Jesus Gonzalez

Jesus Gonzalez was born in Cayey, Puerto Rico. Gonzalez earned a bachelor's degree in business administration with a minor in business management and accounting from the Universidad Del Turabo in 2005. He earned a master's degree in business administration with a minor in human resources administration from the Universidad Del Turabo in 2007. While living in Puerto Rico, Gonzalez was a member of the Puerto Rico Civil Defense and worked as a firefighter, emergency medical paramedic, coordinator of the HomeLand Security program, and instructor for the Puerto Rico Fire Academy. Gonzalez's community involvement includes working in various capacities for the Queens Centennial Lions Club, including as president, treasurer, and the Lions Club International Federation coordinator. His professional experience includes working as a human resources manager in New York City.[1][2]

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Born in Cayey, Puerto Rico Jesus Gonzalez has been living in the 13th Senate District over the past ten years. Jesus has witnessed the struggle many people are faced with on a daily basis in the community. Jesus has identified the struggles of job loss, regulations on small business (including fines and penalties, over crowded hospitals, and overcrowded schools. As the Republican candidate Jesus has made a pledge to support all local merchants on Roosevelt Avenue (and throughout the district) to help improve business, and make our streets safer.

At the age of 16, (while attending high school) Jesus started serving his community in Cayey, Puerto. As the youngest volunteer fire fighter on the Island, he worked every day after school (including weekends). He attended emergency medical technician courses; including volunteering with the national civil defense organization, where he trained for terrorism preparedness with the Puerto Rican Government. Jesus also participated in the Home Land Security readiness program in Puerto Rico, and served as the administrative coordinator for the Puerto Rico Fire Academy.

Upon graduation from High school, Jesus became the first member of his family to attend college. In 2005, he graduated from the Universidad Del Turabo with a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, and a minor in Business Management and Accounting. In 2007, he received a Master's degree in Business Administration with a minor in Human Resources Administration fro

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Improve Health CareImprove Public EducationCivil Rights and Discrimination

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Health Policy

Education Policy

Environmental Policy

Social Policy

Economic Development

Labor Economics

Immigration

Discrimination

Law & Order

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

16 years old, i was a volunteer fire fighter working under civil defense, extinguishing a fire of three alarms and rescuing people inside the house burning also at the age of 18 i was working as Paramedic and i deliver a baby in an ambulance in route to the hospital.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

My first job was a Fire Fighter in Puerto Rico, serving the citizen extinguishing fires and rescue lives, was there for over 10 + years where also i worked as a Paramedic and Hazardous Material Technician over my tenure of serving the community.

Every state besides Nebraska has two legislative chambers. What do you consider the most important differences between the legislative chambers in your state?

None both chambers ( Upper and Lower) Legislate ( Create) laws but are needed to streamline legislation on the fair way possible for the best interest of our community.

Do you believe that it’s beneficial for state legislators to have previous experience in government or politics?

I believe any politician should be involved in the community they wish to represent so they know what are the issues and how are able to contribute and fix them

What process do you favor for redistricting?

I believe in equal opportunity and equal zoning not in favor of anyone. All citizen needs our representation and our attention on the issues they bring us and address them on timely manner.

In a biographical submission to [the profile publisher], Gonzalez detailed the following campaign themes:

Work to increase funding for education to establish more schools, create more vocational and technical programs, enhance math and science programs and offer more ESL programs to students ( 70% of the district population is not fluent in English), thereby, improve the quality of education of our youth for better future.

Work to increase funding for the health system to allow the building of more urgent care clinics, enhance research on cancer cure and create more mental health programs, our district currently has one hospital with an inadequate number of staff, overcrowded with patients every day. With the creation of more urgent clinics, community members will receive medical care at a faster and shorter rate while easing the overcrowding problem at hospitals, as well. In the mental health aspect, hiring more social workers will increase the community’s ability in handling cases such as depression, domestic violence, and addiction especially in early stages.

Support small businesses by providing tax credits, eliminating unnecessary regulations and high taxes, in order to improve the growth, reduce job loss and increase their success rate. With a healthier economic condition in the district, community members will become more stable and self-sufficient leading to a decreased dependence on government aid.[10]

—Jesus Gonzalez, [1]

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