Raúl Grijalva is a progressive champion who has built his career fighting for environmental justice, labor rights, and immigrant communities. As the ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, he has emerged as one of Congress's most vocal advocates for aggressive climate action and protecting public lands from mining and drilling interests. The son of Mexican immigrants who worked his way up from local activism in Tucson, Grijalva represents one of the most Democratic districts in Arizona and frequently clashes with his state's conservative political establishment. He gained national attention as an early supporter of the Green New Deal and for his criticism of Arizona's immigration enforcement policies.