23rd District
Assistant Majority Leader and Floor Whip
Years Served
January 2020 - Present
Committee Assignment
Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, & IT (Chairperson); Ethics & Elections; Gaming; Insurance; Judiciary - Criminal; Labor & Commerce; Revenue & Finance; Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; Small Business, Tech Innovation; Tax Policy: Other Taxes Subcommitte; Workers’ Compensation Analysis Sub; Juvenile Justice and Systems; Weapons and Weapon Safety Sub.
Biography
Gonzalez was born and raised in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood and attended Chicago Public Schools before graduating from Harvard University with a BA in Government and Economics. A former in-district constituent services staffer for Congressman J. Garcia, Gonzalez is the son of immigrants from Monterrey, Mexico. His father is an operating engineer and a member of IUOE Local 399 and his mother is a former member of SEIU Local 73