About Kristen Gonzalez
Chair, Internet and Technology Committee
Democrat, Working Families Democrat, Working Families
District 59
Committees
- Internet and Technology CHAIR
- Consumer Protection Member
- Disabilities Member
- Energy and Telecommunications Member
- Ethics and Internal Governance Member
- Procurement and Contracts Member
- Transportation Member
Kristen Gonzalez is the youngest woman to ever be elected to the NYS Senate. She is a Queens native, former tech worker, and community organizer who lives in Long Island City. She was raised in Elmhurst by a single mother from Puerto Rico. At age 12, she received a scholarship to a private high school on the Upper East Side. The experience of navigating between a working-class neighborhood in Queens and an upper-class neighborhood in Manhattan led her to fight for social justice and put her on a path to public service. Before being elected to the NYS Senate, Senator Gonzalez worked in the New York City Council, the Obama White House, and Senator Chuck Schumer’s office. She has also organized in her community with the Western Queens Community Land Trust, served on her community board, and helped launch a citywide campaign for public internet.
Acerca de la Senadora González
Kristen González es la mujer más joven elegida para servir en el Senado del Estado de Nueva York. Es natural de Queens, anteriormente trabajadora del sector tecnológico y organizadora comunitaria, residente de Long Island City. Fue criada en Elmhurst por una madre soltera de Puerto Rico. A los 12 años de edad, recibió una beca para estudiar en una escuela secundaria en el Upper East Side. La experiencia de navegar entre un barrio de clase trabajadora en Queens y otro de clase alta en Manhattan la llevó a luchar por la justicia social y la encaminó hacia el servicio público. Antes de ser electa para servir en el Senado del Estado de Nueva York, la Senadora González trabajó con el Concejo Municipal de la Ciudad de Nueva York, en la Casa Blanca de la Administración Obama y en la Oficina del Senador Chuck Schumer. También se ha organizado en su comunidad con el Western Queens Community Land Trust, ha formado parte de su junta comunitaria y ha ayudado a poner en marcha una campaña a favor del Internet público en toda la ciudad.