Rusty Hicks

chairman of the California Democratic Party

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Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, which represents some 800,000 workers throughout LA County

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Rusty Hicks was elected the new chair of the California Democratic Party. He's a Los Angeles labor leader and Navy veteran who will succeed Eric Bauman.

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Rusty Hicks was elected the new chair of the California Democratic Party. He's a Los Angeles labor leader and Navy veteran who will succeed Eric Bauman.

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