Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) to bicycle from SF to LA next week for HIV/AIDS services
Source: Roll Call
Marathon enthusiast and Rep. Adam B. Schiff is switching sports this weekend to help support the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. He’s scheduled to hop into the saddle Sunday for the AIDS/LifeCycle ride — a weeklong trip from San Francisco to Los Angeles.
“That is gonna be a long ride,” he said of the 545-mile trek he’s hoping to power through from June 1-7.
The California Democrat is no slouch. He’s completed endurance races staged in the District, Philadelphia, New York City and Malibu, Calif., over the past few years.
Why risk the burning quads and screaming hammies that often accompany multi-day races? Because he’s seen the good that the LA Gay and Lesbian Center does for the community. And after speaking at the closing ceremony in 2013 and connecting with those same folks (“the crowd was very loud and wonderful,” he shared), Schiff said he vowed to get involved if the annual event ever overlapped with a district work period.
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