Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ) won a special election two weeks ago, but has not yet been sworn into Congress. Grijalva has been in Washington, D.C. this week to advocate her swearing-in. “The fact that Southern Arizona is being treated differently raises serious questions about political motivations – especially since I have pledged to become the 218th signature on the discharge petition to force a vote on the Epstein files,” Grijalva said in a post on social media. “Any delay in swearing in Representative-elect Grijalva unnecessarily deprives her constituents of representation and calls into question if the motive behind the delay is to further avoid the release of the Epstein files,” Clark wrote. WHAT DEMOCRATS’ SPECIAL ELECTION WINS MEAN FOR 2026The Democratic Women’s Caucus also wrote a letter to Johnson asking him to swear in Grijalva immediately.