In 2006, when incumbent State Representative Rafael Arza resigned from the legislature and ended his re-election campaign because "prosecutors announced they were charging him with witness tampering and retaliation,"[1] González was tapped by the Republican Party of Florida to replace him on the ballot in District 102, which included parts of Broward County and most of Hialeah in Miami-Dade County.

During the course of the campaign, González sued Balboa and attempted to have him removed from the ballot on the basis that he "illegally coordinated a campaign that included a television ad claiming González had endorsed former Hialeah Mayor Raul Martínez, a Democrat, and a recorded phone call saying González was linked to absentee ballot fraud and was lying about support from Republican U.S.

"[2] Nevertheless, Balboa remained on the ballot, but González beat him in a landslide, winning 62% of the vote.

In the general election, González was unopposed and won his final term in the House entirely uncontested.

Representative Gonzalez currently serves as the Chairman of the Miami-Dade County Legislative Delegation, a role he has held since November 2012 until the end of his final term.