Rusty Hicks is an American attorney serving as chair of the California Democratic Party. Hicks won the June 4, 2019, chairmanship election after the resignation of Eric C. Bauman and was re-elected in 2021. He unsucessfuly ran for California's 2nd Assembly District in 2024, ultimately placing 3rd in the March Primary.[2][3]
Rusty Hicks | |
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Chair of the California Democratic Party | |
Assumed office July 1, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Alex Gallardo-Rooker (Acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | 1979 or 1980 (age 43–44)[1] Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Austin College (BA) Loyola Marymount University (JD) |
Military service | |
Branch/service | United States Navy |
Unit | United States Navy Reserve |
Hicks was born in Fort Worth, Texas. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science and government from Austin College, before moving to Los Angeles in 2003, where he earned a Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School.[4]
Hicks worked on the Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign as the California political director. [5]
Hicks also worked as a legislative aide to California Assembly members Mike Gordon and Ted Lieu.[citation needed] Hicks is a lieutenant in the United States Navy Reserve He moved from the Los Angeles area to Arcata, California after 2019 and has had to answer questions about being a "carpetbagger".[6][7]
Prior to his role as chair,[when?] Hicks had served as the president of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor since November 2014.[8][5]
In 2024, he was a candidate for California’s 2nd Assembly District. During his campaign, he said that while offshore wind power is a way to reduce California's dependence on fossil fuels, it is "incredibly important" to subject wind power projects to "community engagement."[9]
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