| Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez | |
| Office: | Member of the Denver City Council at-large |
| Term Start: | July 17, 2023 |
| State House1: | Colorado |
| State: | Colorado1 |
| District1: | 4th |
| Term Start1: | January 4, 2019 |
| Term End1: | August 4, 2023 |
| Preceded1: | Dan Pabon |
| Succeeded1: | Tim Hernández |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Birth Date: | 22 November 1981 |
| Education: | Colorado State University (BS) |
| Residence: | Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
Serena Lucha Gonzales-Gutierrez (born November 22, 1981) is an American politician who is a member of the Denver City Council, representing one of two at-large districts. Previously, she served in the Colorado House of Representatives, representing the 4th district in Denver from January 2019 until she resigned on August 4, 2023.[1]
Gonzales-Gutierrez is the granddaughter of Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales, a notable Chicano cultural activist.[2] She has pointed to his work as inspiring her passion for activism and politics in Denver, especially surrounding education, saying that it was the path to a better life and to freedom.[3]
Gonzales-Gutierrez was elected in the general election on November 6, 2018, winning 82 percent of the vote over 18 percent of Republican candidate Robert John.[4]
Gonzales-Gutierrez ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. In the general election, she garnered 81.8% of the vote, defeating Republican nominee Grant Price.[5]
Gonzales-Gutierrez successfully ran for one of two at-large seats on the Denver City Council. In the election held on April 4, among nine candidates, Gonzales-Gutierrez received the most votes of any candidate, 52,486 votes, or 20.57% of the total votes cast for the two positions. Her term began in July.[6] [7]