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Kristen S. Gonzalez (born August 29, 1995) is an American politician who is a member of the New York State Senate. A member of the Democratic Party, she represents the 59th district, which contains parts of Queens, Manhattan, and Brooklyn.[1][2][3][4][5]
Kristen Gonzalez | |
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Member of the New York State Senate from the 59th district | |
Assumed office January 1, 2023 | |
Succeeded by | Patrick M. Gallivan (redistricting) |
Personal details | |
Born | Elmhurst, New York, U.S. | August 29, 1995
Political party | Democratic |
Other political affiliations | Democratic Socialists of America Working Families Party |
Website | https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/kristen-gonzalez |
Gonzalez was born in Elmhurst, Queens, to a Puerto Rican mother and a Colombian father.[6][7] She attended Dalton, a prep school on the Upper East Side. After high school, she attended Columbia University.[8]
Gonzalez announced her candidacy for New York's 17th Senate District in the 2022 general election on February 2, 2022.[9] Due to subsequent redistricting, Gonzalez changed her candidacy to the 59th Senate District.[10] Gonzalez's biggest competition in the Democratic primary was former New York City council member Elizabeth Crowley, cousin of former Congressman Joe Crowley.[11] Crowley outspent Gonzalez four to one during the campaign.[12] Nomiki Konst also ran for the seat before withdrawing her candidacy and endorsing Gonzalez.[13][14] On August 24, 2022, Gonzalez beat Crowley by over twenty-five percentage points.[15][16][17] She represents portions of Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens — including the neighborhoods of Astoria, Greenpoint, Williamsburg, Stuyvesant Town, and Long Island City.[18][19]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic primary | |||||
Democratic | Kristen Gonzalez | 13,115 | 58.14% | ||
Democratic | Elizabeth Crowley | 7,333 | 32.51% | ||
Democratic | Michael D. Corbett | 1,461 | 6.48% | ||
Democratic | Nomiki Konst (withdrawn) | 351 | 1.55% | ||
Democratic | Francoise Olivas (withdrawn) | 252 | 1.12% | ||
Write-in | 46 | 0.20% | |||
Total votes | 22,558 | 100.00% | |||
General election | |||||
Democratic | Kristen Gonzalez | 56,339 | |||
Working Families | Kristen Gonzalez | 12,711 | |||
Total | Kristen Gonzalez | 69,050 | 98.9% | ||
Write-in | 766 | 1.1% | |||
Total votes | 69,816 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic win (new seat) |
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