1. Rick Chavez Zbur was born on March 2,1957 and is an American attorney currently serving in the California State Assembly.
18 Facts About Rick Zbur
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Rick Zbur is a former United States House of Representatives candidate.
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Rick Zbur is a well-known LGBT civil rights advocate and is active in the environmental movement.
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Rick Zbur grew up on a farm in the Rio Grande Valley of rural New Mexico with his mother, Erlinda Chavez Rick Zbur.
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Rick Zbur practiced environmental law for about three decades before retiring in 2014.
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In 1996, Rick Zbur ran for the United States House of Representatives in California's then Long Beach-based 38th congressional district against moderate GOP incumbent Steve Horn.
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Rick Zbur has been a chair of the California League of Conservation Voters board of directors from 2011 to 2017.
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Since 2014, Rick Zbur has led Equality California, the largest LGBT civil rights organization in California.
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Rick Zbur is gay and has been a vocal leader in the LGBT civil rights movement for nearly four decades.
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In 2014, Rick Zbur became the executive director of Equality California, the largest LGBT civil rights organization in California.
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Rick Zbur helped found the Children Affected by AIDS Foundation.
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In 1992, together with the LGBT community in Los Angeles, Rick Zbur organized fundraisers for Bill Clinton, then Governor of Arkansas, and Barbara Boxer, then a Congresswoman who was running for the US Senate Both were elected.
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Rick Zbur served as president of the California League of Conservation Voters from 2011 to 2017.
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In 1996, Rick Zbur ran for the United States House of Representatives in California's 38th congressional district against Republican incumbent Steve Horn, a two-term moderate.
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Rick Zbur became the first openly gay non-incumbent congressional primary candidate to win an election when he won the Democratic primary election on March 26,1996.
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In 2021, Rick Zbur announced a run for the California State in Assembly District 51, a newly drawn district which includes Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Westwood Village, and Santa Monica.
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Rick Zbur won the primary and then the general election in 2022.
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Rick Zbur is a member of the California Legislative Progressive Caucus.