Currently holds the office of California State Assembly - District 51 until December 7, 2026.
Candidate for California State Assembly - District 51 in 2026 California Primary Election.
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Get StartedIncrease access to affordable child care. Rick serves on the board of Planned Parenthood and will fight for women’s healthcare and to protect the right to legal, safe abortion. Learn more
Anti-semitic, anti-Asian, and anti-LGBTQ hate crimes are on the rise in our community, and we need principled leaders who will stand up to these attacks. Rick will work to pass legislation to protect our community from hate-motivated violence and keep all of us safe. Learn more
Rick supports a smart approach to reducing crime like reforms to reduce police violence, increase gun safety, and employ qualified professionals who can offer mental health and addiction services to fight the root causes of crime. It’s time to fix our broken criminal justice system. Learn more
Rick will advance environmental justice and policies that create good jobs and build our economy. He’ll protect our coastline from dumping, drilling, and pollution. Learn more
As an environmental attorney and former President of California Environmental Voters, Rick believes that the crisis of climate change demands urgent action to invest in clean energy and water conservation, sustainable and affordable housing near transportation and work hubs, new renewable technologies, and environmental education. Learn more
He is strongly pro-Israel, and will fight anti-Semitic activities that are sweeping college campuses and our communities. Learn more
In the Assembly, Rick will advance legislation that limits access to guns by those living with mental illness or a history of violent behavior, improve background checks and increase waiting periods, and take military grade weapons and untraceable ghost guns off our streets. Learn more
Rick supports building more affordable housing near transit and work hubs, while protecting the character and livability of existing neighborhoods. He will fight to expand rent subsidies, develop transition shelters with wrap around services, and convert vacant buildings into housing for those who need it. Learn more
Rick believes that it is unacceptable to allow people to live on the streets for years, and that we need new approaches to helping the homeless rebuild their lives. That’s why Rick has a plan to create a California Housing Corps that would deploy recent college graduates to homeless encampments to earn trust and help the unhoused obtain social and mental health services and help people onto a pathway to permanent housing, employment, and productive lives. . Learn more
Our housing policies are broken, ineffective and have reached crisis proportions. We need to reduce the rising costs of rent, make homeownership more affordable, and deliver solutions for homelessness. Learn more
We also need to reduce the rising costs of rent, make homeownership more affordable, and ensure new units are actually getting built in our communities. Learn more
Every Californian deserves the right to organize for quality jobs and good living wages. Rick will advocate for worker protections, safe working environments and the creation and preservation of good union jobs and small businesses. Learn more
Rick will fight to guarantee women equal pay for equal work, expand paid family and sick leave, and increase access to affordable child care. Learn more
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