Speaker Robert Rivas’ rise to power illustrates the California Dream – he was raised by a single mother in farmworker housing and now leads a legislative chamber in the most populous state in the country with the world’s fourth-largest economy. He spent his life overcoming a severe stutter and has become a confident and outspoken advocate for Californians’ access to affordable housing, workplace safety, and health care. In the state house chamber with the largest population per representative ratio, Speaker Rivas leads with an emphasis on uplifting every Californian and leading the nation through example.

Speaker Rivas was first elected to the DLCC Board in 2025.

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