Email editor@ballotpedia.org to notify us of updates to this biography. Lena Gonzalez was born in Los Angeles, California. She earned an associate degree from Saddleback Community College in 2006 and a B.S. in political science from California State University, Long Beach, in 2009. She also earned a master's degree from Loyola Marymount University in 2017. Her professional experience includes working for Bank of America, Uline, Inc., Norsat International, Microsoft, and as a district deputy for former District 1 representative Robert Garcia.
