Raúl Grijalva

Raúl Grijalva
Raúl Grijalva
	Official portrait, 2021
Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee
	In office; January 3, 2023 – January 3, 2025
Preceded by	Bruce Westerman
Succeeded by	Jared Huffman
	In office; January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2019
Preceded by	Peter DeFazio
Succeeded by	Rob Bishop
Chair of the House Natural Resources Committee
	In office; January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2023
Preceded by	Rob Bishop
Succeeded by	Bruce Westerman
Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus
	In office; January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2019
Preceded by	Barbara Lee
Succeeded by	Pramila Jayapal
Member of the; U.S. House of Representatives; from Arizona
	In office; January 3, 2003 – March 13, 2025
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Adelita Grijalva
Constituency	7th district (2003–2013); 3rd district (2013–2023); 7th district (2023–2025)
Personal details
Born	Raúl Manuel Grijalva; February 19, 1948; Pima County, Arizona, U.S.
Died	March 13, 2025 (aged 77); Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Political party	Raza Unida (before 1974); Democratic (from 1974)
Spouse(s)	Ramona Grijalva (m. 1971)
Children	3; including Adelita
Education	University of Arizona (BA)
Signature
Website	House website

Raúl Manuel Grijalva (/rɑːˈuːl ɡrɪˈhælvə/; February 19, 1948 – March 13, 2025) was an American politician. He was the U.S. Representative for Arizona's 3rd congressional district, serving from 2003 until 2025. He was a member of the Democratic Party.

In April 2024, Grijalva announced that he had been diagnosed with lung cancer.^[1]^[2] He died in Tucson, Arizona from the disease on March 13, 2025, at the age of 77.^[3]^[4]^[5] He was replaced by his daughter Adelita Grijalva in Congress.