Longtime U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, a ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Democrat, has won reelection in Congressional District 7 race over opponent Republican Luis Pozzolo, The Associated Press reports.Â
Grijalva had 70% of the vote to Pozzolo's 30% in early, unofficial results. Â
The newly drawn CD7 includes the west half of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, the Tohono O’odham Nation and parts of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ County and runs west to Yuma, north into Phoenix’s western suburbs and south to Nogales.
Grijalva has held the seat, formerly CD3, since winning it in 2002. He is known for being an outspoken progressive, with a long history in the ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ community. Before winning national office, Grijalva served 12 years on the ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Unified School District Governing Board and 15 years on the Pima County Board of Supervisors.
His top issues include immigration reform, access to health care, criminal justice, education, the environment, jobs and the economy, civil rights and liberties, and more.
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Republican Luis Pozzolo, a small-business owner, immigrated to the U.S. in 2003 from Uruguay and became a U.S. citizen in 2012.
His top issues include creating jobs and economic growth, supporting the mining industry and oil industry, school choice, border security, stopping “hardline socialist policies,†and supporting “traditional family values,†trade, law and order, and veterans.
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