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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Raúl Grijalva |
| Address | 408 West Ohio Street
Tucson, Arizona 85714, United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | [Link] |
| Born |
February 19, 1948 |
| Died |
Still Living
(76 years) |
| Contributor | Barack O-blame-a |
| Last Modifed | E Pluribus Unum
Apr 02, 2024 11:33am |
| Tags |
Hispanic - Married - Cancer - Catholic - Straight -
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| Info | Raúl has a thirty year record of exceptional of public service in Southern Arizona. Raúl, his wife Ramona, and three daughters, Adelita, Raquel, and Marisa, have a lifelong commitment to improving the quality of life in the community.
Raúl began his public career as a community organizer and continued to be an advocate for underrepresented constituencies in Tucson and Southern Arizona. He began this service when he joined with several other advocates to start El Rio Community Health Center. He worked with other activists to champion the need for local governments to invest in older and minority neighborhoods. He helped organize neighborhood empowerment efforts that prompted the city of Tucson to expand services to the south and west sides including building neighborhood service centers, El Rio, El Pueblo and Archer Neighborhood Centers to serve older minority areas of Tucson.
From 1974 to 1986, Raúl served on the Tucson Unified School District Governing Board, serving as chairman the last six years on the board. The community looked to Raúl for his advocacy on behalf of teacher and employee rights, civil rights, and work to increase funding and support for public education. An elementary school was named after him when he retired, to honor his service and contributions to education in TUSD.
Raúl continued his service to the community when he was elected to the Pima County Board of Supervisors, where he served form 1988-2003. At the Board of Supervisors, he was a staunch advocate for balanced planning and fairness in land use decisions. His leadership led to the creation of the Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan. He continued his advocacy for working families, reinvesting in older and minority neighborhoods by passing the first bond package that contained a ten million dollar commitment to reinvesting in older, poorer neighborhoods and the funding of a housing trust fund.
In 2003, Raúl resigned from the Pima County Board of Supervisors to seek the newly created United States Congressional District 7 position. Raúl forged a large diverse coalition to create the largest volunteer driven election effort in Arizona. Raúl's campaign, "A Whole Lot of People for Grijalva", was driven by volunteers who knocked on doors made phone calls, handled mailings, and made many great friends that swelled the Grijalva political family. That election united hundreds of wonderfully, dedicated activists of all ages, races, and interests.
Volunteer efforts helped Raúl successfully overcome a nine candidate primary, against several former, or then current, elected officials, while being outspent by 3 to 1 by his closest competitor. The 2002 elections was proof that volunteers and grass roots campaigning can win against money, connections, and powerful interests. Since his initial election to represent Congressional District 7 of Arizona, Raúl has continued to aggressively campaign for reelection with the help of a large political family of volunteers. They continue to come together for Raúl who has remained a steadfast leader who is not afraid to take tough votes. Raúl believes in educating the public rather than exploit their fears and insecurities. Raúl remains committed to bring fairness and accountability to our federal government in providing services and protecting the health and safety of the public.
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