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Luz Rivas' Biography

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On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for U.S. House (CA) - District 29

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Capitol Office
1021 O Street, Suite 4250
Sacramento, CA 95814

Mailing Address
Post Office Box 942849
Sacramento, CA 94249-0043

9300 Laurel Canyon Boulevard, First Floor
Pacoima, CA 91331

Full Name:

Luz Maria Rivas

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

02/06/1974

Birth Place:

Los Angeles, CA

Home City:

North Hollywood, CA

Ed.M, Technology in Education, Harvard University, 2002-2003

BS, Electrical Engineering, Massachusettes Institute of Technology, 1991-1995

Assembly Member, California State Assembly, District 43, 2022-present

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, California, District 29, 2024

Candidate, California State Assembly, District 43, 2022

Assembly Member, California State Assembly, District 39, 2018-2022

Former Member, Committee on Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy, California State Assembly

Former Member, Committee on Labor and Employment, California State Assembly

Former Chair, Select Committee on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Education, California State Assembly

Former Member, Select Committee on the State of Hate, California State Assembly

Former Chair, Special Committee on Legislative Ethics, California State Assembly

Member, Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Resources and Transportation, California State Assembly, 2021-2022

Member, Committee on Budget, California State Assembly, 2021-2022

Member, Committee on Health, California State Assembly, 2021-2022

Member, Committee on Local Government, California State Assembly, 2021-2022

Chairperson, Committee on Natural Resources, California State Assemby, 2021-2022

Member, Committee on Revenue and Taxation, California State Assembly, 2021-2022

Chairperson, Select Committee on the Non-Profit Sector, 2021-2022

Former Senior Fellow, Marshall Brittingham Social Enterprise Lab, University of Southern California (USC)

Former Service Learning Instructor, University of Southern California (USC)

Commissioner, Board of Public Works, City of Los Angeles, 2016-2017

Founder/Executive Director, DIY Girls, 2011-2016

Co-Founder, KitHub, 2014-2016

Director of Research and Corporate Partnerships, Iridescent, 2010-2013

Assistant Director, Diversity Center, California Institute of Technology, 2006-2010

Director, Academic Programs, Infrastructure Academy, 2010

Research Associate, Center for Children and Technology, Education Development Center, 2005-2006

Research Associate, American Museum of Natural History, 2003-2005

Program Associate, IT Resource Center (Now Lumity), 1998-2001

Electrical Engineer, Motorolla, 1995-1998

Former Member, Dean of Undergraduate Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Member, Girls Build Los Angeles Board, 2017-Present

Board Member, Massachusettes Institute of Technology Club of Southern California, 2011-2015

Champions Board Member, California Girls in STEM (CalGirls) Collaborative, 2014-Present

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