Minnesota lawmakers rush to repeal Cesar Chavez state holiday

By: Michelle Griffith

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: March 23, 2026

Words: 400

Last Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago

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Minnesota lawmakers are seeking to repeal a state holiday honoring the late labor leader Cesar Chavez after a recent New York Times investigation alleged he had sexually abused young girls and women for years.

In 2014, Minnesota legislators passed a law designating March 31 — Chavez’s birthday — as a commemorative holiday to honor the farmworker activist who co-founded United Farm Workers of America. Chavez was a prominent Mexican-American labor activist who “improved the …

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