Legislator Details
Number of sessions served 3
Gender: Male
Age at election: 54
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Date: 2/19/1950
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Number of Children: 3
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Race: Hispanic
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BA, in urban studies/urban administration and a master’s of public administration from the University of Michigan-Flint; Senior Executives in State and Local Government program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and the Henry Toll Fellowship Leadership Program conducted by the Council of State Governments.
Biographical Sketch:
He served for 7 years as assistant treasurer for Genesee County. From 1992-96, he served as Genesee County’s development director. He worked as an administrator for the Michigan Dept of Agriculture, as a program specialist and local government liaison for Gov. James J. Blanchard, as assistant to U.S. Rep. Dale E. Kildee and as assistant director for the Flint Spanish Speaking Information Center. Served as a board member on the University of Michigan-Flint Chancellor Advisory Committee and the Metro Housing Board, as a member of the GI Forum/Hispanic Technology Center and as the former chairman and current member of both the Democratic Club 225 and the Hispanic Caucus of Genesee County. Gonzales also currently served as the Speaker's representative on the Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Commission. He later became the Legislative Liaison for the Civil Service Dept.
Notable Facts:
instrumental in establishing a land bank to use Michigan's property tax laws as a community economic development tool.
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Appropriations , Economic Development , Higher Education , Transportation , Appropriations , Appropriations Subcommittee on Economic Development, Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education, Appropriations Subcommittee on History, Arts & Libraries, Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation
City of Residence: Flint Township
County of Residence Genesee
District Description: Townships of Gaines and parts of Clayton and Flint [see map in Manual p.219]; cities of Gaines, Duffield, Swartz Creek and part of the city of Flint in Genesee County
Reason for Leaving Office: Term Limited
End of Term Status: Departed
Notes: Chair of the Transportation; Vice-Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on History, Arts & Libraries
Committees Served On: Appropriations , Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education, Appropriations Subcommittee on Joint Capital Outlay, Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation
City of Residence: Flint Township
County of Residence Genesee
District Description: Townships of Gaines and parts of Clayton and Flint [see map in Manual p.203]; cities of Gaines, Duffield, Swartz Creek and part of the city of Flint in Genesee County
Reason for Leaving Office:
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Notes: Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation; Vice-Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education
Committees Served On: Appropriations , Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government , Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation
City of Residence: Flint Township
County of Residence Genesee
District Description: Townships of Gaines and parts of Clayton and Flint [see map in Manual p.199]; cities of Gaines, Duffield, Swartz Creek and part of the city of Flint in Genesee County
Reason for Leaving Office:
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Notes: Min. Vice-Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government
Served on the Michigan Legislative Arts Caucus; the Michigan Legislative Black Caucus; and the Urban Caucus
Bibliography:
Rep's web page 2010; Capitol2009 p.40
