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Jesus Gonzalez (New York Senate)
Jesus Gonzalez (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent New York's 6th Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on August 23, 2022.
Biography
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]
Elections
2022
See also: New York's 6th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House New York District 6
Incumbent Grace Meng defeated Thomas Zmich in the general election for U.S. House New York District 6 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Grace Meng (D) | 63.9 | 85,049 |
 | Thomas Zmich (R / Conservative Party / Medical Freedom Party)  | 36.0 | 47,935 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 130 | ||
| Total votes: 133,114 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Grace Meng advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 6.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Thomas Zmich advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 6.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jesus Gonzalez (R)
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Thomas Zmich advanced from the Conservative Party primary for U.S. House New York District 6.
Libertarian primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
2020
See also: New York State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for New York State Senate District 13
Incumbent Jessica Ramos defeated Jesus Gonzalez in the general election for New York State Senate District 13 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jessica Ramos (D / Working Families Party) | 78.5 | 62,885 |
 | Jesus Gonzalez (R / Conservative Party / Save Our City Party) | 21.4 | 17,141 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 63 | ||
| Total votes: 80,089 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 13
Incumbent Jessica Ramos defeated Diana Sanchez in the Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 13 on June 23, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jessica Ramos | 85.5 | 19,529 |
| Diana Sanchez | 14.3 | 3,257 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 56 | ||
| Total votes: 22,842 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Jesus Gonzalez advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Senate District 13.
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Jesus Gonzalez advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York State Senate District 13.
Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jessica Ramos advanced from the Working Families Party primary for New York State Senate District 13.
2016
- See also: New York State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the New York State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The filing deadline for major party candidates was July 14, 2016. The filing deadline for independent candidates was August 23, 2016.
Incumbent Jose Peralta defeated Jesus Gonzalez in the New York State Senate District 13 general election.[3][4]
| New York State Senate, District 13 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Jose Peralta Incumbent |
86.73% | 59,896 | |
| Republican | Jesus Gonzalez | 13.27% | 9,162 | |
| Total Votes | 69,058 | |||
| Source: New York Board of Elections | ||||
Incumbent Jose Peralta ran unopposed in the New York State Senate District 13 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| New York State Senate, District 13 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Jose Peralta Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Peralta also ran on the Working Families Party ticket.
Jesus Gonzalez ran unopposed in the New York State Senate District 13 Republican primary.[5][6]
| New York State Senate, District 13 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Jesus Gonzalez (unopposed) | |
Gonzalez also ran on the Conservative and Reform Party tickets.
2014
- See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2014
Elections for the New York State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was July 10, 2014. Incumbent Francisco Moya was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Jesus Gonzalez was removed from the ballot before the Republican primary. Moya also ran on the Working Families Party ticket. Moya was unchallenged in the general election.[7][8][9]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jesus Gonzalez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Jesus Gonzalez completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Gonzalez's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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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- Improve Health Care
- Improve Public Education
- Civil Rights and Discrimination
Education Policy
Environmental Policy
Social Policy
Economic Development
Labor Economics
Immigration
Discrimination
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2016
In a biographical submission to Ballotpedia, Gonzalez detailed the following campaign themes:
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Recent news
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on August 16, 2016
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email communication with Jesus Gonzalez," August 17, 2021
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "2016 General Election Candidate List," accessed October 11, 2016
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Election results, 2016," accessed December 23, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 New York State Board of Elections, "Filings received for the 2016 State/Local Primary," accessed August 29, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 New York State Board of Elections, "Election returns September 13, 2016," accessed November 6, 2016
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "Certification for the September 9, 2014, State Primary Election," accessed December 17, 2014
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "Primary results for September 9, 2014," accessed October 1, 2014
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "NYS Board of Elections Assembly Election Returns November 4, 2014," accessed December 17, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
