LARRY GONZALEZ
Director, NALEO Washington, D.C. office

Mr. Gonzalez is the Washington, D.C. Director for the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund. As the Washington Director, he is the chief advocate and lobbyist for the association and develops legislative initiatives and advocates on behalf of Latino elected and appointed officials in the areas of the decennial census, naturalization, election reform, voting rights, and in ensuring the appointment of qualified Latinos to top government positions. He has delivered Congressional testimony before the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. He is a regular interview source and spokesperson on naturalization and Latino voter participation on shows such as C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal,” CNN’s “Inside Politics,” the Fox News Channel, MSNBC and Black Entertainment Television’s “BET Tonight,” as well as national and local Spanish-language press.

Prior to joining the NALEO Educational Fund, Mr. Gonzalez worked as a staff member at various levels in Illinois state and county government. He also has extensive political campaign experience having won State Senate, State Representative and County Board campaigns. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in English with a minor in Journalism from Western Illinois University.