Cesar Chavez state holiday nears repeal after nearly unanimous, bipartisan Michigan House vote

By: Ben Solis

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: April 29, 2026

Words: 830

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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The sexual misconduct scandal undoing the legacy of a formerly regaled, long-deceased Mexican American civil rights leader has moved the Michigan House of Representatives on Tuesday to initiate a repeal of the state’s holiday named in his honor.

Cesar Chavez Day was one step closer to being excised from the state holiday calendar with the passage of House Bill 5836, sponsored by archconservative state Rep. Josh Schriver (R-Oxford). The bill passed 103-2. Democratic state …

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