Gonzalez, Minnie

Background

Gonzales migrated from Puerto Rico to Hartford in 1981 and was elected to the Democratic town committee in 1986. She has flourished politically, despite a long-running feud with Hartford Mayor Eddie A. Perez, whom she unsuccessfully challenged in 2007. She is a married to a political power broker, Ramon L. Arroyo. Gonzalez, who sometimes strays from fellow Democrats, was one of only 17 House Democrats to vote against a same-sex marriage bill.

Gozales has been fined twice in recent years by the Office of State Ethics --  in 2006 for violating a law against a candidate being present when voters fill out absentee ballots and again in 2009 for omitting information on her financial disclosure reports.

Financial Disclosure

Gonzales reported rental income from four residential properties in Hartford and her salary as a state legislator. Her husband reported collecting a pension from the city of Hartford, state unemployment benefits and rental income from a residential property in Hartford.Gonzalez reported having accounts with The Hartford, Phoenix, Liberty Mutual,  She filed a confidential addendum listing any debts exceeding $10,000. She listed one debt with Webster Bank.A note on financial disclosure: Every spring, officials are required to disclose the ownership of real estate, the source of any income exceeding $1,000 in the previous calendar year and securities worth more than $5,000. They also are required to file an addendum in which they report any debt of more than $10,000; this may by law be kept confidential.  

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