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The Dishwasher’s Congressman

Raúl Grijalva exits the stage—leaving behind a trail of artworks, news tips, and a rare kindness that stretched from Tune Inn to Congress.

Pablo Manríquez
Mar 14, 2025
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My third oil painting of Raúl Grijalva (2022)

WASHINGTON—Raúl Grijalva’s gone, and the world’s a smaller, meaner place without him. I met him back when I was scrubbing plates at the Tune Inn, that Cap…

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