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A primary for Grijalva?
By DAVID CATANESE
The Arizona Capitol Times scoops on a potential primary challenger for Rep. Raul Grijalva.
And she's already cutting him up for his position on immigration. The complete story is behind a paywall, but was forwarded along.
Former state Sen. Amanda Aguirre says she will formally create an exploratory committee tomorrow.
The Yuma Democrat, who served in both the Arizona House of Representatives and Senate from 2003 until last year, cited Grijalva's call last year for businesses to boycott Arizona because of SB1070 as part of the reason she is considering challenging him.
"He has represented the Tucson part of his district OK, but not the rest of it," she said.
In addition to Grijalva's call for a boycott, which he later said was a mistake, Aguirre said she disagrees with his stance on immigration.
"I don't believe in his stance on open borders," she said.
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