Adelita Grijalva visits Yuma on congressional campaign trail
Andrea Turisk
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – Adelita Grijalva is running a campaign rooted in experience and legacy touring local nonprofits and service hubs as she continues her bit to represent Arizona’s 7th congressional district.
She says listening to the communities needs is the center of her campaign.
“When we look at what’s needed in Yuma, and the people I’ve talked to, they need a process. They need to feel safe and secure and they need families to be able to have opportunities,” she says. “You can go away and go to college but also know when you come back you can come home and have a place were you’ll thrive and have a beautiful quality of life.”
Grijalva adds no two communities are the same and recognizes different areas have different needs. She says a strong representative must be flexible and present.
“What San Luis needs is different than Somerton and different that Douglas and Nogales. And I need to be a good representative for everybody, and the only way to do that is to meet on a regular basis,” says Grijalva.
Grijalva says shes heard different concerns in every stop, from bumpy roads to lack of transportation. She plans to be the voice for communities like ours to be heard.
“Every community that I visited feels their community is safe. They just want more resources…they want more transportation, they want improved roadways, they want United States Postal Service,” Grijalva explained. “I mean, there are things that are very unique to different communities here in Yuma, and I wanna be able to highlight those and fight for them in Congress.”
Though she’s been in public service for years, Grijalva says this campaign reaffirms her commitment to lead and listen.
“I’m very excited about going on a listening tour. I’ve started some of that here as a candidate, but with a member in congress, you also have opportunities to bring more people together, and I’m excited about that opportunity,” she expressed.
Grijalva will continue to visit different cities across the district not just in aims to win votes, but to build trust.