
    Department of Defense
  3. Department of the Air Force$2.8B20%
    Department of Defense
  4. Missile Defense Agency$1.3B9.6%
    Department of Defense
  5. Defense Contract Management Agency$1.2B8.6%
    Department of Defense
  6. Department of Veterans Affairs$183.4M1.3%
  7. Federal Acquisition Service$156.1M1.1%
    General Services Administration
  8. Department of the Army$102.1M0.8%
    Department of Defense

Top recipients

  1. RAYTHEON COMPANY$8.4B62%
    376 awards
  2. FISHER SAND & GRAVEL CO$2.9B21%
    2 awards
  3. SLS FEDERAL SERVICES LLC$1.3B9.7%
    1 award
  4. MODERN TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, INC.$139.7M1.0%
    3 awards
  5. JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP INC.$106.8M0.8%
    2 awards
  6. FCN, INC.$66.7M0.5%
    3 awards
  7. BRASFIELD & GORRIE LLC$63.4M0.5%
    1 award
  8. HENSEL PHELPS CONSTRUCTION CO.$57M0.4%
    3 awards
  9. BCCG A JOINT VENTURE$47.1M0.3%
    1 award
  10. FEDEX SUPPLY CHAIN DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, INC.$45.4M0.3%
    2 awards
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Campaign money

What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.

2024 cycle

Raised
$643.9K
through Dec 31, 2024
Cash on hand
$300.7K
From committees
$156.3K
42 committees
From contractor PACs
$0
0 PACs · 0% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf

By cycle

CycleRaised (FEC summary)From committeesFrom contractor PACs
2024$643.9K$156.3K$00 PACs · 0% of committee money
2022$660.5K$214.5K$3,5002 PACs · 2% of committee money

Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.

Terms

Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.

  1. House · Arizona's 7th districtJan 3, 2025 – Mar 13, 2025
  2. House · Arizona's 7th districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
  3. House · Arizona's 3rd districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
  4. House · Arizona's 3rd districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021
  5. House · Arizona's 3rd districtJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2019
  6. House · Arizona's 3rd districtJan 6, 2015 – Jan 3, 2017
  7. House · Arizona's 3rd districtJan 3, 2013 – Jan 3, 2015
  8. House · Arizona's 7th districtJan 5, 2011 – Jan 3, 2013
  9. House · Arizona's 7th districtJan 6, 2009 – Jan 3, 2011
  10. House · Arizona's 7th districtJan 4, 2007 – Jan 3, 2009
  11. House · Arizona's 7th districtJan 4, 2005 – Jan 3, 2007
  12. House · Arizona's 7th districtJan 7, 2003 – Jan 3, 2005

Identifiers

The same member in other public records.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • ZIP code (ZCTA) to congressional district crosswalk (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 relationship files (ZCTAs, tracts and congressional districts); shares computed by Analisa · release 2020 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.