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Rick Chavez Zbur

D

Assembly Democrat

District 51, Santa Monica

Time in office

Assembly: 2022—Present

Background

Civil Rights Attorney

Campaign contributions

Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur has taken at least $485,000 from the Labor sector since he was elected to the legislature. That represents 21% of his total campaign contributions.

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Capitol office

1021 O Street, Suite 4350
P.O. Box 942849-0051; (916) 319-2051

District office(s)

2800 28th Street, Suite 105, Santa Monica, CA 90405; (310) 450-0041

Biographical information

Birth Place

New Mexico

Race/Ethnicity

Multi-ethnic

Residence

Los Angeles, CA

Gender

Male

Born

March 2, 1957

Identifies as

LGBQ/Other

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How this legislator voted in 2021-2022

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Campaign contributions received by sector

OpenSecrets and CalMatters have categorized campaign contributions to legislators based on the economic sector that the donor represents. Methodology →

This is how much money Rick Chavez Zbur has taken from the various sectors since he was elected to the legislature.

Broad sector Amount Percent
Labor
$485,650 $485k 21%
Lawyers & Lobbyists
$237,856 $237k 10%
Ideology/Single Issue
$168,384 $168k 7%
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
$115,380 $115k 5%
Candidate Contributions
$99,400 $99k 4%
Government Agencies/Education/Other
$89,750 $89k 4%
Energy & Natural Resources
$77,400 $77k 3%
Health
$53,950 $53k 2%
General Business
$46,800 $46k 2%
Communications & Electronics
$43,135 $43k 2%
Construction
$21,250 $21k <1%
Agriculture
$11,400 $11k <1%
Transportation
$9,000 $9k <1%
Unitemized Contributions
$3,818 $3k <1%
Defense
$500 $500 <1%
Note: The above percentages might not add up to exactly 100% because we are not displaying any contributions that have not yet been classified.

Committees this legislator serves on

Being on a policy committee means the legislator works on these issues by considering bills relevant to the policy topic. The committee “chair” , chosen by the chamber leader, oversees the discussions of these bills. Members also serve on additional special, select, joint and sub committees, which can be found here.

Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials
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Bills involving toxic substances and hazardous materials, hazardous waste regulation, drinking water regulation, and pesticides
Natural Resources
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Bills involving air quality, climate change, energy efficiency, renewable energy, California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), coastal protection, forestry, land conservation, oil spills, solid waste and recycling.
Public Safety
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Bills involving the California Penal Code.
Revenue and Taxation
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Bills involving taxes and revenue to the state.

How special interest groups rate this legislator

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Sponsored travel in 2022

Gifts reported in 2022

Assembly District 51 demographics

Assembly District 51 map
D

Safe Democratic district

Next election: 2024

How to read these charts

District
State

Voter registration

Dem
59%
47%
GOP
12%
24%
No party
23%
23%

Census data on race/ethnicity, household income, age, poverty rate, and education level will be provided when available.

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Most recent election

2022 General
D

Rick Chavez Zbur

Democratic
54.9%
D

Louis Abramson

Democratic
45.1%

CalMatters coverage about this legislator

Big tests ahead for new Legislature

By Emily Hoeven, December 6, 2022

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By CalMatters, August 10, 2022

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By Sameea Kamal, December 21, 2021

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Other legislators

Here are any other legislators from Assembly District 51 we have profiles for since CalMatters launched the Legislator Tracker in 2021.

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