Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas

Jessica González-Rojas is a mother, daughter of an immigrant, child of a union household, queer legislator in the NYS Assembly, democratic socialist, and a long-time organizer and leader. She is an unapologetic social justice leader fighting for the values of dignity, justice, and equity. González-Rojas has dedicated her life – on both the local and national level – to fight for immigrant rights, racial justice, and gender equity. Since she assumed office in 2021, González-Rojas has introduced and passed several pieces of legislation on food security, maternal health, gun violence, transgender rights, transportation, election reform, worker protections, healthcare transparency, and more. She has also successfully advocated for and secured Universal School Meals for all school children in New York State. She also delivered on no-cost insurance coverage of asthma inhalers, Summer EBT, funding for increased outreach for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) enrollment for hard-to-reach communities, assistance to homeowners impacted by Hurricane Ida, and to require private insurers to cover all abortions at no cost to patients. She lives in Jackson Heights, Queens, with her partner and son.