Mike Fong
What this job does: Your district's vote in the 80-member California State Assembly. Members write and vote on state laws and the state budget, and with the Senate can place measures such as Props. 1, 2, 4, 5 and 43 on the ballot. A term is two years.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- Assemblymember, District 49 (since 2022); Chair, Assembly Higher Education Committee
- Occupation
- California State Assemblymember
Background
- Earned a bachelor's degree in psychobiology from UCLA and a master's degree in public administration from California State University, Northridge, per a summary of the Assembly roster and campaign site. source: theballotbrief.com
- Served as a Los Angeles Community College District trustee. source: mikefong.org
- Worked as director of policy and government relations for the City of Los Angeles Department of Neighborhood Empowerment and as East Area Director for Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. source: theballotbrief.com
- Has represented parts of the San Gabriel Valley in the Assembly since 2022 and chairs the Higher Education Committee. source: theballotbrief.com
In their own words
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- House the unhoused source: mikefong.org
- Protect the environment source: mikefong.org
- Create economic prosperity source: mikefong.org
- Policies focused on equity and opportunity source: mikefong.org
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