Ariz. Candidate Legally Changes Name To 'Cesar Chavez' To Run For Congress

Would you have ever imagined that Cesar Chavez is actually getting ready to run for U.S. Congress from Arizona’s Seventh District? 

No, we’re not talking about the National Farm Workers Association co-founder, and no, he is not back from the dead. Arizona Candidate Scott Fistler, 34, is causing controversy by legally changing his name to Cesar Chavez to run for Congress.

Fistler used to be a registered Republican and is now running for Congress as a Democrat. His intention is that the new name will help him attract more votes in his heavily Hispanic area.

Fistler changed his name to Cesar Chavez in 2013. He filed his papers to run as a Democratic candidate in February for the seat that will be vacated when Arizona Representative Ed Pastor retires next year.

Pastor, a Democrat, was Arizona’s first Latino congressman and has held his post for nearly 40 years.

Chavez has run for office under the name Fistler twice – once as a write-in candidate for Pastor’s seat and again in 2013 for a seat on the Phoenix City Council – with both campaigns ending unsuccessfully.

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