Arizona District Waits as Speaker Delays Swearing-In | JQJO

More than a month after Adelita Grijalva won a September 23 special election to succeed her late father, Rep. Raúl Grijalva, southern Arizona’s 7th District still has no sworn member of Congress. House Speaker Mike Johnson refuses to administer the oath during the government shutdown, leaving Tucson’s shuttered district office, unanswered phones, and constituents without help or a vote. Arizona’s attorney general has sued to force her seating. Anger is rising—from rally chants of “Swear her in!” to residents who say representation, and basic casework, can’t wait.