Grijalva wins. Democrat Adelita Grijalva won Tuesday night’s special election in Arizona, formally succeeding her late father, Rep. Raúl Grijalva. The elder Grijalva died on March 13 following a long battle with cancer.
Grijalva easily defeated Republican Daniel Butierez in the Arizona 7th District race, per the Associated Press. Grijalva won nearly 69% of the vote in this overwhelmingly blue district.
The younger Grijalva’s victory brings the House margin to 219 Republicans versus 214 Democrats — a two-vote edge — with two vacancies.
It also means that there will now be 218 members to sign onto the discharge petition approving a subpoena to the Justice Department requiring the release of the full Jeffrey Epstein files to the House. This will trigger a vote on the underlying bill on the House floor.
News: Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) is rolling out new endorsements from 15 former House Republicans from Texas in his primary race against Attorney General Ken Paxton.
The list includes former Texas GOP Reps. Kevin Brady, Mac Thornberry, Jeb Hensarling, Bill Flores, Michael Burgess, Mike Conaway, Ted Poe, Pete Olson, Kenny Marchant, John Culberson, Lamar Smith, Francisco Canseco, Henry Bonilla, Tom DeLay and Bill Archer.
“I have been privileged to serve with many talented, intelligent, committed conservatives who have fought with me to represent Texas values and pass conservative reforms in Washington,” Cornyn said. “Sandy and I are honored by their trust, their confidence and their support in this critical race.”
Candidate launch. Republican Jessi Ebben is launching a run today for Wisconsin’s 7th District, which Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.) is vacating as he runs for governor. Ebben is a PR professional who previously ran for Wisconsin’s 3rd District in 2020. She lost to now-Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.) in that primary.
