Raul Grijalva nació el 19 de febrero de 1948 en Tucson, Arizona, Estados Unidos. Está casado con Ramona Garduno desde enero de 1971. Tienen tres niños.
U.S. Representative from Arizona (2003-), representing most of the state's area south of Phoenix and west of Tucson, including almost all of the state's border with Mexico.
Running a department of the federal government means you serve the American people as a protector of their rights and freedom. It doesn't mean you serve the President as a bag man for his political vendettas