Raul Manuel Grijalva is an American politician and activist. He has served as the United States representative for Arizona’s 3rd congressional district since 2003. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Raul is the dean of Arizona’s congressional delegation.

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He was born on February 19, 1948, on Canoa Ranch, 30 miles south of Tucson. He attended the University of Arizona and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in sociology. Raul was an Arizona leader of the Raza Unida Party. He was elected to the Tucson Unified School district board in 1974. He served till 1986. 

Raul also served as the Assistant Dean for Hispanic Student Affairs at the University of Arizona in 1987. He was a member of the Pima County Board of Supervisors from 1989 to 2022. He resigned as a supervisor in 2002 to run for Congress. 

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Raul settled a complaint in 2015 that accused him of drunkenness and a ‘hostile workplace environment’ with a female staff member. The $48,000 payment was made from the funds of the House of Representatives. 

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He earned an ‘A’ grade from the non-partisan Lugar Centre’s Congressional Oversight Hearing Index for his tenure as the chair of the House Natural Resources Committee in the 116th Congress. 

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On January 6, 2021, Raul was at the US Capitol to certify the 2020 presidential electoral college votes when the Capitol was attacked by Donald Trump supporters. He called the attack “one of the darkest and most shameful days of our republic”. He blamed President Donald Trump for inciting the attack and called for the 25th Amendment to be invoked to remove Trump from office. He voted to impeach Trump on January 13, 2021.