Lorena Gonzalez
| Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher | |
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| Member of the California State Assembly from the 80th district |
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Assumed office May 28, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Ben Hueso |
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September 16, 1971 Oceanside, California |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Nathan Fletcher |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | San Diego, California |
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Stanford University (BA) Georgetown University (MA) University of California, Los Angeles (JD) |
| Profession | Labor organizer |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher is an American politician currently serving in the California State Assembly. A Democrat, she represents the 80th Assembly District, which encompasses southern San Diego and is the southernmost Assembly district in the state.
Gonzalez was first elected to the Assembly in a 2013 special election to replace then-Assemblymember Ben Hueso, who was elected to the State Senate in a special election. Prior to being elected to the Assembly, Gonzalez served as secretary-treasurer and CEO of the San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO.
The current Vice-Chair of the California Latino Legislative Caucus, Gonzalez Fletcher became the first Latina to ever serve as the Chair of the powerful Assembly Appropriations Committee in 2016.
Gonzalez Fletcher is the daughter of an immigrant farmworker and a nurse. She attended public schools in San Diego County before earning a bachelor's degree from Stanford University, a master's degree from Georgetown University, and a Juris Doctor from UCLA School of Law.
Gonzalez served as Senior Adviser to former California Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante, as well as appointee to the California State Lands Commission and alternate on the California Coastal Commission. A community organizer and activist, Gonzalez was elected in 2008 as CEO and Secretary-Treasurer of the San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO. She is the first woman and person of color to be elected to head the Labor Council since the organization was founded in 1891.
Gonzalez Fletcher lives in San Diego with her two children, Tierra and Antonio. On January 1, 2017 she married former assemblyman Nathan Fletcher; the two had been dating since 2015.
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