Arizona Congressional District 7 Election Guide

Adelita Grijalva The cost of living. Working people are struggling to afford everyday necessities. Donald Trump promised to lower costs, but his tariffs and the war in Iran have done the exact opposite. That’s why I have supported repeated efforts to repeal these tariffs and end this illegal war.

A lawless Department of Homeland Security. ICE continues to terrorize communities through warrantless raids that ensnare DREAMers, refugees, and even U.S. citizens, while subjecting detainees to inhumane conditions in private detention facilities. DHS has also disregarded tribal sovereignty and desecrated sacred sites, spending billions building useless secondary walls that do nothing to enhance security.

Restoring our safety net. Trump and Congressional Republicans passed devastating cuts to SNAP, Medicaid, and Medicare. In Arizona, more than 400,000 people have lost food assistance, including 200,000 children. We must repeal these cuts and ensure families can afford food, health care, and basic needs.

Daniel Butierez We are a border district, we are the poorest district and many either are on ACCESS or can’t afford insurance.

Adelita Grijalva President Obama established the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program to provide temporary protections for people brought to the United States as children, but recipients must renew their status every two years. The Trump Administration has made that process even more difficult, with longer processing times and continued uncertainty for DACA recipients. Congress must provide the permanent protections that DREAMers deserve by establishing a pathway to citizenship. DREAMers have grown up here, attended our schools, paid taxes, served in our military, and built careers as educators, health care workers, and in countless other professions. This is the only country they have ever known. They are as American as anyone born here, and it is long past time our laws recognized them as such.

Daniel Butierez These are children who came here by no fault of their own and have no country. That being said, there must be an effort on their part.

Adelita Grijalva Yes. Small-scale water infrastructure projects can help reduce reliance on the Colorado River, but we also need much larger policy interventions to secure Arizona’s long-term water future. Climate change and overuse are the primary drivers of declining river levels. In the absence of an agreement among the seven Colorado River Basin states, the Department of Interior must take stronger action to equitably distribute reductions, including ensuring the Upper Basin states contribute their fair share. Congress must also provide local governments and water users with federal funding for conservation, infrastructure, and other projects that reduce demand on the Colorado River.

Daniel Butierez However, I think private investors should build treatment facilities and sell the water to the states and have the data centers and mines pay the cost.

Adelita Grijalva I voted for the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act to address housing shortages and lower costs. Trump called the bill a “big yawn,” but his own policies are making housing more expensive.

Tariffs and the war in Iran are driving up construction costs, while diesel prices are up nearly 66% from last year. Trump’s budget also cuts $3.8 billion from HUD housing, homelessness, and community development programs.

We need to reject these tariffs, war, and housing cuts. I also support down payment assistance for first-generation buyers, rental and utility assistance, and the Ending Homelessness Act, which guarantees housing assistance for unhoused people, including veterans. I’ve also preliminarily secured millions in federal funding for housing and home repair projects in Tucson and South Tucson.

Daniel Butierez Arizona needs to make housing more affordable by building more homes, cutting unnecessary regulations and fees, speeding up permits, and making better use of government-owned land.

We also need to preserve existing affordable housing and make sure taxpayer-funded programs actually produce results.

More supply. Lower costs. Less red tape. More accountability