Grijalva, who has undergone treatment for lung cancer, has represented the Tucson area in Congress since 2003.

I think 22 years is pretty good,” the Arizona congressman, who has been battling cancer since February, said in an interview with a local news outlet.

Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva of Arizona, the ranking Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee, said this election will be his last after already serving 22 years in Congress. Grijalva told 13 News in Tucson on Monday that he was not “abandoning” his job,

U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva of Tucson is planning to close out a five-decade career in elective office, saying he won't run again in 2026 assuming he's reelected next month.

Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) said the upcoming 2024 election would be his last, marking an approaching end date for his more than two-decade run in Congress. “I think 22 years is pretty good. It’s a retirement age,