Paul Fong

Paul Fong
California State Assembly District 28
Incumbent
In office
2008-Present
Term ends
December 1, 2014
Years in position	5
Party	Democratic
Compensation
Base salary	$95,291/year
Per diem	$141.86/day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	2008
Next election	November 4, 2014
Term limits	3 terms (6 years)
Education
Bachelor's	San Jose State University
Master's	San Jose State University; University of San Francisco
Personal
Profession	Professor

Paul Fong is a Democratic member of the California State Assembly, representing District 28. He was first elected to the chamber in 2008.

Biography

Fong's professional experience includes working as a professor at Evergreen Valley College and founder of Flower Cottage.

He is a founding member of Asian Americans for Community Involvement, member of the Board of the California Community Colleges Trustees, President of Community Housing Developers, member of the Foothill-De Anza Foundation Board of Directors, and founder of Sacred Heart Community Services.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Fong served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Fong served on these committees:

California Committee Assignments, 2011
• Elections and Redistricting, Chair
• Higher Education
• Utilities and Commerce
• Water, Parks and Wildlife

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Fong served on these committees:

California Committee Assignments, 2009
• Banking and Finance
• Elections and Redistricting
• Higher Education
• Utilities and Commerce

Sponsored legislation

Fong's sponsored legislation includes:

• AB 701 - School districts: contracts: formal bids
• AB 994 - Government tort claims: inverse condemnation
• AB 1092 - Personalized health medicine

For details and a full listing of sponsored bills, see the House site.

Political Courage test

Fong did not provide answers to the California State Legislative Election 2008 Political Courage Test. The test provides voters with how a candidate would vote on the issues if elected.

Legislative scorecard

Capitol Weekly, California's major weekly periodical covering the state legislature, publishes an annual legislative scorecard to pin down the political or ideological leanings of every member of the legislature based on how they voted on an assortment of bills in the most recent legislative session. The 2009 scores were based on votes on 19 bills, but did not include how legislators voted on the Proposition 1A (2009). On the scorecard, "100" is a perfect liberal score and "0" is a perfect conservative score. ,

On the 2009 Capitol Weekly legislative scorecard, Fong ranked as a 94.

Elections

2012

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2012

Fong won re-election in the 2012 election for California State Assembly District 28. Due to redistricting following the 2010 census, he was displaced from District 22. He and Chad Walsh (I) advanced past the blanket primary on June 5, 2012, unopposed. He was subsequently elected in the general election on November 6, 2012.

California State Assembly, District 28, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Paul Fong Incumbent	62%	108,061
	No Party Affiliation	Chad Walsh	38%	66,239
Total Votes				174,300

2010

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2010

Fong won re-election to the 22nd District Seat in 2010. He had no opposition in the June 8 primary. He defeated Eric Shooter Hickok and T.J. Campbell in the November 2 general election.

California State Assembly, District 22 General Election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Paul Fong (D)		74,501
Eric Shooter Hickok (R)		30,143
T.J. Campbell (L)		6,478

2008

In 2008 Fong was elected to the California State Assembly District 22. Fong (D) finished with 109,249 votes while his opponent Brent Oya (R) finished with 34,230 votes. Fong raised $573,148 for his campaign fund.ad

California State Assembly District 22
Candidates		Votes
Paul Fong (D)		109,249
Brent Oya (R)		34,230

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Fong raised $436,119 in contributions.

His five largest contributors were:

Donor	Amount
California State Association Of Electrical Workers	$12,800
California State Pipe Trades Council	$12,600
California Association Of Realtors	$11,700
California State Council Of Laborers	$7,800
PG&E Corp	$7,800

2008

Below are Fong's top 5 campaign contributors in the 2008 election:

Contributor	2008 total
California State Council of Service Employees	$14,400
San Mateo Democratic County Central Cmte	$9,050
CA State Council of Laborers	$8,200
California Federation of Teachers	$8,200
Northern California Carpenters Regional Council	$7,700

Personal

Fong and his wife, Grace, have three children.

Recent news

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Paul Fong News Feed

• Capitol Alert: AM Alert: Immigrant Day rally comes to Sacramento - Fresno Bee
• Canada backs off from Internet voting, for now, while California legislature ... - FierceGovernmentIT
• SILVAR members visit Sacramento for Legislative Day - Los Altos Town Crier
• Cindy Chavez Campaign Admits Coordination with SBLC, DCC - San Jose Inside (blog)
• Maryland shark fin law exempts some species - WJLA
• Four assembly bills drafted to modify Cal Grant Program - The Aggie
• California Bill Would Limit the Use of Paid Signature Gatherers ? IVN - Independent Voter Network

External links

Suggest a link

• Legislative profile of Paul Fong on Project Vote Smart
• Biographical profile of Paul Fong on Project Vote Smart
• Campaign contributions: 2010, 2008

References

Political offices
Preceded by Luis Alejo (D)	California Assembly District 28 2012-present	Succeeded by NA
Preceded by -	California State Assembly District 22 2008–2012	Succeeded by Kevin Mullin (D)