Arizona's 7th congressional district

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Arizona's 7th congressional district is a congressional district located in the U.S. state of Arizona. The district stretches along the Mexico–United States border and includes the western third of Tucson, parts of Yuma and Nogales, as well as Avondale and Tolleson in Metro Phoenix. It is vacant as of March 13, 2025. It was last represented by Democrat Raúl Grijalva, who died in office.

History

2003–2013

Arizona picked up a seventh district after the 2000 census. Situated in the southwestern part of the state, it included all of Yuma County and parts of La Paz, Maricopa, Pima, Pinal, and Santa Cruz counties. For all intents and purposes, it was the successor to what had been the 2nd district—the former seat of longtime congressman Mo Udall–from 1951 to 2003.

The district was larger than Rhode Island, Delaware, Hawaii, Connecticut and New Jersey combined.^[1] It included 300 miles of the U.S. border with Mexico. It was home to seven sovereign Native American nations: the Ak-Chin Indian Community, Cocopah, Colorado River Indian Tribes, Gila River Indian Community, Pascua Yaqui Tribe, Quechan, and Tohono O'odham.

2013–2023

After the 2010 census, the old 7th district essentially became the 3rd district, while the 7th was redrawn to take in most of the old 4th district.

2023–present

Arizona's 7th district was redrawn to include much of the 3rd district, under a configuration similar to its 2003–13 incarnation. It covers parts of Pima, Yuma, La Paz, Cochise, and Maricopa counties.

Composition

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities.^[2]

Cochise County (6): Bisbee, Douglas (part; also 6th), Miracle Valley, Naco, Palominas, Pirtleville

Maricopa County (6): Avondale, Gila Bend, Goodyear (part; also 9th), Kaka, Theba, Tolleson

Pima County (38): Ajo, Ak Chin, Ali Chunk, Ali Chukson, Ali Molina, Anegam, Arivaca, Arivaca Junction, Avra Valley, Charco, Chiawuli Tak, Comobabi, Cowlic, Drexel Heights, Flowing Wells, Gu Oidak, Haivana Nakya, Ko Vaya, Maish Vaya, Nolic, Picture Rocks, Pisinemo, Sahuarita (part; also 6th), Santa Rosa, San Miguel, Sells, South Komelik, South Tucson, Summit, Three Points, Topawa, Tucson (part; also 6th), Tucson Estates, Tucson Mountains (part; also 6th), Valencia West, Ventana, Wahak Hotrontk, Why

Pinal County (4): Chuichu, Kohatk, Tat Momoli, Vaiva Vo

Santa Cruz County (10): All 10 communities

Yuma County (11): Avenue B and C, Donovan Estates, Drysdale, Gadsden, Orange Grove Mobile Manor, San Luis, Rancho Mesa Verde, Somerton, Wall Lane, Wellton (part; also 9th), Yuma (part; also 9th)

Recent election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results^[3]
2008	President	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Obama 60% - 38%
2010	Senate	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Glassman 52% - 42%
	Governor	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Goddard 60% - 37%
	Secretary of State	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Deschene 61% - 39%
	Attorney General	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Rotellini 63% - 37%
	Treasurer	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Cherny 60% - 34%
2012	President	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Obama 63% - 37%
2016	President	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Clinton 63% - 30%
2016	Senate	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Kirkpatrick 57% - 38%
2018	Senate	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Sinema 66% - 31%
	Governor	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Garcia 60% - 37%
	Attorney General	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Contreras 68% - 32%
2020	President	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Biden 66% - 33%
2020	Senate (Spec.)	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Kelly 68% - 32%
2022	Senate	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Kelly 68% - 30%
	Governor	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Hobbs 66% - 33%
	Secretary of State	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Fontes 68% - 32%
	Attorney General	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Mayes 66% - 34%
	Treasurer	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Quezada 63% - 37%
2024	President	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Harris 60% - 38%
2024	Senate	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Gallego 63% - 33%

List of members representing the district

Arizona began sending a seventh member to the House after the 2000 census.

Representative	Party	Years	Cong ress(es)	Electoral history	Geography and Counties^[4]^[5]^[6]
District created January 3, 2003
File:Raúl Grijalva.jpg Raúl Grijalva (Tucson)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Democratic	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2013	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the Template:Ushr.	2003–2013: File:AZ-districts-109-07.png SW Arizona, including parts of Tucson: Yuma, La Paz (part), Maricopa (part), Pima (part), Pinal (part), Santa Cruz (part)
File:Rep. Ed Pastor.jpg Ed Pastor (Phoenix)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Democratic	January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Redistricted from 4th district. Re-elected in 2012. Retired.	2013–2023: File:Arizona US Congressional District 7 (since 2013).tif Much of inner Phoenix with the eastern portion of Glendale
File:Ruben Gallego, official portrait, 115th Congress (cropped).jpg Ruben Gallego (Phoenix)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Democratic	January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2023	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Redistricted to the Template:Ushr.
File:Raúl Grijalva, official portrait, 117th Congress (cropped).jpg Raúl Grijalva (Tucson)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Democratic	January 3, 2023 – March 13, 2025	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Redistricted from the Template:Ushr and re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024. Announced retirement,^[7] then died.	2023–present: File:Arizona's 7th congressional district with insets (since 2023).svg
Vacant		March 13, 2025 – present	Template:USCongressOrdinal

Election results

The district was first created in 2002 following results from the 2000 U.S. census.