Robert Rivas becomes California’s new Assembly Speaker after a bitter leadership squabble with his predecessor.
The role of Speakerpresides over California’s 80-member state Assembly, appointing committee chairs and controlling the flow of legislation through hearings and votes. Elected by the full Assembly, the Speaker is nominated by the majority party caucus, becoming its leader and influencing campaign fundraising decisions.
“It’s a huge job,” she said, “not just in terms of leading the chamber but being a spokesperson for the party, the legislature.”Leadership rivalries often play out behind closed doors. But the contest between Anthony Rendon, the second-longest serving Speaker whose final Assembly term runs through 2024, and rising star Rivas was anything but amicable. When Rivas approached the Speaker in May 2022 and said he had the votes to succeed him, Rendon balked.
In the Assembly he’s championed legislation to provide pandemic aid to farmworkers, scholarships to attract more STEM and bilingual teachers to the job and oil spill preparedness standards. They hold similar political views, support similar causes and reportedly were on good terms before Rivas’ power play. Both are family men with a wife and daughter.One difference is regional. Rendon hails from California’s Democratic urban power base in Los Angeles County, Rivas from rural San Benito County.
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