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-{{short description|Hispanic American politician and business owner (born 1971)}}
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-|name        = Luis Bernard Pozzolo
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-|image       = Luis Bernard Pozzolo.jpg
-|state       = [[Arizona]]
-|residence   = [[Pinal County, Arizona]]
-|birth_name  =
-|birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1971|8|25}}
-|birth_place = [[Uruguay]]
-|death_date  =
-|death_place =
-|party       = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
-|father      = [[:es:Luis Bernardo Pozzolo|Luis Bernardo Pozzolo]]
-|spouse      = Karen Pozzolo
-|children    = 1
-|website     = {{url|luis4congress.com|Campaign website}}
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-'''Luis Pozzolo''' is an Uruguayan-American business owner and politician based in [[Pinal County, Arizona]]. He owns the Box Meat Shop in both [[Maricopa, Arizona|Maricopa]] and [[Fountain Hills, Arizona]]. In 2021, he announced his bid to unseat [[Raúl Grijalva]] in [[Arizona's 7th congressional district]].
-==Early Life and Career==
-Luis Bernard Pozzolo was born in [[Uruguay]] to Luis Bernardo Pozzolo, a prominent politician of the [[classical liberalism|classically liberal]] [[Colorado Party (Uruguay)|Colorado Party]] who was briefly [[President of Uruguay|President]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Legislative chambers remembered Pozzolo, who died at the age of 70 |url=https://translate.google.com/website?sl=es&tl=en&hl=en&client=webapp&u=https://www.lr21.com.uy/politica/121267-camaras-legislativas-recordaron-a-pozzolo-fallecido-a-los-70-anos |website=LaRed21 |publisher=LaRed21 |access-date=31 March 2022}}</ref> Three weeks after his father's death, in his young thirties, Pozzolo immigrated with his wife to the United States.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Headley |first1=Jim |title=The Box Meat Shop an international affair |url=https://www.inmaricopa.com/the-box-meat-shop-an-international-affair/ |website=inmaricopa.com |publisher=inMaricopa |access-date=31 March 2022}}</ref> Upon moving, Luis said "this country is going to hell in a few years" in a pessimistic prediction of the [[Broad Front (Uruguay)|Broad Front]]'s victory in the [[2004 Uruguayan general election]]. Despite his father's warnings that if he moved to America he would probably wind up washing dishes, Luis wound up doing just that before joining Microsoft and rising to become a manager in the meat industry.
-After working for large corporate meat companies, Pozzolo opened two locations of his own Box Meat Shop in Maricopa and Fountain Hills, Arizona.<ref>{{cite web |last1=McThrall |first1=Linda |title=The Box Meat Shop is now open |url=https://www.fhtimes.com/news/business/the-box-meat-shop-is-now-open/article_09ee5b14-e403-11eb-a601-f74caf8320b9.html |website=Fountain Hills Times |publisher=The Fountain Hills Times |access-date=1 April 2022}}</ref> He worked intently as an activist against illegal immigration and for immigration reform after receiving his citizenship in October of 2012.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Luis |url=https://luis4congress.com/about-luis |website=Luis 4 Congress |access-date=1 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Crisp |first1=James |title=Luis Pozzolo |url=https://tucson.com/luis-pozzolo/image_8394e640-de80-11e2-b6cb-0019bb2963f4.html |website=tucson.com |publisher=Arizona Daily Star}}</ref> While living in Kentucky prior to his Arizona move, Pozzolo was active with the local [[Tea Party movement|Tea Party]] in efforts to defeat legislation granting amnesty to illegal immigrants.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gerth |first1=Joseph |title=Activist says immigrants should follow rules |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/07/07/advocate-says-immigrants-should-follow-rules/2495587/ |website=USA Today |publisher=USA Today |access-date=1 April 2022}}</ref>
-==2022 Congressional Run==
-''See also: [[2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona]]''
-In 2021, Pozzolo announced his run to challenge [[Raúl Grijalva]] for Arizona's 7th congressional district. His campaign was launched with a focus on [[law enforcement]], small businesses, and [[Immigration to the United States|immigration]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Estrada |first1=Melissa |title=Here are the candidates running for Arizona's 7th Congressional District |url=https://amp.azcentral.com/amp/6438782001 |website=AZCentral |publisher=Arizona Republic |access-date=1 April 2022}}</ref> Shortly after announcing his campaign, Luis received the first-ever unanimous endorsement from the [[Santa Cruz County, Arizona|Santa Cruz County]] GOP.<ref>{{cite web |title=Luis Pozzolo: Endorsement by the Santa Cruz County GOP |website=Facebook |publisher=Luis 4 Congress |access-date=1 April 2022}}</ref> He is running unopposed in the primary.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hobbs |first1=Katie |title=2022 Primary Election Legislative Candidate |url=https://apps.arizona.vote/electioninfo/elections/2022-primary-election/federal/2518/32/0 |website=Arizona Secretary of State |access-date=1 April 2022}}</ref>
-==References==
-{{Reflist}}
-==See Also==
-{{Portal|Biography|Arizona|Politics}}
-* [[List of foreign-born United States politicians]]
-* [[Hispanic and Latino conservatism in the United States]]
-==External links==
-* [theboxmeatshop.us The Box Meat Shop]
-* [https://www.luis4congress.com|Campaign Website]
-[[Category:1971 births]]
-[[Category:21st-century American politicians]]
-[[Category:American politicians of Uruguyan descent]]
-[[Category:American anti-communists]]
-[[Category:Arizona Republicans]]
-[[Category:Hispanic and Latino American politicians]]
-[[Category:Living people]]
-[[Category:Tea Party movement activists]]