In June 2019, Senator Lena Gonzalez was elected to the State Senate to represent the 33rd District, where she sits on the Senate Health Committee, Senate Judiciary Committee, and the Joint Legislative Audit Committee.

Prior to being elected to the Senate, Gonzalez served on the Long Beach City Council from 2014-2019 and worked in the private sector for Microsoft, leading civic engagement investments for the Los Angeles region. Gonzalez graduated with her B.A. in Political Science from California State University, Long Beach, and M.B.A. from Loyola Marymount University.

Senator Gonzalez lives in downtown Long Beach with her husband Adam and their three sons Zorion, Ethan, and Luca.