Arizona — 7th District

Adelita Grijalva

Supports humane immigration and citizenship pathways

Grijalva advocates for comprehensive immigration reform that provides workable pathways to citizenship for undocumented residents, Dreamers, and TPS recipients. She opposes wasteful border militarization, ICE enforcement in sensitive areas, and for-profit detention centers, while supporting asylum rights and streamlined work permits.

• Support legal pathways to citizenship for Dreamers, DACA, veterans, TPS recipients, and humanitarian parolees
• Cosponsor the Protecting Sensitive Locations Act to keep ICE out of schools
• End all family detention and for-profit immigration detention centers
• Oppose border militarization and restrictive asylum policies

“Fight for legislation that creates workable legal pathways to citizenship for undocumented individuals, including Dreamers, DACA, veterans and Temporary Protected Status recipients, and those on humanitarian parole.”

“Stop harmful tariffs and wasteful border militarization that divide communities and skyrocket inflation. A strong border economy is contingent on fair commerce.”

Daniel Butierez Sr.

Supports border enforcement and patrol resources

Butierez considers border security a central priority necessary to address homelessness and drug addiction in local communities. He advocates giving the U.S. Border Patrol necessary resources to secure the border and blames open border policies for societal degradation.

• Secure the U.S.-Mexico border along the district's nearly 300-mile borderland
• Provide U.S. Border Patrol with required funding and operational resources
• Attribute rising homelessness and drug proliferation to unsecured open borders

“Secure the Southern Border and fight to give U.S. Border Patrol the resources they need to do their job.”

“Securing our border, is a focal point as it’s needed to implement the other policies.”

Adelita Grijalva

Supports progressive taxation and worker protection

Grijalva supports taxing high earners to fund expanded Child and Earned Income Tax Credits for working families. She backs federal worker protections including the PRO Act, opposes tariffs, and supports updating regulatory frameworks for technologies like blockchain.

• Increase Earned Income and Child Tax Credits by ensuring wealthy corporations and individuals pay higher taxes
• Support the PRO Act to defend workers' right to unionize
• Oppose tariffs that drive up inflation for local working families
• Establish regulatory guidelines for blockchain technology

“Put more money in the pockets of working Arizona families by making the rich pay their fair share to increase the Earned Income and Child Tax Credits.”

Daniel Butierez Sr.

Supports tax cuts and mining development

Butierez advocates cutting taxes and simplifying the tax code to support small businesses. He promotes job creation in Southern Arizona through responsible mining practices and criticizes government spending for raising inflation.

• Reduce federal tax burdens and simplify small business tax codes
• Promote economic growth by expanding responsible mining practices in Southern Arizona
• Eliminate wasteful government spending to suppress inflation and interest rates

“Fight to cut taxes and make the tax code simpler for small businesses.”

“Promote job growth and economic development by enabling responsible mining practices in Southern Arizona”

Adelita Grijalva

Supports funding public schools and Department of Education

Building on her two decades on the Tucson Unified School District board, Grijalva advocates expanding the federal Department of Education and increasing Title I funding. She opposes public school privatization, advocates smaller class sizes, and supports arts and dual-language education.

• Reinstate and expand the Department of Education
• Increase Title I funding to reduce class sizes and retain qualified teachers
• Oppose school privatization and voucher programs
• Expand resources for English Language Learners, dual language, and arts programs

“Reinstate and expand the Department of Education to provide accountability, transparency, and resources for all public schools.”

Daniel Butierez Sr.

Supports parental rights and basic education

Butierez believes parents, rather than the federal government, should control school curricula. He supports refocusing public education on fundamental academic skills.

• Assert parental authority over school curriculum decisions
• Return school instruction to foundational educational basics
• Reduce government regulation over local public education

“Parents need to be in charge of what their children are learning not the government. Our schools need to get back to the basics and start educating our children again.”

Adelita Grijalva

Supports affordable housing and guaranteed assistance

Grijalva addresses homelessness through housing development, neighborhood repair grants, and guaranteed assistance for unhoused individuals and veterans. She also supports banning institutional investors from purchasing single-family housing.

• Provide guaranteed housing assistance for unhoused individuals and veterans
• Fund new affordable housing construction and neighborhood revitalization grants
• Ban Wall Street firms from purchasing residential neighborhoods

“Lower housing prices by supporting construction of new affordable housing and providing grants to revitalize neighborhoods through housing repairs. Create guaranteed housing assistance for the unhoused, including veterans.”

Daniel Butierez Sr.

Opposes tax-funded methadone clinics; supports self-funded work programs

Butierez proposes ending taxpayer-funded methadone clinics and state treatment centers, describing them as an expensive industry with low success rates. He advocates self-funded job and housing programs where participants earn their room and board to build self-worth.

• End government funding for taxpayer-funded methadone clinics and transportation services
• Establish self-sustaining rehabilitation programs where participants pay room and board through work
• Link homelessness and rising crime to government drug subsidies

“I want to end tax funded methadone clinics. I’m not sure if our society comprehends the expense these create for taxpayers.”

Adelita Grijalva

Supports anti-hate crime prevention and immigration due process

Grijalva focuses public safety efforts on preventing domestic terrorism, antisemitism, and Islamophobia. She advocates for due process in law enforcement and ending for-profit detention centers.

• Restore funding for domestic terrorism prevention and hate crime tracking databases
• Protect cultural and religious institutions from politically motivated attacks
• Ensure full legal due process and legal counsel access for detained individuals

“Reinstate funding for domestic terrorism prevention and databases to address growing antisemitism, islamophobia and ideologically-driven or politically motivated attacks.”

Daniel Butierez Sr.

Supports cartels focus and federal law enforcement checks

Citing his personal history of being unjustly imprisoned without a conviction, Butierez supports oversight of federal law enforcement agencies. He advocates shifting Department of Justice resources toward combating Mexican drug cartels.

• Refocus Department of Justice efforts toward combating Mexican drug cartels
• Exercise congressional oversight on federal investigators to prevent due process abuses
• Address street crime resulting from drug addiction

“The Dept. of Justice is out of control and ignoring threats facing the United States. I am uniquely qualified to put a check on federal investigators and to force them to refocus efforts on National Security, including the Mexican drug cartels flooding our streets with illicit drugs.”

Adelita Grijalva

Supports universal healthcare access and expanding Social Security

Grijalva advocates for expanding Medicare and Medicaid toward universal healthcare coverage and lower out-of-pocket costs. She opposes privatizing VA healthcare and supports eliminating the Social Security payroll tax cap to increase benefits.

• Eliminate the Social Security payroll tax cap to increase benefits
• Expand Medicare and Medicaid to provide affordable universal access
• Protect prescription drug caps, preventive care, and Medicaid benefits
• Oppose privatization of Veterans Affairs healthcare services

“Join the Expand Social Security Caucus and cosponsor legislation to eliminate the Social Security payroll tax cap and increase benefits.”

Daniel Butierez Sr.

Supports accessible healthcare and job training

Butierez lists access to healthcare among services residents deserve, while advocating for cost reduction by curbing wasteful government spending in healthcare delivery.

• Ensure resident access to healthcare services
• Eliminate government spending inefficiencies in health programs

“I am 100% committed to ensuring that residents receive the support and resources they deserve, including access to high-quality healthcare, education, and job training programs.”

Adelita Grijalva

Endorsed by gun safety advocacy groups

Grijalva holds endorsements from gun violence prevention organizations, including Moms Demand Action.

• Endorsed by Moms Demand Action gun safety organization

Daniel Butierez Sr.

Opposes gun restrictions; supports absolute Second Amendment rights

Butierez views Second Amendment gun rights as a God-given entitlement for self-defense that should never be denied to any individual.

• Oppose restrictions on gun ownership and individual self-defense rights
• View the Second Amendment as a fundamental right protecting individual equality

“Our 2nd Amendment is a right given by God. It’s the guarantee that you can defend yourself.”

Adelita Grijalva

Supports federal abortion rights and contraceptive access

Grijalva supports codifying abortion access nationwide through the Women's Health Protection Act. She opposes efforts to restrict FDA approval of medication abortion and advocates expanding Title X funding and birth control access.

• Cosponsor and pass the Women's Health Protection Act to restore nationwide abortion rights
• Oppose restrictions on FDA approval of abortion medication
• Expand funding for Title X family planning and birth control access

“Cosponsor and fight for the Women’s Health Protection Act to restore abortion access nationwide.”

Adelita Grijalva

Supports environmental justice and clean energy investment

Grijalva advocates for Environmental Justice for All legislation, renewable energy industry jobs, water conservation resiliency projects, and protection of culturally sensitive public lands.

• Promote Environmental Justice for All legislation for impacted communities
• Invest in renewable energy industries and green job expansion
• Fund water resiliency projects and address water contamination

“Build upon the work of my father, Congressman Grijalva, to address environmental injustices by standing up for impacted communities and creating a process for inclusive policies like Environmental Justice for All.”

Adelita Grijalva

Supports diplomacy, Gaza ceasefire, and foreign aid

Grijalva supports anti-war diplomacy over military intervention, restoring international aid programs, an immediate ceasefire in Gaza with hostage release, and diplomatic resolutions to conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East.

• Support an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, hostage releases, and full humanitarian aid access
• Advance a two-state solution for Israelis and Palestinians
• Restore global foreign assistance funding and pursue diplomacy in Ukraine

“Our policy approach with regard to current conflicts must be rooted in diplomacy. We need to work through international bodies and regional partners to bring an end to the violence in the Middle East and to the war in Ukraine.”

Adelita Grijalva

Supports RESPECT Act and tribal infrastructure

Grijalva supports codifying the RESPECT Act to mandate government-to-government tribal consultation, providing equitable funding for Bureau of Indian Education schools, and expanding clean water infrastructure for Native communities.

• Codify the RESPECT Act to require federal consultation with Tribal Nations
• Ensure equal funding for Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) schools
• Expand Tribal water infrastructure under the Water Resources Development Act

“Respect for Tribal sovereignty must be more than a promise—it must be the law. We must advocate for codifying the RESPECT Act to ensure that federal agencies are legally required to engage in meaningful, government-to-government consultation with Tribal Nations before taking actions that impact their communities.”