Matt Gonzalez Politician

Matthew Edward Gonzalez (born June 4, 1965) is an American politician, lawyer, and activist prominent in San Francisco politics. He currently serves as chief attorney in the San Francisco Public Defender's office.Gonzalez was a member and president of San Francisco County's Board of Supervisors. He was also one of the first Green Party candidates elected to public office in the San Francisco Bay area. In 2003, Gonzalez ran for mayor of San Francisco but lost in a close race to Democrat Gavin Newsom. In the 2008 presidential election, Gonzalez ran for vice president as the running mate of candidate Ralph Nader.Gonzalez currently maintains two blogs, The Matt Gonzalez Reader and As It Ought to Be.

Personal facts

Matt Gonzalez
Birth dateJune 04, 1965
Birth place
Texas , McAllen Texas
Nationality
United States
Education
Columbia University
Stanford University

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Politician

office
Member of the
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
from District 5
other party
Green Party of the United States
Peace and Freedom Party
Democratic Party (United States)
party
Independent (politician)
successor

Matt Gonzalez on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://themattgonzalezreader.wordpress.com
  2. http://www.archive.org/details/Gonzalez
  3. http://www.democracynow.org/2008/10/3/third_party_vp_candidates_matt_gonzalez
  4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sE8Qwqio6H4