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Supports raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour.

Cosponsored the Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act, which would provide workers with up to 12 weeks of partial paid time off for childbirth, health conditions, or caregiving.

Said, "I support equal pay for equal work and fair treatment in the workplace, regardless of gender, ethnicity, or cultural background."

- Supports raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour.
- Opposes privatizing Social Security.
- Cosponsored the Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act, which would provide workers with up to 12 weeks of partial paid time off for childbirth, health conditions, or caregiving.
- Said, "I support equal pay for equal work and fair treatment in the workplace, regardless of gender, ethnicity, or cultural background."

Economy

Wants to expand Medicare and Medicaid and allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices to lower prescription drug prices.

Supports abortion and traveling across state lines to receive an abortion.

Said, "More must be done to make a health care system that works for everyone in our country – not just the wealthy."

- Wants to expand Medicare and Medicaid and allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices to lower prescription drug prices.
- Supports abortion and traveling across state lines to receive an abortion.
- Said, "More must be done to make a health care system that works for everyone in our country – not just the wealthy."

Healthcare

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Supports "restoring the individual’s voice during election season, encouraging participation in the political process, and diminishing the impact of super PAC and dark money."

Cosponsored the Freedom to Vote Act, which would expand voting access  by making election day a holiday, allowing internet registration and absentee voting, and addressing redistricting.

Cosponsored House Bill 51, which would allow Washington, DC to be its own state with 2 senators and 1 representative in Congress.

- Supports "restoring the individual’s voice during election season, encouraging participation in the political process, and diminishing the impact of super PAC and dark money."
- Cosponsored the Freedom to Vote Act, which would expand voting access  by making election day a holiday, allowing internet registration and absentee voting, and addressing redistricting.
- Cosponsored House Bill 51, which would allow Washington, DC to be its own state with 2 senators and 1 representative in Congress.

Voting & Elections

Cosponsored Ethan's Law, which would enforce safer storage of guns to prevent accidental shooting, suicides, violence, and stolen guns.

- Supports gun control.
- Cosponsored Ethan's Law, which would enforce safer storage of guns to prevent accidental shooting, suicides, violence, and stolen guns.

Public Safety

Supports the cancellation of student loan debt.

Said, "Instead of stepping back and hoping our kids get a good education, I believe Congress should step up, and increase access to high-quality schools."

- Supports the cancellation of student loan debt.
- Opposes school vouchers.
- Said, "Instead of stepping back and hoping our kids get a good education, I believe Congress should step up, and increase access to high-quality schools."

Education

Opposes the travel ban that would restrict entry for refugees and asylum seekers.

Supports healthcare reform and educational benefits for veterans.

Believes in immigration reform that allows undocumented immigrants with no criminal history to gain citizenship.

Wants to make sure border agencies have resources to stop criminal activity.

Said, "I will continue to fight for sensible immigration reform that will allow these people to seek the same American dream our ancestors once sought for us."

- Opposes the travel ban that would restrict entry for refugees and asylum seekers.
- Supports healthcare reform and educational benefits for veterans.
- Believes in immigration reform that allows undocumented immigrants with no criminal history to gain citizenship.
- Wants to make sure border agencies have resources to stop criminal activity.
- Said, "I will continue to fight for sensible immigration reform that will allow these people to seek the same American dream our ancestors once sought for us."

Foreign Policy and Immigration

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Supports using more renewable energy and less fossil fuels.

Cosponsored the West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2023, which would prohibit offshore drilling off the coast of California, Oregon, and Washington.

Cosponsored House Bill 598, which would reduce greenhouse gases and climate change by aiming for 100 percent renewable electricity and zero-emission cars by 2030.

Said, "I support climate legislation not only to protect vulnerable landscapes and populations but as a means to increase energy efficiency and spur a new generation of economic opportunities and jobs."

- Supports using more renewable energy and less fossil fuels.
- Cosponsored the West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2023, which would prohibit offshore drilling off the coast of California, Oregon, and Washington.
- Cosponsored House Bill 598, which would reduce greenhouse gases and climate change by aiming for 100 percent renewable electricity and zero-emission cars by 2030.
- Said, "I support climate legislation not only to protect vulnerable landscapes and populations but as a means to increase energy efficiency and spur a new generation of economic opportunities and jobs."

Energy & the Environment

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Endorsed by the National Wildlife Federation Action Fund, League of Conservation Voters Action Fund, and the Natural Resources Defense Council Action Fund.

- Endorsed by the National Wildlife Federation Action Fund, League of Conservation Voters Action Fund, and the Natural Resources Defense Council Action Fund.

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Raúl Grijalva

- Your US Representative represents the interests of your district in the US House of Representatives, the lower house of Congress. Arizona currently has 9 US Representatives.
- US Representatives can author, sponsor, debate, and vote on bills that become national law.
- Representatives may serve on congressional committees. Committees focus on certain policy areas, such as transportation, education, or labor. They may also run for higher positions within their party, such as the Speaker of the House or Majority/Minority Leader.
- Representatives are elected to two-year terms. To hold this office, a candidate must be a legal resident of Arizona for at least seven years before their election. US Representatives are paid a salary of $174,000/year.