Voto Latino Launches Digital Campaign Demanding Speaker Johnson to Swear In Representative-Elect Adelita Grijalva
Washington, D.C. — Today, Voto Latino launched a new paid digital campaign calling on House Speaker Mike Johnson to immediately swear in Representative-Elect Adelita Grijalva, who was overwhelmingly elected by the people of Arizona’s 7th Congressional District in September.
Voto Latino issued the following statement:
“The people of Arizona’s 7th Congressional District made their voices loud and clear when they elected Adelita Grijalva. By refusing to swear her in, Speaker Mike Johnson is deliberately denying the people of Southern Arizona a voice in the decisions that impact their daily lives.”
“Make no mistake: This is a targeted effort to silence more than 800,000 Arizonans who voted to send Adelita to Congress. Arizona’s 7th is one of the most Latino districts in the country, and every day this delay continues, Latinos are being disenfranchised. At a time when families are struggling to make ends meet and ACA premiums are set to rise due to the Republican government shutdown, the absence of their elected representative is unacceptable. Speaker Mike Johnson must be held accountable. It’s time to seat the winner.”
Voto Latino’s ads urge people to call directly to House Speaker Mike Johnson’s office and demand that he give Southern Arizona its voice back. This paid digital campaign will be running across all Meta platforms to reach a diverse audience. Voto Latino’s digital ads underscore the urgency of ensuring that Arizonans receive the representation they voted for.
Voto Latino continues to stand firmly with Representative-Elect Adelita Grijalva and the people of Arizona’s 7th Congressional District, who rightfully elected her to represent their values in Washington.
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Voto Latino is a civic advocacy organization dedicated to educating and empowering the next generation of Latino voters while working to build a more inclusive and representative democracy. Since its founding, Voto Latino has registered nearly two million voters. In 2024, the organization took legal action to protect voting rights, filing multiple lawsuits in Texas, Arizona, and North Carolina to safeguard access to the ballot ahead of the elections.