The Republicans of Arizona call the candidate for the vacant seat of the Grijalva representative

Daniel Boundrez, entrepreneur and owner of small businesses appointed by the Republicans of Arizona, in the special primary elections to represent the 7th district of the Arizona Congress on Tuesday evening.

Because the district extends over hundreds of kilometers along the American border with Mexico, the three Republican candidates have made border security a central problem in their campaigns and promised to achieve a solid repression of President Donald Trump against illegal immigration.

The republican candidate will challenge the winner of Tuesday evening of the Democrat, the former supervisor of the County of Pima, Adelita Grijalva, in the race to replace his father, the late Democrat representative Raúl M. Grijalva, in November.

Grijalva died of the complications related to lung cancer in March. His more than two decades representing Arizona in the House of Representatives made him one of the longest American representatives of the State.

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Daniel Boutière, who seeks the republican appointment in the race to replace the late representative Raúl Grijalva in the 7th Congress district in Arizona, talks to journalists pending results on Tuesday July 15, 2025, in Tucson, Ariz. (Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star via AP)

His vacancy made the queue of a competitive democratic primary, including his daughter, who had eminent democrats approvals, such as Senator Bernie Sanders and representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

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Deja Foxx, who paid the Foxs, which also deserved the Democratic primary, the Democratic primary, which has taken the approval of the leaders we deserve, the Super CAP of David Hogg aroused intraparty fights this year when the former vice-president of the DNC revealed his plan to spend 20 million dollars in the main democrats in place in place in place.

The former representative of Arizona, Daniel Hernandez, the progressive businessman Patrick Harris Sr. and the Environmental Justice José Malvido Jr., also competed for democratic approval.

The late representative Raul Grijalva, an Arizona democrat, speaks before the signing of a moratorium on mining in the Grand Canyon region in Washington, DC, January 9, 2012. (Joshua Roberts / Bloomberg via Getty Images)

In a reliable blue neighborhood along the American border with Mexico, representing parts of Tuscon, Yuma and Nogales, Bounderz is likely to cope with a difficult battle during special elections in September.

Grijalva won her re -election By 27 points in 2024Although Trump beat the former vice-president Kamala Harris by more than five points throughout the state in Arizona last year.

In an aerial view, an American border patrol agent is looking for immigrant footprints while browsing the American border fence in Mexico City on March 9, 2024, in Yuma, Arizona. (John Moore / Getty Images)

Complete, a entrepreneur and owner of small businesses, received around 37% of the votes as a republican candidate against Grijalva in 2024. Again during the special elections this year, he swore to “fight to keep our borders safe, the cuts cut if necessary and crush the fentanyl crisis destroying the families of Arizona”.

Candidate Daniel Boutière answers a question during the republican primary debate in the Arizona public media studio in Tucson, Arizona, June 9, 2025. (Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star via AP)

Jorge Rivas, a restaurant owner born in Salvador, based in Tucson.

The member of the Natural Resources Committee of the Raul Grijalva Chamber, D-Ariz., Made a closing declaration during a hearing in the Chamber in 2020. (Bonnie Cash-Pool / Getty Images)

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Rivas drew national attention when Trump tweeted a photo of him carrying a cowboy hat of “Latinos Love Trump” during a rally in Phoenix during the 2020 presidential election, According to Kawc. He briefly launched an offer from governor in 2022.

Finally, the general entrepreneur and business owner Jimmy Rodriguez ran with a mission “to guarantee our borders, stimulate our economy and empower families through the CD7”.