U.S. House district for Arizona
Arizona's 7th congressional district Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative Area 199.23 sq mi (516.0 km2 ) Distribution Population (2023) 811,832[ 1] Median household income $61,136[ 2] Ethnicity Cook PVI D+15[ 3]
Arizona's 7th congressional district is a congressional district located in the U.S. state of Arizona . The district stretches along the Mexico–United States border and includes the western third of Tucson , parts of Yuma and Nogales , as well as Avondale and Tolleson in Metro Phoenix . It is currently represented by Democrat Raúl Grijalva .
Arizona picked up a seventh district after the 2000 census. Situated in the southwestern part of the state, it included all of Yuma County and parts of La Paz , Maricopa , Pima , Pinal , and Santa Cruz counties. For all intents and purposes, it was the successor to what had been the 2nd district —the former seat of longtime congressman Mo Udall –from 1951 to 2003.
The district was larger than Rhode Island , Delaware , Hawaii , Connecticut and New Jersey combined.[ 4] It included 300 miles of the U.S. border with Mexico . It was home to seven sovereign Native American nations: the Ak-Chin Indian Community , Cocopah , Colorado River Indian Tribes , Gila River Indian Community , Pascua Yaqui Tribe , Quechan , and Tohono O'odham .
After the 2010 census, the old 7th district essentially became the 3rd district , while the 7th was redrawn to take in most of the old 4th district .
Arizona's 7th district was redrawn to include much of the 3rd district, under a configuration similar to its 2003-13 incarnation. It covers parts of Pima , Yuma , La Paz , and Maricopa counties.
Cities of 10,000 people or more[ edit ]
Tucson – 542,629
Yuma – 95,548
Goodyear – 95,294
Avondale – 89,334
San Luis – 35,257
Sahuarita – 34,134
Drexel Heights – 27,523
Rio Rico – 20,549
Nogales – 19,770
Douglas – 16,534
Flowing Wells – 15,657
Somerton – 14,197
Valencia West – 14,101
Tucson Estates – 12,069
Tucson Mountains – 10,862
2,500 – 10,000 people[ edit ]
List of members representing the district [ edit ]
Arizona began sending a seventh member to the House after the 2000 census .
Representative
Party
Years
Cong ress(es)
Electoral history
Geography and Counties[ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
District created January 3, 2003
Raúl Grijalva (Tucson )
Democratic
January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2013
108th 109th 110th 111th 112th
Elected in 2002 .Re-elected in 2004 .Re-elected in 2006 .Re-elected in 2008 .Re-elected in 2010 .Redistricted to the 3rd district .
2003–2013 : SW Arizona, including parts of Tucson :Yuma , La Paz (part), Maricopa (part), Pima (part), Pinal (part), Santa Cruz (part)
Ed Pastor (Phoenix )
Democratic
January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015
113th
Redistricted from 4th district .Re-elected in 2012 . Retired.
2013–2023 : Much of inner Phoenix with the eastern portion of Glendale
Ruben Gallego (Phoenix )
Democratic
January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2023
114th 115th 116th 117th
Elected in 2014 .Re-elected in 2016 .Re-elected in 2018 .Re-elected in 2020 . Redistricted to the 3rd district .
Raúl Grijalva (Tucson )
Democratic
January 3, 2023 – present
118th 119th
Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 2022 .Re-elected in 2024 . Retiring at end of term.
2023–present :
The district was first created in 2002 following results from the 2000 U.S. census .
Specific
^ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District" . www.census.gov .
^ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District" . www.census.gov .
^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List" . Cook Political Report . Retrieved January 10, 2023 .
^ "Congressman Raśl M. Grijalva - Arizona District 7" . Archived from the original on January 4, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2007 .
^ Martis, Kenneth C., The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts, 1789–1983 . New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1982.
^ Martis, Kenneth C., The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress, 1789–1989 . New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1989.
^ Congressional Directory: Browse 105th Congress Archived 2011-02-17 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Arizona Secretary of State 2016 Election Information" . apps.azsos.gov . Retrieved May 9, 2019 .
General
33°25′40″N 112°07′08″W / 33.42778°N 112.11889°W / 33.42778; -112.11889