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Sally Gonzales' Biography

Office:

Contact Information

Arizona State Capitol Complex
1700 West Washington Street
Room 314
Phoenix, AZ 85007

Full Name:

Sally Ann Gonzales

Gender:

Female

Family:

Husband: Luis; 5 Children: Grace, Sandra, Celia, Francisca, Andrea

Birth Date:

10/02/1957

Birth Place:

Brawley, CA

Home City:

Tucson, AZ

Religion:

Yaqui Catholic

MA, Multicultural Education, University of Arizona, 1994-1995

BA, Elementary Education, Arizona State University, 1985

Senator, Arizona State Senate, District 20, 2023-Present

Senator, Arizona State Senate, District 3, 2019-2023

Member, Health and Human Services Committee, Arizona State Senate, 2023-Present

Candidate, Arizona State Senate, District 3, 2018, 2020

Representative, Arizona State House of Representatives, District 3, 2011-2018

Representative, Arizona State House of Representatives, 1997-2000

Member, Pascua Yaqui Tribal Council, 1992-1996

Former Member, Children and Family Affairs Committee, Arizona State House of Representatives

Former Member, Commerce Committee, Arizona State Senate

Former Member, Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Committee, Arizona State House of Reprsentatives

Former Member, Health and Human Services Committee, Arizona State House of Representatives

Former Member, Higher Education and Workforce Development Committee, Arizona State Senate

Former Member, Judiciary and Public Safety Committee, Arizona State House of Representatives

Former Member, Rural and Economic Development Committee, Arizona State House of Representatives

Former Member, Technology and Infrastructure Committee, Arizona State House of Representatives

Member, Education Committee, Arizona State Senate, 2023-Present

President, Guadalupe Community Development Corporation, 2003-present

Former Program Manager, Arizona Tri-Universities for Indian Education (ATUIE)

Former Coordinator, Bedouin-Yaqui Project, University of Arizona

Teacher, Bilingual Classroom, Tucson Unified School District

Former Program Manager, Center for Indian Education (CIE), Arizona State University

Former Education Director, Pascua Yaqui Tribe

Program Coordinator, Manos A La Vida, University of Arizona, 1995-1996

Member, Governor's Commission on Violence Against Women, Phoenix, Arizona, 1996-present

Board President, Guadalupe Affordable Housing Incorporated (GAHI), present

Member, Bonds Projects Committee, Tucson Unified School District

Member, Health Advisory Board, Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona

Chair, Johnson/O'Mally Parent Advisory Committee, Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona

Alternate Board Member, National Indian Health, Denver, Colorado

Member, Native American Parent Advisory Committee, Tucson Unified School District

Member, Oversight Committee for Alvarez/Jasso Court Case, Tucson Unified School District

Former Board Member, Pima Prevention Partnership, Center of Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)

Board Member, Tucson Metropolitan Commission on Urban Native American Affairs, 1993-1994

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