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Kristen Gonzalez

D

Commissioner (Miami Beach, FL) - District 4 (? - Present)

Quick Facts
Personal Details

Education

  • Doctoral Candidate, Leadership in Higher Education Administration, Barry University, 2011-2017
  • MA, Communication, Barry University, 2001-2006
  • BA, French Language and Literature, Spanish Language and Literature, Tufts University, 1991-1995

Professional Experience

  • Doctoral Candidate, Leadership in Higher Education Administration, Barry University, 2011-2017
  • MA, Communication, Barry University, 2001-2006
  • BA, French Language and Literature, Spanish Language and Literature, Tufts University, 1991-1995
  • Miami Beach Sales Associate, Claris Realty Advisors, 2014-present
  • Associate Professor, English and Communications, Miami Dade College, 2009-present
  • Instructor, American Literature, Miami Central, Miami Dade Public Schools, 2009-2010
  • Senior Editor, 123jump.com, 1999-2004

Political Experience

  • Doctoral Candidate, Leadership in Higher Education Administration, Barry University, 2011-2017
  • MA, Communication, Barry University, 2001-2006
  • BA, French Language and Literature, Spanish Language and Literature, Tufts University, 1991-1995
  • Miami Beach Sales Associate, Claris Realty Advisors, 2014-present
  • Associate Professor, English and Communications, Miami Dade College, 2009-present
  • Instructor, American Literature, Miami Central, Miami Dade Public Schools, 2009-2010
  • Senior Editor, 123jump.com, 1999-2004
  • Commissioner, City of Miami Beach, 2015-present
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Florida, District 27, 2018

Current Legislative Committees

No committee memberships found.

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • Doctoral Candidate, Leadership in Higher Education Administration, Barry University, 2011-2017
  • MA, Communication, Barry University, 2001-2006
  • BA, French Language and Literature, Spanish Language and Literature, Tufts University, 1991-1995
  • Miami Beach Sales Associate, Claris Realty Advisors, 2014-present
  • Associate Professor, English and Communications, Miami Dade College, 2009-present
  • Instructor, American Literature, Miami Central, Miami Dade Public Schools, 2009-2010
  • Senior Editor, 123jump.com, 1999-2004
  • Commissioner, City of Miami Beach, 2015-present
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Florida, District 27, 2018
  • Member, Miami Dade College’s Legislative Advocacy Committee
  • Sister Cities, City of Miami Beach, 2013-2015

Other Info

Current Car:

2015 Ford Fusion Hybrid

  • David Rosen

Favorite Author:

Sylvia Plath

Reason for Seeking Public Office:

I come from Miami Beach, we have an existential crisis and we need to send someone to Washington who is going to transition us to a green economy.

Policy Positions

Florida Congressional Election 2018 Political Courage Test

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-life

2. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Yes

2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- Yes

3. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Campaign Finance

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes

2. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No

3. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Yes

2. Other or expanded principles
- For vocational education, yes.

Energy & Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Yes

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes

3. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Guns

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes

2. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No

2. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- No

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No

3. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Marijuana

1. Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Yes

2. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- Yes

2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- No

3. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Administrative Priorities

Please explain in a total of 100 words or less, your top two or three priorities if elected. If they require additional funding for implementation, please explain how you would obtain this funding.
- 1. Gun Legislation - national database, background checks, psychological evaluations, excise tax on bullets, ban assault weapons2. Climate Change - Carbon tax on the fossil fuel industry, incentives for green technology3. Tax on plastics industry4. National Vocational Training Pathways Initiative - Create a national framework of pathways for vocational job training in the 21st century.