Raúl Grijalva, Representative for Arizona's 3rd Congressional District

Grijalva is the representative for Arizona’s 3^rd congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. He has served since Jan 3, 2013. Grijalva is next up for reelection in 2022 and serves until Jan 3, 2023.

He was previously the representative for Arizona’s 7^th congressional district as a Democrat from 2003 to 2012.

Alleged misconduct & resolution

At an unspecified date during Rep. Grijalva's service in Congress, he was accused of creating a hostile work environment and being frequently drunk. The claims, always denied by Grijalva, were resolved with a severance payment in 2015 although none of this became public until 2017. According to news reports, Grijalva was cleared by the House Ethics Committee letter in Dec 2018. Now, his case is apparently being reviewed by the House Committee on Ethics, although what for and why is unknown.

May. 15, 2018	Office of Congressional Ethics recommended further review by the House Committee on Ethics
Dec. 14, 2018	House Committee on Ethics dismissed complaint.
Jun. 17, 2019	House Committee on Ethics reviewing the same complaint.

Analysis

Legislative Metrics

Read our 2020 Report Card for Grijalva.

Ideology–Leadership Chart

Grijalva is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).

The chart is based on the bills Grijalva has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2017 to Dec 3, 2021. See full analysis methodology.

Ratings from Advocacy Organizations

Human Rights Campaign: 100% Planned Parenthood Action Fund: 100% League of Conservation Voters: 96% The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws: B+ United States Chamber of Commerce: 50% The Club for Growth: 9%

Committee Membership

Raúl Grijalva sits on the following committees:

House Committee on Natural Resources Chair

Water, Oceans, and Wildlife subcommittees
House Committee on Education and Labor

Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, Higher Education and Workforce Investment subcommittees

Enacted Legislation

Grijalva was the primary sponsor of 13 bills that were enacted. The most recent include:

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Does 13 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.

We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110^th Congress).

Bills Sponsored

Issue Areas

Grijalva sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:

Public Lands and Natural Resources (28%) Environmental Protection (17%) Education (12%) Native Americans (11%) Government Operations and Politics (10%) Labor and Employment (9%) Animals (7%) Social Welfare (5%)

Recent Bills

Some of Grijalva’s most recently sponsored bills include...

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Voting Record

Key Votes

Grijalva voted Nay

H.R. 5323: Iron Dome Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022

Passed 420/9 on Sep 23, 2021.

Grijalva voted Nay

H.R. 133: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 [Including Coronavirus Stimulus & Relief]

Passed 327/85 on Dec 21, 2020.

This bill became the vehicle for passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, a major government funding bill, which also included economic stimulus provisions due …

Grijalva voted Nay

S. 512: Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act

Passed 361/10 on Dec 21, 2018.

Grijalva voted No

H.R. 3038: Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015, Part II

Passed 312/119 on Jul 15, 2015.

Grijalva voted Nay

H.R. 2048: Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015

Passed 338/88 on May 13, 2015.

The USA Freedom Act (H.R. 2048, Pub.L. 114–23) is a U.S. law enacted on June 2, 2015 that restored in modified form several provisions of …

Grijalva voted Nay

H.R. 83 (113th): Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015

Passed 219/206 on Dec 11, 2014.

This bill became the vehicle for passage of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 [pdf], which was approved by the House on December …

Grijalva voted No

H.J.Res. 124 (113th): Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015

Passed 319/108 on Sep 17, 2014.

Grijalva voted Yea

H.R. 24 (113th): Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2014

Passed 333/92 on Sep 17, 2014.

The Federal Reserve Transparency Act calls for an audit of Federal Reserve system by the Comptroller General within 1 year of the passing of this …

Grijalva voted No

H.R. 1249 (112th): Leahy-Smith America Invents Act

Passed 304/117 on Jun 23, 2011.

The Leahy–Smith America Invents Act (AIA) is a United States federal statute that was passed by Congress and was signed into law by President Barack …

Grijalva voted Nay

H.Res. 456 (111th): Providing for the consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 627) to amend the Truth …

Passed 247/180 on May 20, 2009.

Missed Votes

From Jan 2003 to Dec 2021, Grijalva missed 844 of 12,670 roll call votes, which is 6.7%. This is much worse than the median of 2.1% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.

We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses and major life events.

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Time Period	Votes Eligible	Missed Votes	Percent	Percentile
2003 Jan-Mar	94	1	1.1%	37^th
2003 Apr-Jun	239	4	1.7%	46^th
2003 Jul-Sep	193	0	0.0%	0^th
2003 Oct-Dec	151	0	0.0%	0^th
2004 Jan-Mar	104	3	2.9%	42^nd
2004 Apr-Jun	221	4	1.8%	42^nd
2004 Jul-Sep	161	9	5.6%	68^th
2004 Oct-Dec	58	3	5.2%	61^st
2005 Jan-Mar	90	2	2.2%	36^th
2005 Apr-Jun	272	3	1.1%	33^rd
2005 Jul-Sep	146	4	2.7%	64^th
2005 Oct-Dec	163	8	4.9%	74^th
2006 Jan-Mar	81	1	1.2%	38^th
2006 Apr-Jun	276	7	2.5%	60^th
2006 Jul-Sep	159	2	1.3%	38^th
2006 Nov-Dec	27	3	11.1%	77^th
2007 Jan-Mar	213	11	5.2%	82^nd
2007 Apr-Jun	393	5	1.3%	42^nd
2007 Jul-Sep	317	8	2.5%	67^th
2007 Oct-Dec	263	11	4.2%	63^rd
2008 Jan-Mar	149	16	10.7%	88^th
2008 Apr-Jun	321	17	5.3%	75^th
2008 Jul-Sep	205	25	12.2%	96^th
2008 Oct-Dec	15	1	6.7%	81^st
2009 Jan-Mar	174	23	13.2%	97^th
2009 Apr-Jun	303	24	7.9%	93^rd
2009 Jul-Sep	268	26	9.7%	94^th
2009 Oct-Dec	246	31	12.6%	94^th
2010 Jan-Mar	195	40	20.5%	99^th
2010 Apr-Jun	219	25	11.4%	91^st
2010 Jul-Sep	151	9	6.0%	82^nd
2010 Nov-Dec	99	4	4.0%	53^rd
2011 Jan-Mar	212	11	5.2%	90^th
2011 Apr-Jun	281	15	5.3%	87^th
2011 Jul-Sep	247	13	5.3%	84^th
2011 Oct-Dec	208	19	9.1%	90^th
2012 Jan-Mar	151	11	7.3%	85^th
2012 Apr-Jun	299	10	3.3%	67^th
2012 Jul-Sep	152	3	2.0%	55^th
2012 Nov-Dec	51	15	29.4%	99^th
2013 Jan-Jan	5	4	80.0%	99^th
2013 Jan-Mar	89	15	16.9%	95^th
2013 Apr-Jun	215	27	12.6%	95^th
2013 Jul-Sep	200	23	11.5%	95^th
2013 Oct-Dec	137	21	15.3%	95^th
2014 Jan-Mar	148	7	4.7%	74^th
2014 Apr-Jun	219	17	7.8%	85^th
2014 Jul-Sep	147	4	2.7%	68^th
2014 Nov-Dec	49	8	16.3%	96^th
2015 Jan-Mar	144	19	13.2%	94^th
2015 Apr-Jun	244	16	6.6%	88^th
2015 Jul-Sep	139	5	3.6%	74^th
2015 Oct-Dec	177	15	8.5%	93^rd
2016 Jan-Mar	137	24	17.5%	92^nd
2016 Apr-Jun	204	28	13.7%	93^rd
2016 Jul-Sep	232	24	10.3%	94^th
2016 Nov-Dec	48	4	8.3%	91^st
2017 Jan-Mar	208	17	8.2%	93^rd
2017 Apr-Jun	136	10	7.4%	90^th
2017 Jul-Sep	199	9	4.5%	85^th
2017 Oct-Dec	167	12	7.2%	88^th
2018 Jan-Mar	129	10	7.8%	84^th
2018 Apr-Jun	184	12	6.5%	82^nd
2018 Jul-Sep	102	9	8.8%	90^th
2018 Nov-Dec	85	10	11.8%	85^th
2019 Jan-Mar	136	7	5.1%	86^th
2019 Apr-Jun	294	13	4.4%	84^th
2019 Jul-Sep	125	6	4.8%	88^th
2019 Oct-Dec	146	11	7.5%	87^th
2020 Jan-Mar	102	27	26.5%	98^th
2020 Apr-Jun	31	2	6.5%	84^th
2020 Jul-Sep	80	1	1.2%	53^rd
2020 Oct-Dec	40	0	0.0%	0^th
2021 Jan-Mar	97	0	0.0%	0^th
2021 Apr-Jun	107	0	0.0%	0^th
2021 Jul-Sep	108	0	0.0%	0^th
2021 Oct-Dec	93	0	0.0%	0^th

Primary Sources

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unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
GPO Member Guide for the photo
GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills

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Analysis

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Ideology–Leadership Chart

Ratings from Advocacy Organizations

Committee Membership

Enacted Legislation

Bills Sponsored

Issue Areas

Recent Bills

Voting Record

Key Votes

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Missed Votes

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