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Raúl M. Grijalva (born February 19 1948), is an American politician. Grijalva has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 2003, representing the 7th District of Arizona, and is usually considered quite liberal. He was born in Tucson, Arizona, was educated at the University of Arizona and was Director of El Pueblo Neighborhood Center, Assistant Dean for Hispanic Student Affairs at the University of Arizona and a Supervisor of Pima County before entering the House. After his election but before taking office, Grijalva reached an agreement with the New York Times under which they would provide continual updates on him and a female Republican freshman member as they organized their offices, worked for their policy goals, and so on.