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Home City: Tucson Occupation: Educator Member Since: 1997-2000, 2011-2015 |
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Representative Sally Ann Gonzales was born in Brawley, California and raised in the Yaqui community of Guadalupe, Arizona with her ten sisters and brothers. She is married to longtime Pascua Yaqui tribal councilman Luis Gonzales with whom she has five daughters and 22 grandchildren. Sally holds a BA in Elementary Education from Arizona State University and a Masters in Multicultural Education from the University of Arizona.
In 1992 she was elected to the Pascua Yaqui Tribal Council and served until 1996 when she was elected to the Arizona House of Representatives. There she served two terms in the House representing her legislative district where she sat on the Appropriations Committee, the Government Operations Committee, and as the ranking member of the Public Institutions & Universities committee. A strong proponent for quality education, health care and children’s, women’s, and employee rights; Sally sponsored and/or co-sponsor legislation to improve the lives of women and children that made positive improvements in education and health care for all. Her sponsorship specifically included, among other areas, legislation for foreign language instructions, lead poisoning prevention, solar and clean energy incentives, teacher salaries, maternity benefits, postpartum care, diabetes treatment, gang prevention, class size reduction, and environmental justice. Before staring her political career, Sally was an education professional. After leaving the legislature in 2000, she continued within her profession, serving as the Education Director of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe. Her professional experience includes teaching, teacher training and administration for Tucson Unified School District, Tempe Elementary Schools, Arizona State University, and University of Arizona. At Arizona State University’s Center for Indian Education (CIE), Sally served as program manager for a year long professional teacher-training program for twenty indigenous teachers from southern Mexico. She was also served as program manager for the Arizona Tri- Universities for Indian Education (ATUIE), the first and only consortium in the country dedicated to improving the condition of American Indian students in higher education. At the University of Arizona, Sally served as coordinator for two programs. One was Manos a la Vida, a self- intervention research project that worked with women with breast cancer within the Hispanic community in the southern Arizona and the border of communities in Mexico. She also coordinated the Bedouin-Yaqui Project, a unique educational research project working with the Bedouins of Israel and Yaquis from Tucson, Arizona. Sally was a board member of the Pima Prevention Partnership, founded through the Center of Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) as a grassroots self-help organization to produce a lasting and significant reduction in substance abuse in the community by incorporating collaborative skill building and leadership training to empower community groups to assume responsibility for understanding and acting on substance abuse issues within their communities. Sally is currently the president of the board of Guadalupe Affordable Housing Inc. (GAHI), a for-profit corporation incorporated to conduct real estate development, specifically single and multi-family affordable housing developments. Its objectives are to promote the availability of quality and affordable housing for low- to moderate-income individuals and families. Throughout her adult life, she has been involved in a wide range of civic activities to promote the rights of minority populations, especially Indigenous and Hispanic communities who are the historical and cultural foundation of Arizona. |
Bill Number | Sponsor Type | Short/NOW Title |
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HB2137 | C | DOR; auditors and collectors; appropriation |
HB2138 | C | short title; aggravated assault; repeal |
HB2141 | C | charter schools; lunches; national acts |
HB2142 | C | charter schools; closure; property transfer |
HB2199 | C | medical marijuana; patient cards; fee |
HB2200 | C | appropriation; child care subsidy program |
HB2201 | C | appropriation; opioid antagonists; distribution |
HB2213 | C | appropriation; lead screening; child care |
HB2214 | C | WQARF; appropriation |
HB2218 | C | contraception; cost sharing prohibition |
HB2220 | C | motor vehicle title loans; prohibition |
HB2221 | C | family planning; grant distribution; repeal |
HB2222 | C | feminine hygiene products; requirements; appropriation |
HB2223 | C | appropriation; financial aid trust fund |
HB2224 | C | employers; employee salary history; prohibitions |
HB2225 | C | insurance premium tax reductions; freeze |
HB2226 | C | student loan servicers; licensure |
HB2227 | C | abortion; religious employers; contraception; repeal. |
HB2228 | C | AHCCCS; annual waiver; applicability. |
HB2229 | C | campaign finance; contribution limits |
HB2230 | C | political signs; size requirements |
HB2231 | C | TANF; child only cases |
HB2232 | C | TANF; sanctions |
HB2233 | C | appropriation; 2020 census; outreach |
HB2287 | C | child care waiting list; appropriation. |
HB2288 | C | noncertificated school employees; due process |
HB2289 | C | housing trust fund; unclaimed property |
HB2358 | C | charter school board members; conflicts |
HB2359 | C | appropriations; primary care loan repayment |
HB2364 | C | charter schools; procurement requirements |
HB2365 | C | charter school governance; meetings; records |
HB2417 | C | campaign finance; repeal; reenactment |
HB2418 | C | campaign finance; covered transfers; disclosure |
HB2419 | C | memorial; buffalo soldiers |
HB2420 | C | veterans' services; benefits counselors; appropriation |
HB2421 | C | national guard; employment rights |
HB2423 | C | railroad crew requirements |
HB2424 | C | procurement; veterans; Arizona bidders; preference |
HB2425 | C | TPT; digital goods; additional tax |
HB2438 | C | drug addiction treatment; county programs |
HB2446 | C | state-owned bank task force; study |
HB2447 | C | national popular vote; interstate agreement |
HB2448 | C | appropriation; drug research and development |
HB2465 | C | family leave |
HB2466 | C | escort vehicles; markings; lights |
HB2467 | C | employment; employee work scheduling |
HB2468 | C | state personnel system; covered. |
HB2487 | C | ADOT licenses; authorized presence repeal |
HB2488 | C | coordinated homeless youth services; appropriation |
HB2491 | C | county recorder; nonpartisan election |
HB2492 | C | driver licenses; gender selection |
HB2493 | C | call center relocation; notice; penalty |
HB2495 | C | appropriation; Hopi route 60 construction. |
HB2499 | C | public stadiums; terms; logos; prohibition |
HB2504 | C | AHCCCS; dental services; native Americans |
HB2508 | C | medical marijuana; opioid use disorder |
HB2509 | C | Lees Ferry bell; governmental mall. |
HB2514 | C | HURF distribution; cities, towns, counties |
HB2517 | C | misclassification; tax fraud; task force |
HB2541 | C | health insurance; contraceptives |
HB2559 | C | appropriations; community colleges; Pima; Maricopa |
HB2560 | C | taxation; repeal; selected exemptions |
HB2565 | C | public school tax credit; expansion |
HB2566 | C | appropriation; adult protective services |
HB2567 | C | textbooks; representation; disabilities; sexual orientation |
HB2570 | C | domestic violence; households; treatment programs |
HB2571 | C | TPT; selected exemptions; repeal |
HB2572 | C | initiative, referendum signatures; electronic submittal |
HB2581 | C | ecological water; program; fund. |
HB2582 | C | death certificates; gender |
HB2584 | C | critical health information; emergency responders |
HB2592 | C | schools; suicide; self-harm; prevention |
HB2593 | C | appropriation; suicide prevention |
HB2597 | C | marijuana violation; classification |
HB2610 | P* | voting rights; restoration; felonies.... |
HB2611 | P* | terminally ill; care choices. |
HB2612 | P* | schools; prohibited courses; repeal.. |
HB2613 | P* | indigenous peoples' day |
HB2614 | P* | Indian nations; tribes; legislative day |
HB2615 | P* | office of Indian education; appropriation |
HB2616 | P* | Cesar Chavez day |
HB2617 | C | water quality assurance; federal jurisdiction |
HB2627 | C | contracting; investments; prohibition; border wall |
HB2629 | C | youth entrepreneurship; pilot program; appropriation |
HB2634 | C | retirement systems; investment fees; disclosures |
HB2637 | C | wage disclosure; employee rights |
HB2639 | C | investment management services; excise tax |
HB2640 | C | sexual assault victims; study committee |
HB2641 | C | public works; prohibited agreements; repeal |
HB2642 | C | state employees; political activities |
HCM2003 | C | deported veterans; medical treatment |
HCM2006 | C | ERA deadline; elimination; urging Congress |
HCR2011 | C | ratification; equal rights amendment |
HCR2013 | C | public programs; citizens; repeal |
HCR2025 | C | marriage requirement; repeal |
HCR2026 | C | care enough month |
HCR2030 | C | veterans; missing remains |
HCR2038 | C | maternal mental health |
HCR2040 | C | military service; honoring Bruce Williams |
HCR2041 | C | honoring Native American veterans |
HCR2045 | P* | Jose Robles Matus; death resolution |
HR2001 | C | Robert Rene Robles; death resolution |
SB1225 | C | schools; compulsory attendance age; increase |
SB1226 | C | employees; school conferences; leave |
SB1227 | C | repeal; right to work. |
SB1228 | C | temporary services employer; employees; rights |
SB1229 | C | water infrastructure finance authority; appropriation |
SB1230 | C | diaper changing stations; public restrooms. |
SB1231 | C | justification; deadly physical force; exceptions |
SB1233 | C | death penalty; repeal |
SB1234 | C | supplemental appropriation; foster care placement |
SB1235 | C | state holiday; Native American day (NOW: Native American day; state holiday) |
SB1236 | C | dual enrollment; tribal colleges |
SB1237 | C | school districts; overexpenditures; correction; interest |
SB1238 | C | appropriation; Diné college |
SB1239 | C | tribal nations; veterans' services; appropriation |
SB1271 | C | construction contracts; indemnification; liability provisions (NOW: construction liability; apportionment; study) |
SB1365 | C | racial impact; analysis; legislative council |
SB1377 | C | dental therapy; licensure; regulation |
SB1390 | C | TPT; additional rate; education. |
SB1414 | C | terminally ill; care choices |
SB1415 | C | corporate minimum income tax. |
SB1416 | C | SNAP; benefit match; farmers markets |
SB1417 | C | employment practices; consumer reports; limitation |
SB1418 | C | presidential candidates; electors; tax returns |
SB1419 | C | redistricting data; inmates; residential address |
SB1420 | C | medical marijuana; inspection; testing; appropriation |
SB1428 | C | misconduct involving weapons; firearm storage |
SB1445 | C | AHCCCS; dental care; pregnant women |
SB1482 | C | inmate telephone system service contracts |
SB1487 | C | environmental quality; water; appropriation |
SCM1012 | C | Nogales wastewater fairness act |
SCR1008 | C | right to work; repeal. |
SCR1025 | C | CTE; rural areas; reservations |