Newly sworn-in Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ) appears during a news conference on Capitol Hill on Nov. 12, 2025, in Washington, DC. Grijalva, who won a special election to replace her late father Rep. Raul Grijalva on Sept. 23, was not seated as a member of Congress until today after Speaker Johnson delayed her swearing-in amid the government shutdown. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

The most extended delay in the U.S. for the swearing-in of an elected representative came to an end on Wednesday — amid the nation’s longest government shutdown — with the 119th Congress’s return to session and the historic swearing-in of Rep. Adelita Grijalva ( D-Ariz. ), the first Latina and Chicana representative from Arizona.

Following the death of her father, Rep. Raul Grijalva — a

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