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Raúl Grijalva

ラウル・グリハルバ　/　らうる・ぐりはるば

American politician

February 19, 1948 (age 78)　・　Pima County, Arizona, United States

Arizona
politician

My Take

I find myself genuinely moved by Raul Grijalva's arc: a kid from Pima County who went from Sunnyside High School to the University of Arizona and then spent more than two decades, from 2003 until his passing in 2025, representing the very ground he grew up on in Congress. That kind of rootedness is rare in modern politics, where ambition usually points away from home. The 2015 Ohtli Award felt like fitting recognition of a man who never outsourced his identity. Whatever one thinks of his positions, the sheer consistency of his service is something I respect deeply. He died, quite literally, still on the job.

Overview

Raúl Manuel Grijalva ( rah-OOL grih-HAL-və; February 19, 1948 – March 13, 2025) was an American politician and activist who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Arizona from 2003 until his death in 2025.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Raúl Grijalva
Name (Japanese): ラウル・グリハルバ
Reading: らうる・ぐりはるば
Born: February 19, 1948 (age 78)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Pisces / Rat
Origin: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: politician

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Sunnyside High School
University: University of Arizona

Awards & achievements

2015 Ohtli Award

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttps://grijalva.house.gov
Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/repraulgrijalva/
Xhttps://x.com/RepraulGrijalva
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl%20Grijalva

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