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Rick Chavez Zbur

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Assembly Democrat

District 51, Los Angeles

Time in office

Assembly: 2022—Present

Background

Civil Rights Attorney

Campaign contributions

Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur has taken at least $425,000 from the Labor sector since he was elected to the legislature. That represents 20% of his total campaign contributions.

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Capitol office

1021 O Street, Suite 4250, Sacramento, CA 95814
P.O. Box 942849, Sacramento, CA 94249-0051; (916) 319-2051

District office(s)

1445 N. Stanley Avenue, 3rd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90046; (323) 436-5184

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 2023-2024

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
$425,050 $425k 20%
Lawyers & Lobbyists
$234,856 $234k 11%
Ideology/Single Issue
$156,384 $156k 7%
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
$103,880 $103k 5%
Candidate Contributions
$99,400 $99k 5%
Energy & Natural Resources
$62,900 $62k 3%
Government Agencies/Education/Other
$51,650 $51k 2%
General Business
$42,700 $42k 2%
Health
$42,450 $42k 2%
Communications & Electronics
$38,585 $38k 2%
Construction
$18,250 $18k <1%
Transportation
$7,000 $7k <1%
Agriculture
$5,900 $5k <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.

Budget
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Oversees Assembly consideration of the annual state budget including oversight of several budget subcommittees.
Business and Professions
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Bills involving new regulatory entities within the Department of Consumer Affairs; elimination of regulatory entities within the DCA; health care professional licensing; Veterinarian licensing; Occupational licensing; Vocational education; Department of General Services; Product labeling.
Judiciary
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Bills involving family law, product liability, tort liability, Civil Code, and Evidence Code.
Labor and Employment
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Primary jurisdictions are wages, hours, employment discrimination, Cal-OSHA, employment development, and public job programs.

How special interest groups rate this legislator

Special interest groups are organizations that advocate on behalf of shared interests, such as protecting the environment. Many interest groups rate politicians on how well their voting records agree with each group's goals. See a selection of these ratings for this legislator. Methodology →

0%
2023
California Chamber of Commerce
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The California Chamber of Commerce includes an advocacy arm for employers. It says it has more than 14,000 members representing a quarter of the state’s private sector workforce, and it issues an annual “job killer” list of bills.
100%
2023
California Environmental Voters
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California Environmental Voters advocates for environmental protection and climate change mitigation. It was started in 1972.
88%
2023
California Teachers Association
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The California Teachers Association is a labor organization representing teachers and other employees at K-12 schools and community colleges. With 310,000 members, it is the largest affiliate of the National Education Association.
100%
2023
Sierra Club
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The Sierra Club has 13 chapters with more than 400,000 members in California and advocates on environmental and climate change issues.

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%

Race/ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino
18%
40%
White
57%
35%
Asian
14%
15%
Black or African American
5%
5%
Multi-race
5%
4%

Median household income

$89,019
$91,905

Median age

38.0
37.3

Poverty rate

14%
12%

Bachelor's degree or higher

62%
36%

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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

Legislators unveil measure to ask voters for $1 billion offshore wind bond 

By Alejandro Lazo, February 8, 2024

Understanding California's college students' protests over Israeli-Palestinian conflict

By Mikhail Zinshteyn, November 14, 2023

Big tests ahead for new Legislature

By Emily Hoeven, December 6, 2022

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