Background
González was born in San Juan to Jorge González and Nydia Colón, both school teachers.
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Education
She graduated from University Gardens High School and then studied political science at the University of Puerto Rico. Subsequently, she studied law at the Inter American University of Puerto Rico where she obtained both a juris doctor and an Master of Laws
Career
Today, González serves in three prominent roles: as Minority Leader of the House of s of Puerto Rico, as vice-chair of the PNP, and as the chair of the Puerto Rico Republican Party. Before serving in these roles, she was elected by her peers as the 29th Speaker of the House—becoming the youngest person to hold that post at the age of thirty-two. In 2015, González filed her candidacy to the PNP nomination for Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico"s sole non-voting seat in Congress.
González was first elected to the House of s in a special election held on February 24, 2002, to fill the vacancy left by former House Speaker Edison Misla Aldarondo, after his resignation as from San Juan"s 4th District due to being convicted and sentenced to nearly six years in prison for extortion, money laundering and obstruction of justice.
Previous to being elected as, González served as Chairwoman of the San Juan New Progressive Party Youth Organization and was very active in the Pro-Statehood Students movement while attending college. González was re-elected in the 2004 Puerto Rico general elections, this time as an At-Large Speaker of the House
González was re-elected for another term at the 2008 Puerto Rico general elections obtaining the most votes from her party, and the second most votes overall.
González defeated incumbent House Speaker José Aponte Hernández in his bid for re-election to that post, becoming the youngest person in Puerto Rican history to be elected Speaker of the House, and the third woman to hold that seat. Chairwoman of the Republican Party of Puerto Rico
On November 2015 González was unanimously elected as Chairwoman of the Republican Party of Puerto Rico after being the party"s CoChair for eight years.
Post-Speakership career
In 2012, González was again re-elected this time gathering the most votes overall, despite the fact that her party lost the majority of seats.
The same night of the election, she was selected as Minorty Leader of her party by. On September 14, 2015, she announced that she was throwing her hat in the ring to succeed Republican Pedro Pierluisi in Congress.
Facing the primary & the general election Gonzalez"s approval ratings are over 70% of Puerto Ricans from both parties which approve of her conservative leadership.
Achievements
Membership
She was the first female elected representative of San Juan"s Fourth District and the youngest member of the 14th Legislative Assembly. She served as Chairwoman of the House Government Affairs Committee, and as ranking member of the Budget, San Juan Development, Women"s Affairs, and Internal Affairs Committees, as well as the Joint Commission for the Revision of the Civil Code of Puerto Rico. At the age of 32, she was elected House Speaker by members of her New Party for Progress delegation during a caucus held on November 7, 2008.
