Large -scale victory: Edelita Grizzalwa wins Arizona’s 7th district race; Set to face Republican Daniel Butrez in sept elections

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Adelita Grijalva has won the Erizona’s 7th Congress district, defeating a 25 -year -old activist and social media affected Deja Foxx.After the treatment of cancer, the seat became vacant after the death of Congress Raul Grizzalwa for a long time earlier this year. Edelita Grizzalwa, 54, is her daughter and has a long history in local politics. He served the Taxon School Board for two decades and has been a Peema County Supervisor since 2020.Grizzalwa has described himself as a progressive and stated that his priorities include defending democracy, supporting immigrant rights and protecting the medicade and medicare. After his victory, he said in a statement: “This is not for me, but a win for our community and progressive movement that my father started in southern Arizona more than 50 years ago.”Grijalwa faced a strong competition from 25 -year -old social media efficiency and activist Foxx. Foxx argued that political roles should not be inherited, targeting Grislava for their “heritage last name”.In response, Grizzalwa defended his record saying: “I am not using my father’s last name. It is mine too. I have worked for a very long time in this community – 26 years in a non -profit institution, 20 years on school board, four years and four months on the board of supervisors. I have also earned my last name,” as has been reported by the Guardian.Grijalwa won by a major margin, leading to Foxx by nearly 40 percent points, as reported by AP. He won a strong lead in all seven counties in the district, including Peema County, including Taxon and its suburbs.He also received major support from prominent progressives, including representative Alexandria Okasio-Coortage and Senator Burney Sanders, as well as local and state officials.Arizona’s 7th district is a huge democratic, making Grizlava a favorable candidate to win the general election on 23 September. She will take on the Republican candidate Daniel Terez.