Attorney General Bonta Issues Statement on the Passing of Dolores Huerta

OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a statement on the passing of labor and civil rights leader Dolores Huerta:  

“Dolores Huerta was a friend, a mentor, a source of inspiration and guidance, and a lifelong hero of mine. 

Her activism and inspiration touched countless lives, and her ongoing legacy will surely touch countless more in the years ahead. I’m grateful she had such an influence on my own life. From my early days growing up in the headquarters of the United Farmworkers of America, to my time in public office, she was a constant, firm, irresistible force for justice and needed change.

Her rallying cry “Sí Se Puede” perfectly encapsulated who she was — a woman full of fight and right who knew that if we worked together, there was nothing we couldn’t achieve.

There are not enough superlatives to describe her life, legacy, and the impact she had on our nation’s ongoing pursuit of justice and fairness. 

She helped shape the history of the farmworkers' movement and changed the face of the labor movement forever. She defined what it meant to own our power, use our voice, and ensure the people always remain the most potent force in our American democracy.

My deepest condolences to her family. This is a devastating loss for so many in the labor movement and across the nation.”