Inside Government is a Q&A series that gives New Yorkers a glimpse inside the role of the elected officials who represent them. This edition of Inside Government with PoliticsNY features New York State Senator Kristen Gonzalez. Senator Gonzalez represents the 59th Senate District which covers parts of Western Queens, Northern Brooklyn and the East Side of Manhattan.

What piece of legislation are you most proud to have passed in the 2025 session? I’m proud to have passed a second version of the LOADinG Act, which requires government agencies to be transparent about their use of automated decision-making systems, and sets labor protections against AI-driven job displacement. In a time of rapid tech advancement, this bill is a strong pro-labor bill we worked on with the NYS AFL-CIO and NYSUT

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