Kristen Gonzalez | |
|---|---|
| Gonzalez in 2025 | |
| Member of the New York State Senate from the 59th district | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Patrick M. Gallivan (redistricted) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elmhurst,New York,U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Columbia University (BA) |
| Website | State Senate website |
Kristen Serene Gonzalez is an American politician serving as a member of the New York State Senate representing the 59th district,which contains parts of Queens,Manhattan,and Brooklyn. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
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,but dropped out. [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] Gonzalez is a member of the New York City chapter of Democratic Socialists of America. [20]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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| Democratic | Nomiki Konst (withdrawn) | 351 | 1.55% | ||
| Democratic | Francoise Olivas (withdrawn) | 252 | 1.12% | ||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) | |||||