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Rebecca Gonzales is the Outreach Coordinator for the California Budget Project, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization whose goal is to promote a better understanding of state fiscal policy issues. She is primarily responsible for conducting training sessions on the state budget process as well as other major budget issues that are before the California Legislature. Prior to her tenure with the Budget Project, Ms. Gonzales worked for the California State Assembly for nine years. Rebecca's most recent position with the Legislature was as Chief-of-Staff for Assembly member Antonio Villaraigosa, who then went on to become the Speaker of the State Assembly. Prior to her position with Assembly member Villaraigosa, Ms. Gonzales worked for five years with Assembly member Tom Hannigan, the then Majority Floor Leader, as a Legislative Assistant and Policy Analyst. Her tenure with the Legislature started at the Speaker's Office of Majority Services, under then Speaker Willie Brown, as a Consultant. Ms. Gonzales also worked for CalPIRG, the California Public Interest Group, as a Campus Organizer at the University of California, at Berkeley. She received her bachelor's degree from Stanford University.
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