State Representative Edgar Gonzalez Jr.

⚽️🏆 Looking to support a local business during the World Cup matches? Look no more! Here is a list of local business in my district that are showing games!

⚽️🏆¿Busca un negocio local para apoyar durante la Copa Mundial? ¡No busque más! ¡Aquí tienes una lista de negocios de mi distrito que transmitirán los partidos!

☀️ Summer has arrived and my office will be updating our Friday hours.
Please call or email us and we will still support you!

☀️ El verano ha llegado y mi oficina actualizará nuestro horario de los Viernes.
¡Por favor, llámenos o envíenos un correo electrónico y aún los apoyaremos!

🎓 Celebrated 8th Grade Graduates! You’ve worked hard, pushed through challenges, and made us proud. Your perseverance, big dreams, and determination brought you to this moment. The community is so proud of the future leaders, innovators, and change makers you’re becoming. The future is yours—go chase it with confidence and courage. Keep reaching for the stars… your journey is just beginning! ✨🌟

🎓 ¡Celebrábamos graduados de 8o grado! Han trabajado duro, superado los desafíos y nos has hecho sentir orgullosos. Sus perseverancia, grandes sueños y determinación los trajeron a este momento. La comunidad está muy orgullosa de los futuros líderes, innovadores y creadores de cambio en los que se van a convertir. El futuro es suyos, vallan a perseguirlo con confianza y coraje. Sigan alcanzando las estrellas... ¡su viaje acaba de comenzar! ✨🌟

🇺🇸 Back in the summer of 2013, when I was a high school student aiming to become an engineer, I joined the Ready 2 Lead (R2L) Next Gen program. It was more than just a glimpse into public service—it was a crash course on how government functions, what it actually does, and our role in it as constituents. It opened my eyes to a life of public service.

That summer, the group of four Illinois students I was a part of hoped to meet in his DC office, but he was unavailable. Years later, after I became a State Representative, I finally met him in my district in Little Village during a 2020 Census event to make sure everyone was counted. He’s been my U.S. Senator for my entire life, and now, as an Assistant Majority Leader and Floor Whip in the Illinois House, there’s a special parallel between my role and his long tenure as Democratic Whip in the Senate.

Yesterday, as he addressed our legislature, I reflected on his decades of dedication. Senator Durbin has fought for DREAMers, championed fair judiciary processes, expanded healthcare access, and so much more. His leadership has truly touched every corner of Illinois life. Thank you, Senator Durbin, for your unwavering service.