Arizona Sues Speaker Johnson for Blocking Rep. Grijalva’s Swearing-In Amid Shutdown

Arizona Sues Speaker Johnson for Blocking Rep. Grijalva’s Swearing-In Amid Shutdown

Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.) speaks as she is surrounded by supporters who have urged that House Speaker Mike Johnson swear her in, at the Capitol in Washington on Oct. 15, 2025. J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, a Democrat, filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday against the U.S. House of Representatives. The action is aimed at House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) for his refusal to administer the oath of office to Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.), who was victorious in a special election in September to replace her father, the late Rep. Raúl Grijalva.

“Speaker Mike Johnson is actively stripping the people of Arizona of one of their seats in Congress and disenfranchising the voters of Arizona’s seventh Congressional district in the process,” Mayes said in a statement.

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