{{Short description|Mexican-American politician and singer}} {{other uses|Cesar Chavez (disambiguation)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2022}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = César Chávez | image = Cesar Chavez by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg | state_house = Arizona | district = 29th | term_start = January 9, 2017 | term_end = January 9, 2023 | predecessor = Ceci Velasquez | successor = Austin Smith (redistricting) | alongside = Richard Andrade | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|10|30}} | birth_place = Guanajuato, Mexico | death_date = | death_place = | party = Democratic | children = | alma_mater = | profession = | website = }} '''César Chávez''' (born October 30, 1987) is a Mexican-American singer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the Arizona House of Representatives, representing Arizona's 29th legislative district, from 2017 to 2023. Prior to entering politics, Chávez travelled internationally as a Mariachi vocalist.
== Early life == Chávez was born in Guanajuato, Mexico and immigrated to the United States at the age of three.<ref>{{Cite web |title=César Chávez |url=https://www.azleg.gov/house-member/?legislature=55&session=125&legislator=2028 |access-date=July 2, 2025 |website=Arizona State Legislature}}</ref>
== Arizona House of Representatives (2017-2023) == In 2016, Chávez and incumbent Richard Andrade won the Democratic primary. They went on to defeat Republican John Wilson in the general election.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://results.arizona.vote/2016/General/n1591/Results-State.html|title=Arizona Secretary of State Election Night Reporting|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/2016/results/arizona|title=Arizona Election Results 2016|newspaper=The New York Times |date=August 1, 2017|accessdate=February 12, 2021}}</ref>
He is openly gay,<ref>[http://www.statepress.com/article/2018/04/sppolitics-after-phoenix-pride-lgbtqia-politicians-speak-to-students-about-their-success "After Phoenix Pride, LGBT political representation is a yearlong issue"]. ''The State Press'', April 15, 2018.</ref> and served alongside two other openly LGBTQ legislators: Daniel Hernández Jr. and Robert Meza. On October 11, 2017, (National Coming Out Day), the three lawmakers announced the creation of an LGBTQ Caucus in the legislature.<ref>{{cite news| title = Gay Lawmakers Create First LGBTQ Caucus at Arizona Legislature| url = https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/legislature/2017/10/12/gay-lawmakers-create-first-lgbtq-caucus-arizona-legislature/756039001/| date=October 12, 2017|newspaper=The Arizona Republic}}</ref>
In 2020, he endorsed Mike Bloomberg for president at a rally in Downtown Phoenix where he introduced him.
In 2022, Chavez ran for the Arizona Senate, but lost to political newcomer Anna Hernandez in the Democratic primary in August 2022.
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== External links == * [https://ballotpedia.org/Cesar_Chavez_(Arizona_State_House_Candidate) Biography] at Ballotpedia
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