Maria Lorena González (born February 20, 1977) is an American lawyer and former politician who was a member of the Seattle City Council from position 9.

[3] González attended Yakima Valley College at the Grandview Campus and earned a degree in business from Washington State University in 1999.

[8][9] In 2012, she represented a Latino man in a civil rights case against the city of Seattle for discriminatory police conduct.

[6] González won the election with more than 78% of the vote,[11] and replaced John Okamoto, who was temporarily on the council after Clark resigned to take a job at the University of Washington.

[12] González was selected as the Council President in January 2020, succeeding Bruce Harrell.

[15] She also announced her intention to remain a member of the Seattle City Council during the campaign.