Robert Rivas' Biography
- State Assembly (CA) - District 29, Democratic Speaker
On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for State Assembly (CA) - District 29
Contact Information
PO Box 2385
Salinas, CA 93902
Office
Capitol Office
1020 O Street, Suite 8330
Sacramento, CA 95814
Mailing Address
Post Office Box 942849
Sacramento, CA 94249-0029
525 Monterey Street
Soledad, CA 93960
60 West Market Street, Suite 110
Salinas, CA 93901
Full Name:
Robert Rivas
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Christen; 1 Child: Melina
Birth Date:
01/02/1980
Birth Place:
Paicines, CA
Home City:
Hollister, CA
MPA, Public Administration, San Jose State University, 2004-2011
B.A, Government, California State University at Sacramento, 2001-2003
Assembly Member, California State Assembly, District 29, 2022-present
Speaker, California State Assembly
Candidate, California State Assembly, District 29, 2022, 2024
Assembly Member, California State General Assembly, District 30, 2018-2022
Chair, Agriculture Committee
Member, Appropriations Committee
Member, Committee on Governmental Organization
Chair, Joint Committee on Fairs Allocation and Classification
Member, Judiciary Committee
Member, Local Government Committee
Member, Select Committee on Mobility in the Golden State
Member, Select Committee on Social Housing
Member, Select Committee on State Parks
Member, Select Committee on Wine
Member, Select Committee on the Status of Boys and Men of Color
Chair, Agriculture Committee, California State Assembly, 2021-present
Member, Appropriations Committee, California State Assembly, 2021-present
Chair, Fairs, Allocation, and Classification Committee, California State Assembly, 2021-present
Member, Governmental Organization Committee, California State Assembly, 2021-present
Member, Local Government Committee, California State Assembly, 2021-present
Former Member, Rules Committee, California State Assembly
Former Member, Select Committee on Gun Violence in Communities of Color, California State Assembly
Former Member, Select Committee on Health Care Access in Rural Communities, California State Assembly
Student Support Manager, San Benito High School, 2015-present
Adjunct Professor, Gavilan College, 2014-present
Former Emergency Medical Technician, City of Hollister
Former Call Firefighter, City of Hollister
County Supervisor, County of San Benito, 2011-2018
Senior Board Clerk, County of Monterrey, 2008-2010
Senior Field Representative, California State Assembly, Assembly Member Ana Caballero, 2006-2008
Employee, Assembly Member Ana Caballero, 2003-2006
No organizational membership information on file.
Father's Occupation:
Former Farmworker at Almaden Vineyards