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District 5 Pima County Supervisor Adelita Grijalva at DGT
September 9 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm MST
by Carolyn Classen, blogger
“Come and hear Adelita Grijalva, Chair of the Pima County Board of Supervisors representing District 5, speak with us about the business of the Board, her plans for her next term, and ask her questions about the business of Pima County.
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Adelita is a native Tucsonan, educated through the Tucson Unified School District and the University of Arizona, Adelita Grijalva is committed to improving the quality of life for our Pima County community. Adelita was elected in November 2020 to the Pima County Board of Supervisors in District 5 to a four-year term. The first Latina elected to this position.
Adelita served on the TUSD Governing for 20 years and shares the honor of being the longest-serving TUSD board member with only one other person. Ms. Grijalva served as the Director of Pima County Teen Court, a non-profit Juvenile Court diversion program, for more than 25 years before beginning her service as a Pima County Supervisor. That position helped her to understand that collaborations and coalitions that involve non-profit, business and government can bring about the best benefit. Adelita also serves as a volunteer board member for the YWCA of Southern Arizona.
As Chair, Adelita makes a strong commitment to working with the community to create a coalition to address the biggest issues facing Pima County, including but not limited to: housing people can afford, education, climate, and water resiliency, and healthy and safe communities.
Adelita is proud that organizations dedicated to diversity, inclusion, education, and equity for all have supported her throughout her career.
Adelita lives in Tucson with her husband Sol and their three children, Adelina, Raúl, and Joaquín.”
Carolyn’s note: Adelita is facing a challenge in the General Election on Nov. 5, 2024 for Pima County Supervisor by TUSD Governing Bd. member Independent Val Romero, who also ran for Ward 6 Council seat in Nov. 2021.