The election in the solidly Democratic 7th Congressional District is drawing interest from several Arizona political heavyweights.

Democratic U.S. Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva of Arizona has died. He championed environmental protection during his 12 terms in Congress. Grijalva was 77.

Arizona Democratic Rep. Raúl Grijalva has died, according to his congressional office. He was 77. The congressman died Thursday morning due to complications from cancer treatments, the office said. In April 2024, Grijalva announced he had been diagnosed with cancer and begun treatment. The diagnosis, he said at the time, was “difficult to process.”