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.
I believe access to quality health care is a fundamental right. No one should be forced to choose between paying for food or rent and taking a sick child to a doctor. As the world’s sixth largest economy, California should set the example for the rest of the country by leading the way in expanding public access to high-quality healthcare. In response to COVID-19, I fought to ensure prioritization of ag workers for PPE and testing and put forward a bill to fund outreach and informational campaigns for our workers to help protect the health and safety of our ag employees and our food supply chain.