Evan Minton for Assembly

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Evan Minton for State Assembly

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“I am running for State Assembly to fight for economic, housing and healthcare security for our community and to serve as a champion of climate action, LGBTQ+ rights, and educational opportunities for all Californians."– Evan Minton

<h4>Evan has dedicated nearly two decades to improving the lives of Californians. Throughout his life, he has taken on the hard battles for the good of all people, and he has delivered. Now, Evan is running for Assembly to continue fighting for our community in the State Legislature.</h4>Evan has served as a policy advocate to expand access to health care, including mental health care; as a legislative aide protecting voting rights and safeguarding workers’ rights; and as a national trailblazer fighting for the rights of the transgender community.<img src="https://run.imgix.net/c10516db-4713-4eb5-b3b3-b81b6c63743c/864e4601-5e04-4a3d-ba19-67bf3bb57845/6c71217b-94ab-47d5-8258-8ac1cc24629a.webp?ixlib=js-3.8.0&amp;bri=0&amp;con=0&amp;sat=0&amp;high=0&amp;shad=0&amp;usm=0&amp;rect=0%2C0%2C4096%2C4096&amp;w=1500" alt="" title="" caption="" align="right" alignwidth="45" variant="base">A Fighter for Equity in the RegionEvan is deeply engaged in issues affecting his community and throughout the region, including as:&nbsp;<ul><li>Sacramento County Mental Health Board Appointee, helping to deliver funding for youth in the foster care system.</li><li>Midtown Neighborhood Association Board Member, advocating for more affordable housing and increased services for our unhoused neighbors and to keep midtown vibrant and hospitable for all.&nbsp;</li></ul>He has also served on countless other boards and organizations, including as a Commissioner on the Sacramento Human Rights and Fair Housing Commission, Co-President for the Sacramento National Organization for Women (NOW), and Northern California Chair of the California Democratic Party’s LGBTQ Caucus.An Advocate for Progressive PoliciesEvan’s first political campaign was for environmental champion U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer, and he has since worked for numerous progressive candidates, elected officials, and issue campaigns. Currently, he is the Senior CA State Policy Manager at Voices for Progress (V4P). During his time in the Assembly and at V4P, Evan helped move forward critical legislation on housing access, economic opportunity, climate action, campaign finance reform, and gender equity. Some of the legislative successes Evan is most proud of include:<ul><li>​Housing Affordability: Made affordable housing more accessible for vulnerable populations, including seniors, people with disabilities, people of color and people on fixed incomes by prohibiting discrimination against renters who receive housing voucher assistance.</li><li>Expanding Worker Protections: Expanded the definition of “family member” under California’s employment laws, such as paid family leave and paid sick days, to allow workers to take time off to care for someone whose close association with the employee is the equivalent of a family relationship.</li><li>Gun Violence Prevention: Helped to prevent guns from falling into the hands of minors, the first gun child access prevention law in California.</li><li>Education Opportunities: Streamlined the student financial aid application process, cutting in half the application process for high school students.</li></ul><img src="https://run.imgix.net/c10516db-4713-4eb5-b3b3-b81b6c63743c/790289e5-d86f-4ace-80e0-02fd4594e975/7e088bcf-43ee-4933-8151-a91ab44d4942.webp?ixlib=js-3.8.0&amp;bri=0&amp;con=16&amp;sat=0&amp;high=0&amp;shad=0&amp;usm=0&amp;rect=0%2C0%2C3072%2C4096&amp;w=1500" alt="" title="" caption="" align="left" alignwidth="50" variant="base">A Trailblazer for the Transgender CommunityEvan is a trailblazer in the fight for the rights of the transgender community. He served as a voice on the national stage when he was denied health care by a high-powered hospital and took on the hospital as a plaintiff in a high-profile ACLU lawsuit that reached the United States Supreme Court.Evan served as an Expert Witness to the U.S. House Oversight Committee on President Trump’s attacks on LGBTQ+ Americans. He has continued his advocacy for the transgender community as Co-Chair of the Democratic National Committee’s (DNC) Transgender Advisory Committee and as Co-Chair of the Lieutenant Governor’s Transgender Advisory Council.Notably, as the first openly transgender person to work at the State Capitol and to have transitioned genders while working there, Evan brought a deep awareness and new perspective to many of the state’s policymakers.A Community Member who CaresBeyond the formal positions he has held, Evan is unique in that he dedicates his time outside of his work fighting for the community. Evan has raised money for jackets, scarves, and blankets for our region’s unhoused community members, and when Sacramento experienced severe weather, his advocacy ensured that the Cal Expo site would be open as shelter from the cold. In the aftermath of the Dobbs ruling, Evan successfully raised funds for the National Network of Abortion Funds and ACCESS Reproductive Justice. And, he spearheaded the state’s first-ever Trans Day of Visibility, with participation and support from over 200 state legislators, local lawmakers, and community leaders.Evan’s RootsEvan grew up in a small town in Northern California and attended public school throughout his life, including earning his bachelor’s degree at the University of California Riverside. Service runs in his family, as many of Evan’s family members served in the military - his dad served in Vietnam as a medic, his grandmother served as a nurse during World War II, and his grandfather earned a Bronze Star Medal for liberating concentration camps in World War II. Evan’s mom was an elementary school librarian for 30 years and his father is a computer scientist, both the first in their family to go to college. Evan currently lives in Midtown and is a proud, hands-on uncle to two nieces and a nephew.

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AD 6 includes portions of Sacramento County, encompassing unincorporated areas, the City of Sacramento, and neighborhoods including Downtown Sacramento, Midtown, Antelope, Arden-Arcade, Carmichael, Elverta, Hagginwood, Natomas, North Sacramento, Rio Linda, and Sierra Oaks.This is a majority Democrat seat, with more than 50% of the district registered as Democrats and 27% Independent.

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CA&nbsp;Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis (she/her)

Former CA State Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones (he/him)

CA State Assembly Speaker Emeritus John A. Pérez (he/him)

CA State Board of Equalization Member Sally Lieber (she/her)

Senator Dave Cortese (he/him)

Senator Scott Wiener (he/him)

Senator&nbsp;Lola Smallwood Cuevas (she/her)

Assemblymember Matt Haney (he/him)

Assemblymember Tina McKinnor (she/her)

Assemblymember Phil Ting (he/him)

Assemblymember Alex Lee (he/him)

Former Assemblymember Tom Ammiano (he/him)

Former Assemblymember Mariko Yamada (she/her)

Former Assemblymember&nbsp;Bonnie Lowenthal&nbsp;(she/her)

Former Assemblymember Dennis Mangers (he/him)

Former Assemblymember&nbsp;Lloyd Levine&nbsp;(he/him)

City of West Sacramento Mayor Martha Guerrero (she/her)

City of Pinole Mayor Devin T. Murphy (he/him)

City of Sonoma Mayor Sandra Lowe (she/her)

City of&nbsp;Artesia Mayor&nbsp;Melissa Ramoso (she/her)

City of West Sacramento Councilmember Norma Alcala (she/her)

City of South San Francisco Councilmember James Coleman (he/him)

City of Tracy Councilmember Dan Arriola (he/him)

City of El Cerrito Councilmember Gabe Quinto (he/him)

Sacramento City Unified School Board Trustee Jamee Villa (she/her)

Washington Unified School Board Vice President Jackie Thu-Huong Wong

Cabrillo College Board Trustee Adam Spickler (he/him)

American River Flood Control Vice President Rae Vander Werf (they/them/Mx.)

Arden Manor Recreation and Parks District Chairperson Warren Harding (he/him)

Santa Clara County Board of Education Trustee Tara Sreekrishnan (she/her)

Sacramento County Mental Health Chair Dr. Corrine McIntosh Sako (she/her)

Sacramento Measure U Citizens Oversight Commissioner Nikki Paschal (she/her)

City of&nbsp;Sacramento&nbsp;Parks &amp; Community Enrichment&nbsp;Commissioner&nbsp;Niki Kangas&nbsp;&nbsp;(she/they)

Elected and Appointed Officials

Democratic National Committee LGBTQ Caucus Vice Chair Laurence Zakson (he/him)

CA Democratic Party Environmental Caucus Chair Igor&nbsp;Tregub

CA Democratic Party Environmental Caucus Internal Advocacy Director Stacy Fortner

Chair Emeritus of the CA Democratic Party Rules Committee Garry Shay

Sacramento County Democratic Party Past Chair Terry Schanz (he/him)

San Francisco County Democratic Party&nbsp;Chair Honey&nbsp;Mahogany (she/her)

CA Democratic Party LGBTQ Caucus Chair Emeritus&nbsp;Clark Williams (he/him)

CA Democratic Party LGBTQ Caucus Chair Emeritus Tiffany Woods (she/her)

CA Democratic Party LGBTQ Caucus Chair Emeritus and Avance Democratic Club Political Director Lester Aponte (he/him)

CA Democratic Party Elected Delegate Forest Harlan

CA Democratic Party Region 5 Director Alejandro Carrillo

CA Democratic Party Eboard Member Glenn Glazer (they/them)

East Area Progressive Democrats (EAPD) President Hans Johnson (he/him)

Former Stonewall Democrats of Greater Sacramento President and Public Defender Kim Angulo (she/her)

Democratic Party Leaders&nbsp;

Marshall-New Era Park Neighborhood&nbsp;Association Chair George Raya (he/him)

Tahoe Park Neighborhood Association President* Isaac Gonzalez (he/him) *Title for information purposes only

Midtown Neighborhood Association Vice Chair Emeritus Abby Jackson (she/her)

Former President, Newton Booth Neighborhood Board and President of Preservation Sacramento William Burg

Community Leader and Former Candidate for Sacramento DA Alana Mathews (she/her)

California Domestic Workers Coalition Director*&nbsp;Kimberly&nbsp;Alvarenga&nbsp;(she/her/ella/siya)&nbsp;

Community Leader and Small Business Owner Tina Reynolds (she/her)

Community Leader and Pastor Casey Martinez-Tinnin (he/him)

Community Leader State Coordinator of California National Organization for Women Emeritus&nbsp;Shireen Miles&nbsp;(she/her)

Community Leader Susan McKee (she/her)

Community Leader and Small Business Owner Wendy Hill (she/her)

Community Leader&nbsp;Cecilia Chung (she/her)

LGBTQ Community Leader&nbsp;Lexi Howard (she/her)

Immigrant Rights and Labor Activist Victor Narro (he/him)

PFLAG Greater Placer County Board Member Daniella Zimmerman

US Trans Survey and Special Projects, National Center for Transgender Equality/NCTE Action Fund Director* Josie Caballero (she/her)

TransLatin@ Coalition, President and CEO Bamby Salcedo (she/her)

CEO, Sacramento Splash Mackenzie Wieser

Intake Specialist for Homeless Veterans JoAnna Michaels

Co-Founder/Board Member, Latino Equality Alliance*, Ari Gutiérrez&nbsp;Arámbula (she/her)

Trans Activist/Named SCOTUS Plaintiff/Community Leader Gavin Grimm (he/him)

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<h3>Sacramento voters could elect the first transgender legislator in California</h3>"Minton’s platform will focus on environmental justice, affordable housing and economic security... His interests include climate change, equitable educational opportunities, reproductive healthcare, affordable housing and creating sustainable pathways to the middle class."

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