Christine Chavez has a made a lifetime commitment to public service, civil rights and the labor movement. Christine was born in Delano, California where she was surrounded by the farm worker movement.

Today, Christine serves as the District Director for State Senate Majority Leader Gloria Romero. Prior to her work with Senator Romero, she worked with the United Farm Workers Union, the organization her grandfather Cesar Chavez helped to co-found 40 years ago. For eight years, she served as the UFW’s Political Director.

Latina Magazine recently named her as one of their top Latinas for her longtime involvement with civil rights issues – in particular her recent work to give same sex couples to right to marry under the law.