César Chávez (politician)

César Chávez 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.

In 2016, Chávez and incumbent Richard Andrade won the Democratic primary. They went on to defeat Republican John Wilson in the general election.
He is openly gay, and served alongside two other openly LGBTQ legislators: Daniel Hernández [Jr.] and Robert Meza. On October 11, 2017,, the three lawmakers announced the creation of an LGBTQ Caucus in the legislature.
In Democratic Party [presidential">Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic Party [presidential primaries|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.