Arizona Congressmen

Raul Grijalva

State	Party	District	Phone	Contact
AZ	D	3	(202) 225-2435	Contact Form

Voting Record

ABORTION

Stands For:

Rated 100% by , indicating a pro-choice voting record. (Dec 2003)
Emergency contraception for rape victims at all hospitals. (Sep 2006)
Rated 0% by the , indicating a pro-choice stance. (Dec 2006)
Let military perform abortions in cases of rape or incest. (Jun 2011)
Require pharmacies to fulfill contraceptive prescriptions. (Jul 2011)
Ban anti-abortion limitations on abortion services. (Nov 2013)
Access safe, legal abortion without restrictions. (Jan 2015)
Ensure access to and funding for contraception. (Feb 2007)
Focus on preventing pregnancy, plus emergency contraception. (Jan 2009)

Voting Record:

Voted NO on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion. (May 2011)
Voted YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Jan 2007)
Voted YES on allowing human embryonic stem cell research. (May 2005)
Voted NO on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions. (Apr 2005)
Voted NO on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime. (Feb 2004)
Voted NO on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother‚ Äôs life. (Oct 2003)
Voted NO on forbidding human cloning for reproduction & medical research. (Feb 2003)

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Budget & Economy

Stands For:

Increase debt limit from $14.3 trillion to $16.7 trillion. (Jul 2011)
Establish a usury limit of 16% for consumer credit cards. (Dec 2009)
Ban abusive credit practices & enhance consumer disclosure. (Feb 2009)

Voting Record:

Voted NO on prioritizing spending in case debt limit is reached. (May 2013)
Voted NO on terminating the Home Affordable mortgage Program. (Mar 2011)
Voted YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending. (Jul 2009)
Voted YES on modifying bankruptcy rules to avoid mortgage foreclosures. (Mar 2009)
Voted YES on additional $825 billion for economic recovery package. (Jan 2009)
Voted YES on monitoring TARP funds to ensure more mortgage relief. (Jan 2009)
Voted YES on $15B bailout for GM and Chrysler. (Dec 2008)
Voted YES on $60B stimulus package for jobs, infrastructure, & energy. (Sep 2008)
Voted YES on defining “energy emergency” on federal gas prices. (Jun 2008)
Voted YES on revitalizing severely distressed public housing. (Jan 2008)
Voted YES on regulating the subprime mortgage industry. (Nov 2007)
Voted NO on restricting bankruptcy rules. (Jan 2004)

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Civil Rights

Stands For:

Issue a commemorative postage stamp of Rosa Parks. (Dec 2005)
Rated 100% by the , indicating a pro-gay-rights stance. (Dec 2006)
Rated 100% by the , indicating a pro-affirmative-action stance. (Dec 2006)
Recognize Juneteenth as historical end of slavery. (Jun 2008)
ENDA: prohibit employment discrimination for gays. (Jun 2009)
Constitutional Amendment for women’s equal rights. (Jun 2011)
Prohibit sexual-identity discrimination at schools. (Mar 2011)
Investigate mortgage discrimination in veterans & disabled. (Jan 2011)
Ratify CEDAW (Discrimination Against Women). (Jan 2011)
Endorsed as “preferred” by The Feminist Majority indicating pro-women’s rights. (Aug 2012)
Enforce against anti-gay discrimination in public schools. (Apr 2013)
Sponsored removing deadline for ratification of the ERA. (May 2013)
Enforce against wage discrimination based on gender. (Jan 2013)
Protect LGBT families from illegal immigrant deportation. (Sep 2011)
Recognize 1961 Freedom Riders against segregated buses. (Feb 2014)
Provide benefits to domestic partners of Federal employees. (Dec 2007)
Re-introduce the Equal Rights Amendment. (Mar 2007)
Reinforce anti-discrimination and equal-pay requirements. (Jan 2008)
Give domestic partnership benefits to Federal employees. (May 2009)
Recognize the 40th anniversary of Stonewall. (May 2009)
Investigate deportation of Japanese during WWII. (Jan 2009)
Honor the 100th anniversary of the NAACP. (Jan 2009)

Voting Record:

Voted YES on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act. (Feb 2013)
Voted YES on prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation. (Nov 2007)
Voted NO on Constitutionally defining marriage as one-man-one-woman. (Jul 2006)
Voted NO on making the PATRIOT Act permanent. (Dec 2005)
Voted NO on Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage. (Sep 2004)
Voted NO on protecting the Pledge of Allegiance. (Sep 2004)
Voted NO on constitutional amendment prohibiting flag desecration. (Jun 2003)

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Corporations

Stands For:

Rated 20% by the , indicating an anti-business voting record. (Dec 2003)
Expand lending caps for credit unions to small business. (Jun 2011)
Rated 100% by , indicating an anti-management/pro-labor record. (May 2012)
Sponsored enforcing against corporate offshore tax haven banking. (Apr 2013)
Corporate political spending is not free speech. (Jul 2013)

Voting Record:

Voted NO on workforce training by state block grants & industry partners. (Mar 2013)
Voted YES on more funding for nanotechnology R&D and commercialization. (Jul 2009)
Voted YES on allowing stockholder voting on executive compensation. (Apr 2007)
Voted NO on replacing illegal export tax breaks with $140B in new breaks. (Jun 2004)

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Crime

Stand for:

Increase funding for “COPS ON THE BEAT” program. (Jan 2007)
Reduce recidivism by giving offenders a Second Chance. (Mar 2007)
Facilitate recovering crime victim restitution fees. (Apr 2011)
Sponsored evidence-based & proven prevention for street gangs. (Mar 2013)
Easier access to rape kits, and more rape kit analysis. (Nov 2009)
Rated 54% by the , indicating a moderate stance on police issues. (Dec 2014)

Voting Record:

Voted YES on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes. (Apr 2009)
Voted YES on expanding services for offenders’ re-entry into society. (Nov 2007)

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Drugs

Stands For:

Rated +10 by , indicating a pro-drug-reform stance. (Dec 2006)
End harsher sentencing for crack vs. powder cocaine. (Jun 2007)
Allow rehabilitated drug convicts get student loans. (Jan 2008)
Expunge records for first drug offenders after probation. (Jul 2011)
Exclude industrial hemp from definition of marijuana. (May 2011)
Sponsored no federal enforcement against legal state marijuana. (Apr 2013)
Exempt industrial hemp from marijuana laws. (Feb 2013)
Rated 75% by , indicating a pro-legalization stance. (Jan 2014)
Distribute sterile syringes to reduce AIDS and hepatitis. (Jan 2009)
Let states legalize industrial hemp. (Apr 2009)

Voting Record:

Voted YES on more funding for Mexico to fight drugs. (Jun 2008)

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Education

Stands For:

Increase federal share of funding for public schools. (Oct 2002)
Rated 92% by the , indicating pro-public education votes. (Dec 2003)
$25B to renovate or repair elementary schools. (Sep 2011)
Comprehensive sex ed for sexually-active adolescents. (Feb 2013)
Sponsored extending subsidized federal student loan rates until 2015. (Apr 2013)

Voting Record:

Voted NO on reauthorizing the DC opportunity scholarship program. (Mar 2011)
Voted YES on $40B for green public schools. (May 2009)
Voted YES on additional $10.2B for federal education & HHS projects. (Nov 2007)
Voted NO on allowing Courts to decide on “God” in Pledge of Allegiance. (Jul 2006)
Voted YES on $84 million in grants for Black and Hispanic colleges. (Mar 2006)

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Energy & Oil

Stands For:

No ANWR drilling, permanently. (Oct 2002)
Regulate wholesale electricity & gas prices. (Mar 2001)
Establish greenhouse gas tradeable allowances. (Feb 2005)
Rated 100% by the , indicating support for energy independence. (Dec 2006)
Sign on to UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. (Jan 2007)
Set goal of 25% renewable energy by 2025. (Jan 2007)
Let states define stricter-than-federal emission standards. (Jan 2008)

Voting Record:

Voted NO on opening Outer Continental Shelf to oil drilling. (May 2011)
Voted NO on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases. (Apr 2011)
Voted YES on enforcing limits on CO2 global warming pollution. (Jun 2009)
Voted YES on tax credits for renewable electricity, with PAYGO offsets. (Sep 2008)
Voted YES on tax incentives for energy production and conservation. (May 2008)
Voted YES on tax incentives for renewable energy. (Feb 2008)
Voted YES on investing in homegrown biofuel. (Aug 2007)
Voted YES on criminalizing oil cartels like OPEC. (May 2007)
Voted YES on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies. (Jan 2007)
Voted YES on keeping moratorium on drilling for oil offshore. (Jun 2006)
Voted NO on scheduling permitting for new oil refinieries. (Jun 2006)
Voted NO on authorizing construction of new oil refineries. (Oct 2005)
Voted NO on passage of the Bush Administration national energy policy. (Jun 2004)
Voted NO on implementing Bush-Cheney national energy policy. (Nov 2003)

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Environment

Stands For:

Reform environmental regulations to make them stronger. (Oct 2002)
Rated 100% by the , indicating pro-environment votes. (Dec 2003)
Health impact assessments for environmental health. (Apr 2006)
Promote conservation of rare felids & canids. (Mar 2007)
Make tax deduction permanent for conservation easements. (Mar 2009)
Add polar bear & bluefin tuna to endangered species list. (May 2010)
Regulate all dog breeders down to kennels of 50 dogs. (Feb 2011)
Member of House Natural Resources Committee. (Mar 2011)
Prohibit invasive research on great apes. (Apr 2011)
Prohibits breeding or possessing Big Cat species. (Mar 2012)
Rated 100% by , indicating a pro-animal welfare voting record. (Jan 2012)
Sponsored tightening restrictions on hydrogen sulfide emissions. (Mar 2013)
Require labeling genetically engineered food. (Apr 2013) Extend to 2023
Superfund hazardous waste cleanup. (Jan 2014)
Strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting. (Jan 2007)
Fund projects for international conservation of cranes. (Jan 2009)

Voting Record:

Voted YES on $2 billion more for Cash for Clunkers program. (Jul 2009)
Voted YES on protecting free-roaming horses and burros. (Jul 2009)
Voted YES on $9.7B for Amtrak improvements and operation thru 2013. (Jun 2008)
Voted NO on increasing AMTRAK funding by adding $214M to $900M. (Jun 2006)
Voted YES on barring website promoting Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump. (May 2006)
Voted NO on deauthorizing “critical habitat” for endangered species. (Sep 2005)
Voted NO on speeding up approval of forest thinning projects. (Nov 2003)

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Families & Children

Stands For:

Rated 0% by the : an anti-Family-Value voting record. (Dec 2003)
Ban high lead levels in children’s toys. (Nov 2005)
Call for a White House Conference on Children and Youth. (Mar 2008)
Sex Ed including both abstinence and contraception. (Mar 2009)
Encourage adoption of children in foster care. (Nov 2012)
More funding & services for victims of domestic violence. (Jan 2013)
Sponsored recognition of National Foster Care Month. (May 2014)
Six weeks of paid parental leave for federal employees. (Feb 2015)
Increase number of children eligible for free school meals. (Oct 2009)
Teach teens about both abstinence & contraception. (Mar 2009)

Voting Record:

Voted YES on four weeks of paid parental leave for federal employees. (Jun 2009)
Voted YES on establishing nationwide AMBER alert system for missing kids. (Apr 2003)

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Foreign Policy

Stands For:

Seeds of Peace: promote coexistence in regions of conflict. (Apr 2008)
$500M and 3,000 troops to Africa to fight Ebola. (Aug 2014)
Acknowledge the Armenian Genocide of the early 1900s. (Mar 2007)
Acknowledge the Armenian Genocide, as official US policy. (Mar 2009)
Allow travel between the United States and Cuba. (Feb 2009)
Afghanistan-Pakistan study group to assess exit strategy. (Aug 2010)
Ease the Israeli blockade on Gaza. (Jan 2010)

Voting Record:

Voted YES on supporting democratic institutions in Pakistan. (Jun 2009)
Voted NO on cooperating with India as a nuclear power. (Sep 2008)
Voted YES on deterring foreign arms transfers to China. (Jul 2005)
Voted NO on reforming the UN by restricting US funding. (Jun 2005)

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Free Trade

Stands For:

Review free trade agreements biennially for rights violation. (Jun 2009)
Impose tariffs against countries which manipulate currency. (Feb 2011)
Require open markets for US goods in all trade agreements. (May 2011)
Sponsored imposing import fee on countries with undervalued currency. (Mar 2013)
$25B more loans from Export-Import Bank. (Feb 2015)
Rated 38% by the , indicating support for trade sanctions. (Dec 2012)
No MFN for China; condition trade on human rights. (Nov 1999)

Voting Record:

Voted NO on promoting free trade with Peru. (Nov 2007)
Voted YES on assisting workers who lose jobs due to globalization. (Oct 2007)
Voted NO on implementing CAFTA, Central America Free Trade. (Jul 2005)
Voted NO on implementing US-Australia Free Trade Agreement. (Jul 2004)
Voted NO on implementing US-Singapore free trade agreement. (Jul 2003)
Voted NO on implementing free trade agreement with Chile. (Jul 2003)

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Government Reform

Stands For:

 

Voting Record:

Voted YES on Senate pay raise. (Jun 2009)
Voted YES on requiring lobbyist disclosure of bundled donations. (May 2007)
Voted YES on granting Washington DC an Electoral vote & vote in Congress. (Apr 2007)
Voted YES on protecting whistleblowers from employer recrimination. (Mar 2007)
Voted NO on requiring photo ID for voting in federal elections. (Sep 2006)
Voted NO on restricting independent grassroots political committees. (Apr 2006)
Voted NO on prohibiting lawsuits about obesity against food providers. (Oct 2005)
Voted NO on limiting attorney’s fees in class action lawsuits. (Feb 2005)
Voted NO on restricting frivolous lawsuits. (Sep 2004)

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Gun Control

Stands For:

Close the Gun Show Loophole; restrict show sales. (May 2009)
Ban “fire sale” of firearms after delicensing closure. (Jan 2013)
Ban large-capacity ammunition. (Jan 2013)
Stricter regulation on gun show firearm sales. (Jun 2013)

Voting Record:

Voted NO on prohibiting product misuse lawsuits on gun manufacturers. (Oct 2005)
Voted NO on prohibiting suing gunmakers & sellers for gun misuse. (Apr 2003)

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Health Care

Stands For:

MEDS Plan: Cover senior Rx under Medicare. (Jan 2001)
Rated 100% by , indicating a pro-public health record. (Dec 2003)
Improve services for people with autism & their families. (Apr 2007)
Establish a national childhood cancer database. (Mar 2007)
Remove restrictions on estriol (menopause medication). (Jun 2008)
Require insurers to cover breast cancer treatment. (Jan 2011)
Increase funding for occupational & physical therapy. (Apr 2011)
Establish a public insurance option via healthcare Exchanges. (Jan 2011)
Sponsored merging Alzheimers diagnosis and care benefit. (May 2013)
Expand the National Health Service Corps. (Mar 2009)
Expedited licensing for biosimilar products. (Mar 2009)
Make health care a right, not a privilege. (Nov 1999)

Voting Record:

Voted NO on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts. (Apr 2011)
Voted NO on repealing the “Prevention and Public Health” slush fund. (Apr 2011)
Voted YES on expanding the Children’s Health Insurance Program. (Jan 2009)
Voted YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare. (Jul 2008)
Voted YES on giving mental health full equity with physical health. (Mar 2008)
Voted YES on Veto override: Extend SCHIP to cover 6M more kids. (Jan 2008)
Voted YES on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility. (Oct 2007)
Voted YES on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D. (Jan 2007)
Voted NO on denying non-emergency treatment for lack of Medicare co-pay. (Feb 2006)
Voted NO on limiting medical malpractice lawsuits to $250,000 damages. (May 2004)
Voted NO on limited prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients. (Nov 2003)
Voted YES on allowing reimportation of prescription drugs. (Jul 2003)
Voted NO on small business associations for buying health insurance. (Jun 2003)
Voted NO on capping damages & setting time limits in medical lawsuits. (Mar 2003)

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Homeland Security

Stands For:

Rated 100% by , indicating a pro-peace voting record. (Dec 2003)
Give higher priority to rail security. (Jul 2005)
Establish a Department of Peace and Nonviolence. (Feb 2007)
Improve mental health care benefits for returning veterans. (Jun 2008)
Study & address suicides among veterans. (Apr 2008)
Repeal Don’t-Ask-Don’t-Tell, and reinstate discharged gays. (Mar 2010)
Sponsored defunding nuclear-armed aircraft and nuclear R&D or testing. (Apr 2013)
End bulk data collection under USA PATRIOT Act. (Dec 2013)

Voting Record:

Voted NO on extending the PATRIOT Act’s roving wiretaps. (Feb 2011)
Voted YES on requiring FISA warrants for wiretaps in US, but not abroad. (Mar 2008)
Voted YES on Veto override: Congressional oversight of CIA interrogations. (Mar 2008)
Voted NO on removing need for FISA warrant for wiretapping abroad. (Aug 2007)
Voted YES on restricting no-bid defense contracts. (Mar 2007)
Voted NO on allowing electronic surveillance without a warrant. (Sep 2006)
Voted NO on continuing intelligence gathering without civil oversight. (Apr 2006)
Voted NO on federalizing rules for driver licenses to hinder terrorists. (Feb 2005)
Voted NO on continuing military recruitment on college campuses. (Feb 2005)
Voted YES on supporting new position of Director of National Intelligence. (Dec 2004)
Voted NO on adopting the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission. (Oct 2004)
Voted NO on emergency $78B for war in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Apr 2003)

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Immigration

Stands For:

Rated 0% by , indicating a voting record loosening immigration. (Dec 2003)
Rated 0% by , indicating an open-border stance. (Dec 2006)
Allow more visas for STEM college graduates. (Sep 2012)
Let illegal alien children attend school. (Mar 2009)

Voting Record:

Voted NO on building a fence along the Mexican border. (Sep 2006)
Voted NO on preventing tipping off Mexicans about Minuteman Project. (Jun 2006)
Voted NO on reporting illegal aliens who receive hospital treatment. (May 2004)

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Jobs

Stands For:

Rated 100% by the , indicating a pro-union voting record. (Dec 2003)
Allow an Air Traffic Controller’s Union. (Jan 2006)
Form unions by card-check instead of secret ballot. (Mar 2009)
Member of House Education and Labor Committee. (Mar 2011)
Rated 0% by , indicating a pro-worker rights voting record. (May 2012)
Raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by 2016. (Mar 2013)
Extend unemployment compensation during recession. (Jan 2008)
Ban discriminatory compensation; allow 2 years to sue. (Jan 2009)
Stronger enforcement against gender-based pay discrimination. (Jan 2009)

Voting Record:

Voted NO on allowing compensatory time off for working overtime. (Apr 2013)
Voted YES on extending unemployment benefits from 39 weeks to 59 weeks. (Oct 2008)
Voted YES on overriding presidential veto of Farm Bill. (Jun 2008)
Voted YES on restricting employer interference in union organizing. (Mar 2007)
Voted YES on increasing minimum wage to $7.25. (Jan 2007)
Voted NO on end offshore tax havens and promote small business. (Oct 2004)

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Principles & Values

Stands For:

Member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. (Oct 2001)
Rated 92% by the , indicating support of church-state separation. (Dec 2006)
Member of Congressional Hispanic Caucus. (Nov 2007)
Member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. (Nov 2007)
Rated 0% by the , indicating opposition to separation of church & state. (Jan 2013)

Voting Record:

 

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Social Security

Stands For:

No privatization; no stock market investment. (Oct 2002)
Rated 100% by the , indicating a pro-senior voting record. (Dec 2003)
Reject privatization; don’t raise the retirement age. (Aug 2010)
Exclude Medicare and Social Security from deficit reduction. (Aug 2011)
Sponsored keeping CPI for benefits instead of lower “Chained CPI”. (Apr 2013)
Rated 100% by , indicating a pro-Trust Fund stance. (Jan 2013)

Voting Record:

 

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Tax Reform

Stands For:

American People’s Dividend: Give $300 to every person. (Feb 2001)
Rated 25% by , indicating a “Big Spender” on tax votes. (Dec 2003)
Rated 100% by the , indicating support of progressive taxation. (Dec 2006)

Voting Record:

Voted YES on extending AMT exemptions to avoid hitting middle-income. (Jun 2008)
Voted YES on paying for AMT relief by closing offshore business loopholes. (Dec 2007)
Voted NO on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends. (Dec 2005)
Voted YES on providing tax relief and simplification. (Sep 2004)
Voted NO on making permanent an increase in the child tax credit. (May 2004)
Voted NO on permanently eliminating the marriage penalty. (Apr 2004)

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Technology

Stands For:

Facilitate nationwide 2-1-1 phone line for human services. (Jan 2007)
Permanent ban on state & local taxation of Internet access. (Oct 2007)
Popularize Electronic Signatures with ESIGN Day. (Jun 2010)
Stop foreign internet piracy of copyrighted materials. (Jan 2012)
Sponsored investing $1 billion in transportation projects. (Mar 2013)
Apply copyright inheritance to same-sex couples. (Jan 2015)
Create online database of science & math scholarships. (Dec 2007)
Overturn FCC approval of media consolidation. (Mar 2008)

Voting Record:

Voted NO on protecting cyber security by sharing data with government. (Apr 2013)
Voted NO on terminating funding for National Public Radio. (Mar 2011)
Voted YES on delaying digital TV conversion by four months. (Mar 2009)
Voted NO on retroactive immunity for telecoms’ warrantless surveillance. (Jun 2008)
Voted YES on $23B instead of $4.9B for waterway infrastructure. (Nov 2007)
Voted YES on establishing “network neutrality” (non-tiered Internet). (Jun 2006)
Voted NO on increasing fines for indecent broadcasting. (Feb 2005)
Voted NO on promoting commercial human space flight industry. (Nov 2004)
Voted NO on banning Internet gambling by credit card. (Jun 2003)

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War & Peace

Stands For:

Impeach Dick Cheney for lying about Iraq. (May 2007)
Member of the Out-of-Iraq Congressional Caucus. (Jan 2007)
Terminate funding for Iraq War on Dec. 31, 2011. (Aug 2011)
Defund US military presence in Afghanistan. (Jan 2013)

Voting Record:

Voted NO on banning armed forces in Libya without Congressional approval. (Jun 2011)
Voted YES on removing US armed forces from Afghanistan. (Mar 2011)
Voted YES on investigating Bush impeachment for lying about Iraq. (Jun 2008)
Voted YES on redeploying US troops out of Iraq starting in 90 days. (May 2007)
Voted NO on declaring Iraq part of War on Terror with no exit date. (Jun 2006)
Voted NO on approving removal of Saddam & valiant service of US troops. (Mar 2004)

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Welfare & Poverty

Stands For:

Grants for faith-based groups to teach English. (Apr 2011)
Sponsored maintaining SNAP nutrition assistance program. (Mar 2013)
Develop a strategy to eliminate extreme global poverty. (Dec 2007)
Public jobs on community-based public interest projects. (Dec 2009)
Support school breakfast for low-income children. (Mar 2009)
Reduce the concentration of wealth & wage inequality. (Nov 1999)

Voting Record:

Voted NO on maintaining work requirement for welfare recipients. (Mar 2013)
Voted YES on instituting National Service as a new social invention. (Mar 2009)
Voted YES on providing $70 million for Section 8 Housing vouchers. (Jun 2006)
Voted NO on promoting work and marriage among TANF recipients. (Feb 2003)