Newly elected Arizona lawmaker has yet to be sworn into office, as House Democrats welcome her
October 1, 2025
A week after her decisive win in an Arizona special election for the U.S. House, Democrat Adelita Grijalva has yet to take office. With the House out of session, her swearing in has been delayed. That has left her without an office, a desk, staff — something of an unofficial new member of Congress. “It’s very frustrating,” she told The Associated Press. The delay plays out as Republicans work to carry out President Donald Trump’s agenda in Congress, where they hold narrow majorities in both the House and Senate. Grijalva is lending her support to a petition to release the Justice Department files on the late Jeffrey Epstein. Her support could force a vote.