What is Lorena González?
{{Infobox officeholder | name = Lorena González | image = Lorena González Portrait (1).jpg | office = President of the [[Seattle City Council]] | term_start = January 6, 2020 | term_end = January 1, 2022 | predecessor = [[Bruce Harrell]] | successor = TBD | office1 = Member of the [[Seattle City Council]]<br />for Position 9 | term_start1 = November 24, 2015 | term_end1 = January 1, 2022 | predecessor1 = John Okamoto | successor1 = [[Sara Nelson (politician)|Sara Nelson]] | birth_name = Maria Lorena González | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|2|20}} | birth_place = [[Prosser, Washington]], U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | education = [[Yakima Valley College]]<br />[[Washington State University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]]) <br />[[Seattle University]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]]) | website = {{url|lorenaforseattle.com|Campaign website}} }} '''Maria Lorena González''' (born February 20, 1977) is an American lawyer and former politician. She was a member of the [[Seattle City Council]] from position 9. She was the first Latina elected to the council.<ref name=first>{{cite web | url=http://www.thestranger.com/blogs/slog/2015/11/24/23184333/lorena-gonzlez-the-first-latina-ever-elected-to-the-seattle-city-council-will-be-sworn-in-today | title=Lorena González, the First Latina Ever Elected to the Seattle City Council, Will Be Sworn In Today | work=[[The Stranger (newspaper)|The Stranger]] | date=November 24, 2015 | access-date=February 16, 2016 | first=Heidi | last=Groover}}</ref> She was a candidate for mayor of Seattle in [[2021 Seattle mayoral election|2021]] but lost to [[Bruce Harrell]]. ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gonzalez, Lorena}} [[Category:1977 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Politicians from Seattle]] [[Category:Dem