YIMBY Action✓ Endorses“YIMBY Action supports Speaker Robert Rivas because under his leadership, the Assembly has made housing a top priority and delivered historic results.”
2026 Midterm Partner Endorsements
Robert Rivas
California State Assembly, District 29 · California
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Housing Action Coalition✓ EndorsesAbout Robert Rivas
Speaker Robert Rivas was first elected to the State Assembly in 2018. During his first term, he was appointed as the Chair of the Assembly Agriculture Committee and elected as Vice-Chair of the influential Latino Legislative Caucus. A lifelong resident of the 29th Assembly District, Rivas previously served two terms on the San Benito County Board of Supervisors prior to becoming an Assemblymember.
Rivas was raised in Paicines, California, where his grandfather was a farmworker at Almaden Vineyards. Rivas and his brother grew up in farmworker housing, cared for by their single mother and beloved grandparents, who emigrated from Mexico in the 1960s in search of the California Dream.
As a child, Rivas watched his grandfather stand side-by-side with Dolores Huerta and the UFW as a leader in the fight to win fair contracts for farmworkers. Rivas’ grandfather was known for his passionate advocacy on behalf of his fellow workers, but also for his ability to work with owners to negotiate contracts acceptable to both sides.
From rivasca.org
Robert Rivas on Housing and Abundance
“Further, Rivas has led efforts to accelerate the construction of renewable energy and ensure the state explores all options to use public lands and oceans to effectively sequester carbon.”