On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for State House (IL) - District 23
Friends of Edgar Gonzalez Jr
4035 West 26th Street, Floor 2
Chicago, IL 60623
240-W Stratton Office Building
Springfield, IL 62706
3202 West 26th Street
Chicago, IL 60623
Full Name:
Edgar Gonzalez, Jr.
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
12/25/1996
Birth Place:
Chicago, IL
Home City:
Chicago, IL
Religion:
Christian
BA, Government, Harvard University, 2015-2019
Representative, Illinois State House of Representatives, District 23, 2023-present
Candidate, Illinois State House of Representatives, District 23, 2022, 2024, 2026
Representative, Illinois State House of Representatives, District 21, 2020-2023
Chair, Cybersecurity, Data Analytics & IT Committee
Member, Ethics and Elections Committee
Member, Gaming Committee
Member, Insurance Committee
Member, Judiciary- Criminal Subcommittee on Weapons and Weapon Safety
Member, Judiciary-Criminal Committee
Member, Labor and Commerce Committee
Member, Revenue and Finance Committee
Member, Revenue and Finance Subcommittee on Tax Policy: Other Taxes
Member, Small Business and Tech Innovation
Member, Cybersecurity, Data Analytics and IT Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives, 2025-present
Member, Ethics and Elections Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives, 2025-present
Member, Gaming Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives, 2025-present
Member, Insurance Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives, 2025-present
Member, Judiciary: Criminal Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives, 2025-present
Member, Labor and Commerce Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives, 2025-present
Member, Revenue and Finance Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives, 2025-present
Member, Small Business, Technology Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives, 2025-present
Member, Transportation: Vehicles and Safety Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives, 2025-present
Former Member, Appropriations for Human Services, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Health Care Availability and Accessibility Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Constituency Services Liason, Office of United States House Representative Jesus Garcia, 2019-2020
Staff Writer, Harvard Political Review, 2016-2019
Private Tutor/Translator, Harvard Student Agencies, 2015-2019
Political Organizer, Michael D. Rodriguez, 22nd Ward Democratic Committeeman, 2018-2019
Editorial Cartoonist, The Harvard Crimson, 2016-2019
Intern, Illinois Legal Aid Online, 2018
President, Latino Men's Collective, 2016-2018
Intern, Domestic Violence Legal Clinic, 2017
Communications Intern, MacArthur Foundation, 2017
Communications Intern, Enlace Chicago, 2016
Member, Enlace Chicago Associate Board, present
Parishioner, Our Lady of Tepeyac Parish, present
Co-Director/Tutor, Phillips Brooke House Association, Incorporated, 2016-2018
Translator, Harvard College Stories for Orphans, 2016-2017
Father's Occupation:
Operating Engineer and Member of IUOE Local 399
Mother's Occupation:
Former Member of SEIU Local 73