Cesar Chavez (Arizona politician, born 1987)

Mexican-American politician and singer

This article is about the Arizona legislator. For other uses, see Cesar Chavez (disambiguation).

Cesar Chavez

Member of the Arizona House of Representatives
from the 29th district

Incumbent

Assumed office
January 9, 2017

Serving with Richard Andrade

Preceded by| Ceci Velasquez
Personal details
Born|  (1987-10-30) October 30, 1987 (age 34)
Moroleon, Guanajuato, Mexico
Nationality| American
Political party| Democratic
Residence| Phoenix, Arizona

Cesar Chavez (born October 30, 1987) is a Mexican-American singer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he has served in the Arizona House of Representatives, representing Arizona's 29th legislative district, since 2017. Prior to entering politics, Chavez travelled internationally as a Mariachi vocalist. Chavez is a 2022 candidate to fill the open seat of outgoing State Senator Martín Quezada.

## Contents

* 1 Early life
* 2 Arizona House of Representatives
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Early life[edit]

Chavez was born in Moroleon, Guanajuato, and immigrated to the United States at the age of three. He is the oldest of three children born to Nicolas Chavez and Maria Martinez.[citation needed]

## Arizona House of Representatives[edit]

In 2016, Chavez and incumbent Richard C. Andrade won the Democratic primary. They went on to defeat Republican John Wilson in the general election.[1][2]

He is openly gay,[3] and serves alongside two other openly LGBT legislators: Daniel Hernández Jr. and Robert Meza. On October 11, 2017, (National Coming Out Day), the three lawmakers announced the creation of an LGBTQ Caucus in the legislature.[4]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Arizona Secretary of State Election Night Reporting".
2. ^ "Arizona Election Results 2016". August 1, 2017. Retrieved February 12, 2021 - via NYTimes.com.
3. ^ "After Phoenix Pride, LGBT political representation is a yearlong issue". The State Press, April 15, 2018.
4. ^ "Gay Lawmakers Create First LGBTQ Caucus at Arizona Legislature". The Arizona Republic. October 12, 2017.

## External links[edit]

* Biography at Ballotpedia

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Arizona House of Representatives

55th Legislature (2021–2023)

Speaker of the House
Russell Bowers (R)
Speaker pro tempore
Travis Grantham (R)
Majority Leader
Ben Toma (R)
Minority Leader
Reginald Bolding (D)

1. ▌Judy Burges (R)
▌Quang Nguyen (R)
2. ▌Andrea Dalessandro (D)
▌Daniel Hernández Jr. (D)
3. ▌Andrés Cano (D)
▌Alma Hernandez (D)
4. ▌Joel John (R)
▌Brian Fernandez (D)
5. ▌Regina Cobb (R)
▌Leo Biasiucci (R)
6. ▌Brenda Barton (R)
▌Walter Blackman (R)
7. ▌Jasmine Blackwater-Nygren (D)
▌Myron Tsosie (D)
8. ▌David Cook (R)
▌Neal Carter (R)
9. ▌Pamela Hannley (D)
▌Christopher Mathis (D)
10. ▌Domingo DeGrazia (D)
▌Morgan Abraham (D)
11. ▌Mark Finchem (R)
▌Teresa Martinez (R)
12. ▌Travis Grantham (R)
▌Jake Hoffman (R)
13. ▌Tim Dunn (R)
▌Joanne Osborne (R)
14. ▌Gail Griffin (R)
▌Lupe Diaz (R)
15. ▌Steve Kaiser (R)
▌Justin Wilmeth (R)
16. ▌Jacqueline Parker (R)
▌John Fillmore (R)
17. ▌Jeff Weninger (R)
▌Jennifer Pawlik (D)
18. ▌Mitzi Epstein (D)
▌Jennifer Jermaine (D)
19. ▌Lorenzo Sierra (D)
▌Vacant
20. ▌Judy Schwiebert (D)
▌Shawnna Bolick (R)
21. ▌Kevin Payne (R)
▌Beverly Pingerelli (R)
22. ▌Ben Toma (R)
▌Frank Carroll (R)
23. ▌Joseph Chaplik (R)
▌John Kavanagh (R)
24. ▌Jennifer Longdon (D)
▌Amish Shah (D)
25. ▌Russell Bowers (R)
▌Michelle Udall (R)
26. ▌Melody Hernandez (D)
▌Athena Salman (D)
27. ▌Reginald Bolding (D)
▌Marcelino Quiñonez (D)
28. ▌Kelli Butler (D)
▌Sarah Liguori (D)
29. ▌Richard Andrade (D)
▌Cesar Chavez (D)
30. ▌Robert Meza (D)
▌Christian Solorio (D)

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