US Representative Raúl Grijalva of Arizona dies at 77

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

72% : "I am devastated by the loss of Representative Raúl Grijalva and my heart is with his family and loved ones," Hobbs said in a statement.
65% : "From permanently protecting the Grand Canyon for future generations to strengthening the Affordable Care Act, his proudest moments in Congress have always been guided by community voices," his office said in the statement.
57% : " The son of a migrant worker from Mexico, Grijalva began his political career as an activist and Arizona leader of the Raza Unida Party, a Hispanic political party dedicated to bringing about greater economic, social and political self determination to Mexican Americans in the Southwest.
55% : The Center for Biological Diversity praised the representative for his efforts to protect public lands, culminating in the establishment of the Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni - Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument, and for his efforts to limit offshore drilling and uranium mining in the West.
38% : The Democrat helped organize economic boycotts in Arizona after the passage of its controversial "show me your papers" law SB1070, criticized the 2010 deployment of National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border as "political symbolism," and advocated for offshore mining reform both before and after the DeepWater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in the same year.

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