Adelita Grijalva defeats Deja Foxx in Arizona primary
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Deja Foxx is one of three major candidates in Tuesday's Democratic primary to replace the late Raúl Grijalva in Congress. See who she is and where she stands in the wave of young Democrats.
Arizona's Rep. Raul Grijalva died in March at 77. His daughter, Adelita, is one step closer to taking up his mantle in Washington.
The next test of who Democratic voters want to see leading the party will take place Tuesday in southwest Arizona, where three leading candidates are offering competing visions in the primary to fill the late Rep.
Deja Foxx had a small watch party at Zerai’s International Bar. She presumably lost by a wide margin to Adelita Grijalva in the primary.
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While Adelita Grijalva is polling ahead in the CD7 Democratic primary it’s another candidate who’s making all of the headlines in this race: 25-year-old Deja Foxx.
David Hogg backed candidate Deja Foxx fails to win special Arizona primary to fill 7th Congressional District seat.
Southern Arizona voters are selecting a successor to one of the most senior and progressive power brokers on Capitol Hill, whose seat is up for grabs for the first time in over two decades.
Progressive activist Deja Foxx, 25, campaigns for Arizona congressional seat with support from David Hogg, drawing comparisons to Zohran Mamdani's victory against former Gov. Andrew Cuomo.