U.S. House · Arizona's 7th District

Southern and southwestern Arizona along the U.S.-Mexico border: most of Pima County (including much of Tucson), plus parts of Cochise, Yuma, La Paz and Maricopa counties.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

✓ Fact-checked 2026-09-25: 14 claims re-checked against their sources

A second, independent research pass re-opened every cited source for this race and corrected or removed anything the source didn’t support.

On the ballot · 2 candidates

Where they stand — side by side

Only positions documented in a cited source are shown. Where an officeholder’s recorded votes speak to an issue, the votes set the position (marked “votes”). A dash means we found no clear public position — not that the candidate has none.

ISSUEAdelita Grijalva
D
Daniel Butierez Sr.
R
Expand immigration enforcement and deportationsOpposes[6]Supports[4]
Expand public health coverageSupports[8]votes—
Faster transition away from fossil fuelsSupports[5]—
Broad tariffs on imported goodsOpposes[9]votes—

The candidates, in full

Adelita Grijalva

DINCUMBENTU.S. Representative (since November 2025)

Won a September 23, 2025 special election, then won the July 21, 2026 Democratic primary unopposed.

Adelita Grijalva is the Democratic incumbent U.S. Representative for Arizona's 7th Congressional District, elected in a 2025 special election after previously serving on the Pima County Board of Supervisors and the Tucson Unified School District governing board.[1]

Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.

Key votes in Congress

  • YesWar Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · H. Con. Res. 86 · Passed 215–208 · 2026-06-03 roll call ↗The resolution directs the President to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities with Iran that Congress has not authorized, invoking the War Powers Resolution. It passed the House with support from Democrats and a number of Republicans.
  • YesResolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · H.J. Res. 72 · Passed 219–211 · 2026-02-11 roll call ↗The resolution terminates the national emergency the President declared in February 2025 to justify a 25 percent tariff on imports from Canada, ending that tariff if it becomes law. It passed with a bipartisan majority, including several Republicans who broke with the administration on trade policy.
  • NoConsolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 — full-year government funding · H.R. 7148 · Passed 217–214 · 2026-02-03 roll call ↗The bill provides full-year discretionary appropriations for federal agencies for the remainder of fiscal year 2026, replacing the stopgap funding enacted after the fall 2025 shutdown. It sets spending levels across defense and non-defense programs through September 2026.
  • YesBreaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · H.R. 1834 · Passed 230–196 · 2026-01-08 roll call ↗The bill extends for additional years the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits that were expanded in 2021 and had lapsed at the end of 2025, lowering health-insurance premiums for people who buy coverage on ACA marketplaces. It passed with support from nearly all Democrats and a small group of Republicans.
  • YesWar Powers Resolution on Venezuela · H. Con. Res. 64 · Failed 211–213 · 2025-12-17 roll call ↗The resolution would have directed the President to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities in or against Venezuela that Congress had not authorized. It failed after U.S. military strikes on suspected drug-trafficking vessels off Venezuela had raised questions in Congress about the administration's legal authority for military action in the region.
  • NoNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 — final passage · S. 1071 · Passed 312–112 · 2025-12-10 roll call ↗The fiscal year 2026 NDAA authorizes roughly $900 billion in defense spending, including a pay raise for service members and funding for shipbuilding, munitions, and missile-defense programs. It also sets policy on military personnel, procurement, and other Defense Department programs for the year.
  • YesEpstein Files Transparency Act · H.R. 4405 · Passed 427–1 · 2025-11-18 roll call ↗The bill directs the Department of Justice to publicly release its investigative files related to Jeffrey Epstein within 30 days, while allowing redactions to protect victim identities, ongoing investigations, and law enforcement techniques. It passed with near-unanimous support.
  • NoContinuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 — shutdown-ending vote · H.R. 5371 · Passed 222–209 · 2025-11-12 roll call ↗The bill reopened the federal government after a 43-day shutdown by funding most agencies through January 30, 2026, and providing full-year funding for a smaller group of agencies through September 2026. It also reversed shutdown-related federal layoffs and funded SNAP benefits retroactively.

On the record — official actions

  • actionServes on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce and the House Committee on Natural Resources (2025-2026).[1]
  • billIntroduced the Fairness for Farm Workers Act, to expand overtime protections for agricultural workers under the Fair Labor Standards Act.[7]

Positions on the issues

  • SupportsFaster transition away from fossil fuels

    Criticized the EPA's decision to roll back air pollution limits for fossil fuel power plants and called for moving forward on clean energy instead.[5]

    “Instead of investing in cheaper clean energy solutions, Trump is propping up dirty and expensive fossil fuel plants in order to appease his donors. Arizonans deserve clean air and lower utility bills – not handouts to the coal industry. We should be moving forward on clean energy and stronger protections, not turning back the clock.”
  • OpposesExpand immigration enforcement and deportations

    Co-introduced the Fund Schools, Not ICE Act, which would redirect ICE funding to Title I public schools and require DHS to sell recently purchased detention warehouse facilities.[6]

  • SupportsExpand public health coverageFrom recorded votes

    Voted yes on Breaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834, 2026-01-08).[8]

  • OpposesBroad tariffs on imported goodsFrom recorded votes

    Voted yes on Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11).[9]

Background

  • A lifelong Tucsonan; graduated from Pueblo High School and earned a degree from the University of Arizona.[1]
  • Worked as director of the Pima County Teen Court, a diversion program for teens.[1]
  • Daughter of the late U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, whose Arizona's 7th District seat she won in the September 2025 special election.[3]

Campaign money

Raised $2.3M · spent $1.9M · $428K cash on hand (through 2026-07-01) FEC filing ↗

Daniel Butierez Sr.

R

Daniel Butierez Sr. is the Republican nominee challenging incumbent Adelita Grijalva.[2]

Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.

Positions on the issues

  • SupportsExpand immigration enforcement and deportations

    Says securing the border is a focal point of his campaign.[4]

    “Securing our Border: This is vital to my plans of helping our homeless get on their feet and drug users off of drugs.”

In their words — priorities

  • Says securing the U.S.-Mexico border is central to his plans, including a proposed program to help homeless people and people struggling with drug use get back on their feet.[4]
  • Says government too often 'throws money at a problem rather than a solution,' pointing to spending as a driver of inflation and higher interest rates.[4]
  • Says he wants to bring attention to what he describes as corruption in local Tucson government.[4]

Background

  • Born in Tucson, Arizona, in 1966, a third-generation Arizonan.[4]
  • Career experience includes working as a contractor and construction worker, and he says he owns two businesses.[2][4]
  • Says he spent about 30 years pursuing legal relief after being imprisoned without what he describes as a valid conviction, until a judge ultimately ruled in his favor.[4]

Campaign money

Raised $224K · spent $214K · $11K cash on hand (through 2026-07-01) FEC filing ↗

Research notes & limits

Federal key roll-call votes and FEC finance totals for incumbent Adelita Grijalva are added separately by script. This is an uncontested-leaning, heavily Democratic district (D+ lean); limited independent coverage of the Republican nominee was found beyond his own Ballotpedia survey responses.

Sources · 9

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

  1. 1.Adelita Grijalva · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  2. 2.Daniel Butierez Sr. · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  3. 3.Adelita Grijalva — swearing-in dispute · Ballotpedia · 2025-11-14 Reference
  4. 4.Daniel Butierez Sr. — Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2023-01-01 Candidate's own words
  5. 5.Rep. Grijalva Statement on EPA Decision to Roll Back Power Plant Emission Rules · Office of Rep. Adelita Grijalva Candidate's own words
  6. 6.Grijalva, Stanton, Ansari Introduce Bill to Redirect ICE Funding to Public Schools, Require Sale of Detention Warehouses · Office of Rep. Adelita Grijalva Candidate's own words
  7. 7.Rep. Grijalva Introduces the Fairness for Farm Workers Act · Office of Rep. Adelita Grijalva Candidate's own words
  8. 8.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  9. 9.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record