Senator Lena Gonzalez proudly represents one million residents in California’s 33rd Senate District, which encompasses Southeast Los Angeles, the City and Port of Long Beach, Lakewood, Signal Hill, and Catalina Island. As Senate Majority Leader and Chair of the California Latino Legislative Caucus, she plays a key role in supporting legislative leadership and is a dedicated advocate on the critical issues impacting Californians.

 

Senator Gonzalez has led on major policies, including Broadband for All, clean transportation incentives, and expanding paid sick leave. She is also the author of the Abortion Accessibility Act to remove barriers to care and SB 1137 to protect communities from pollution and end neighborhood oil drilling. 

 

Before joining the Senate, Senator Gonzalez served on the Long Beach City Council, where she championed various local policies focused on labor rights, supporting local businesses, sustainability, and innovation. One of her proudest achievements was the Digital Inclusion Roadmap, which has received national recognition for its collaborative and equitable approach. She also worked at Microsoft, leading social impact programs and key data initiatives on the future of work and criminal justice-related projects. 

 

Senator Gonzalez holds a BA in Political Science from Cal State Long Beach and an Executive MBA from Loyola Marymount University. She’s incredibly proud to be the daughter of a hardworking union truck driver and devoted father, and a brave, resilient mother who immigrated from Mexico. Senator Gonzalez resides in Long Beach with her family.

 

 

 

 

 

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To date, Majority Leader Gonzalez has authored over 20 environmental bills. Her landmark environmental legislation includes: Senate Bill 1137 aimed at ending neighborhood oil and gas drilling, and Senate Bill 84/AB 126 to revitalize the Clean Transportation Program by securing over $2 billion in funds for zero-emission transportation. 

 

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Majority Leader Gonzalez is dedicated to advancing worker’s rights in the Senate. Her winning legislation includes SB 616 to expand paid sick leave from 3 days to 5, SB 606 to keep workers safe as California fought the COVID-19 pandemic, and SB 338 to protect port truck drivers from wage theft, employment misclassification, and other systemic business model structures that deny disability benefits, PPE, and other health and safety protections to workers. 

 

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Majority Leader Gonzalez is the author of Broadband for All which secured continuous funding for the California Advanced Services Fund program to help close the digital divide and meet the connectivity needs of Californians. She also authored SB 378 to promote broadband infrastructure deployment best practices and was instrumental in the passage of the state’s 2021 landmark $6 billion investment to expand broadband infrastructure and enhance internet access for unserved and underserved communities in California.

 

 

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Majority Leader Gonzalez believes all Californians deserve access to quality healthcare regardless of income or background. In 2022 when reproductive rights came under attack nationwide, she authored The Abortion Accessibility Act to remove cost barriers to abortion care, reaffirming California’s commitment to reproductive freedom. She also authored SB 1019 to address disparities in access to and awareness of mental health services for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities. In 2024, her Senate Bill 1016 Latino and Indigenous Health Disparities Reduction Act was signed into law to help the state better allocate resources to address the specific health needs of Latino and Indigenous communities by requiring the California Department of Public Health to collect more detailed, disaggregated health data for these groups.