WASHINGTON (KVOA) - House Speaker Mike Johnson is set to swear in Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva on Wednesday.

On Nov. 12 at 4 p.m. EST, or 2 p.m. local time, Grijalva will be sworn in on the U.S. House of Representatives floor. Grijalva will represent Arizona's 7th District in the 119th Congress.

This comes after Grijalva released a statement on Nov. 10, saying, "I am planning to travel to Washington, D.C. after hearing through Leader Jeffries and media reports that Speaker Johnson finally intends to swear me in."

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes filed a lawsuit in October against the House, pushing for Grijalva's swearing-in.

Southern Arizona mayors, including Tucson Mayor Regina Romero, urged Johnson to swear in Grijalva several days after her win. In a joint letter

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