Mike Fong

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Mike Fong

| image = Mike Fong portait, 2022.jpg

| caption = Fong in 2022

| state_assembly1 = California

| district1 = 49th

| term_start1 = February 22, 2022

| term_end1 =

| predecessor1 = Ed Chau

| successor1 =

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|02|29}}

| birth_place = Los Angeles, California

| death_date =

| death_place =

| party = Democratic

| spouse =

| children =

| education = University of California, Los Angeles (BS)
California State University, Northridge (MPA)

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}}

Mike Fong ({{zh|c=方樹強|p=Fāng Shùqiáng}}, born February 29, 1976){{Cite web |date=2022-03-10 |title=Mike Fong |url=http://calmatters.org/legislator-tracker/mike-fong-1976/ |access-date=2024-02-29 |website=CalMatters |language=en-US}}{{cite web|url=https://www.worldjournal.com/wj/story/121471/5824096|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020004808/https://www.worldjournal.com/wj/story/121471/5824096|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 20, 2021|title=為何中餐廳唱美國國歌？兩華男氣到飯都吃不下|date=October 17, 2021|access-date=February 10, 2022|website=World Journal|language=zh-tw}}{{cite web|url=https://www.pasadenastarnews.com/2022/01/28/mike-fong-takes-on-burton-brink-in-special-49th-assembly-district-election/|title=Mike Fong takes on Burton Brink in special 49th Assembly District election|date=January 1, 2022|access-date=February 10, 2022|last=Morales|first=Robert|website=Pasadena Star News}} is an American politician serving in the California State Assembly from the 49th district, which includes parts of the San Gabriel Valley, including El Monte, Monterey Park, Alhambra, and San Gabriel. He was elected in a 2022 special election to replace Ed Chau, who resigned after being nominated to the Los Angeles County Superior Court.

Early life and education

Fong graduated from Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High School and attended East Los Angeles College. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychobiology from the University of California, Los Angeles and a Master of Public Administration from California State University, Northridge.

Career

Prior to his election to the California State Assembly, he served in various positions in Los Angeles County, including as a deputy mayor, a councilman's aide, and as a member of the Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees.

He was sworn in on February 22, 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-playbook/2022/02/23/the-uproar-that-could-unseat-gascon-00010904|title=The uproar that could unseat Gascón|date=February 23, 2022|access-date=February 28, 2022|last1=White|first1=Jeremy|last2=Doshi|first2=Juhi|last3=Ramirez|last4=Chris|last5=Massara|first5=Graph|website=Politico}}

Electoral history

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| title = California's 49th State Assembly district special election, 2022{{cite web|url=https://electionresults.sos.ca.gov/special/state-assembly/district/49|title=Special Primary State Assembly District 49 - Districtwide Results|access-date=February 28, 2022|website=California Secretary of State}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Mike Fong

| votes = 27,631

| percentage = 67

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Burton Brink

| votes = 13,640

| percentage = 33