Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas' Biography
- State Assembly (NY) - District 34, Democratic, Working Families
On The Ballot: Running, Democratic, Working Families for State Assembly (NY) - District 34
Contact Information
Office
Legislative Office Building 834
Albany, NY 12248
75-35 31st Avenue
Suite 206B (2nd Floor)
East Elmhurst, NY 11370
Full Name:
Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas
Gender:
Female
Family:
Partner: Danny; 1 Child
Birth Place:
Queens, NY
Home City:
Jackson Heights, NY
Certified, Non-Profit Management in the Field Of Study Management and Leadership, Columbia Business School at Columbia University, 2011
MPA, Public Policy and Non-Profit Management, New York University, 2000-2003
BA, International Relations, Boston University, 1994-1998
Assembly Member, New York State Assembly, District 34, 2021-present
Candidate, New York State Assembly, District 34, 2020, 2022
Member, Asian Pacific American Task Force
Member, Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic, and Asian Legislative Caucus
Member, Children and Families Committee
Member, Cities Committee
Member, Corporations, Authorities and Commissions Committee
Member, Environmental Conservation Committee
Member, Health Committee
Member, Legislative Women's Caucus
Member, Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force
Member, Social Services Committee
Chair, Subcommittee on Human Trafficking
Member, Task Force on New Americans
Member, Task Force on Women's Issues
Chair, Climate Action and Environmental Justice Subcommittee, Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic, and Asian Legislative Caucus
Executive Director, National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice, 2006-2020
Adjunct Professor, New York University Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, 2017-2019
Adjunct Professor, City University of New York (CUNY), 2009-2011
Consultant/Trainer, Envision Social Justice Training & Consulting, 2006-2011
Employee, Center for Multicultural Education and Programs at New York University, 2002-2006
Member, Board of Directors for If/When/How
Member, Board of Directors of the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators
Regional Advocate, Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association (EPVA)
Former Co-Chair, Health Committee of the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda
Founding Member, Jackson Heights' New Visions Democratic Club
Former Co-Chair, Latina Task Force of the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda
Former Vice Chair, National Hispanic Leadership Agenda
Member, New York City Young Women's Initiative
Appointed Member/Queens Representative, New York City Transit Riders Council (NYCTRC)/Permanent Citizen's Advisory Committee (PCAC), 2005-2013
President of the Board of Directors, New Immigrant Community Empowerment, 1999-2011
Member, New York State Democratic Committee, 2002-2006