Assemblymember Robert Rivas was elected to the State Assembly in 2018.
While still in his first term, in the Fall of 2020, he was appointed as Chairman of the Assembly Agriculture Committee and elected as Vice-Chair of the influential Latino Legislative Caucus. A lifelong resident of the district, Rivas served two terms on the San Benito County Board of Supervisors prior to becoming an Assemblymember.
As Chair of the Agriculture Committee, I will continue to work to protect our water and our local farms. I have lived in a farming community my entire life and understand the importance of agriculture to our region. I continue to stand up for our farmers, who are the backbone of our local economy, and I am proud of the bill I authored - The Farmworker Housing Act of 2019 that was signed into law, that provides quality, dignified housing for farmworkers.