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Raul Ruiz's Public Statements on Issue: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

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On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for U.S. House (CA) - District 25

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11/15/2022 Letter to Gina Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce, Robert Santos, Director of the US Census Bureau - Rep. Jones Joins Colleagues in Urging Census Bureau to Include Information on Lgbtq+ People in 2030 Census
05/05/2022 CHC Chair Ruiz To Visit Us-Mexico Border To Learn About Migratory Challenges For LGBTQI Migrants
01/10/2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - 70+ House Members Urge Senate to Reject Judicial Nominee Vandyke for his Anti-LGBTQ+ Beliefs
12/09/2019 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Rep. Lee Sends Letter to Senate Leadership, Pens Op-Ed Opposing Nevada Judicial Nominee VanDyke for Anti-LGBTQ+ Beliefs
05/01/2019 Recognizing the California Lgbtq Veterans Memorial
05/23/2018 Letter to the Honorable Mick Mulvaney, Office of Management and Budget Director - ICYMI: 127 Democrats Urge OMB Director Mulvaney to Reject Discriminatory Health Care Proposal
10/11/2017 Letter to the Honorable Jeff Sessions, Attorney General of US Department of Justice - Stand Against LGBTQ Discrimination
06/20/2016 Letter to Robert M. Califf, Commisioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration - End Discriminatory Blood Ban on Gay and Bisexual Men
04/28/2016 Letter to Chairman Goodlatte - Calls for Judiciary Hearing on Equality Act
11/02/2015 Dr. Ruiz's Statement on Attack on LGBT Leaders in Palm Springs
10/26/2015 Letter to Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration and Loretta Lynch, Attoney General - Lawmakers Call on Social Security Administration to Treat Same-Sex Marriages Equally
07/23/2015 Letter to Arne Duncan, Department of Education Secretary - Ensuring LGBTQ Equality
07/14/2015 Letter to Secretary Duncan, Department of Education - Protecting LGBTQ Students from Discrimination
06/26/2015 Dr. Ruiz Statement on Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Supreme Court Decision
04/16/2015 Letter to Governors - Religious Freedom Restoration Act
03/06/2015 Brief of 167 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and 44 U.S. Senators as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioners
11/05/2014 Desert Sun - Rep. Raul Ruiz Claims Victory; Brian Nestande Concedes
01/06/2014 Dr. Ruiz's First Year in Congress Reflects Commitment to Coachella Valley
09/26/2013 Dr. Ruiz Announces Support for Bipartisan LGBT Anti-Bullying Legislation
06/26/2013 Dr. Ruiz Statement on Landmark Supreme Court Rulings
06/26/2013 Dr. Ruiz Statement on Landmark Supreme Court Rulings
03/01/2013 212 Members of Congress File Historic Amicus Brief on DOMA Case before U.S. Supreme Court
02/14/2013 Rep. Ruiz Cosponsors Violence Against Women Act, Urges House to Take Up Senate-Passed Reauthorization
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