Seven weeks after winning, Arizona Democrat may soon be sworn in to House seat

By Kai McNamee,

Scott Detrow, Sarah Handel

Published November 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM EST

House Speaker Mike Johnson says one of the first orders of business once Congress is back will be swearing in Democrat Adelita Grijalva, who won a special election to replace her father in Congress.

Kai McNamee

Scott Detrow

Scott Detrow is a White House correspondent for NPR and co-hosts the NPR Politics Podcast.

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