(The Center Square) – Candidates for Arizona’s vacated congressional seat will face off this week in debates that will livestream at The Center Square.
The three candidates in the Republican primary for the seat of U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-Arizona, who died in March, will debate from 6 to 7 p.m. Monday.
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The five candidates for the Democratic primary for Grijalva’s seat will debate issues from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday. The live stream will be available here.
The Republican candidates are Daniel Butierez, a small business owner who lost to Grijalva in November; Jorge Rivas, a Tucson restaurant owner; and Jimmy Rodriguez, a general contractor.
The Democratic candidates are Adelita Grijalva, the late congressman’s daughter and a former member of the Pima County Board of Supervisors; former state Rep. Daniel Hernandez; Deja Foxx, a single mom from Tucson who spoke at the Democratic National Convention in August and worked on former Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign; Jose Malvido Jr., who has worked on health care and family services at Chicanos por la Causa; and Patrick Harris Sr., a single father with 43 patents in health care technology.
The primary election will take place July 15, followed by the general election Sept. 23.
The Arizona Media Association’s general election debate is set for 6 p.m. Aug. 26.
