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Mike Eng
Mike Eng (Democratic Party) was a member of the California State Assembly, representing District 49. He assumed office in 2006. He left office in 2012.
Eng (Democratic Party) ran for election to the California State Senate to represent District 22. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Eng completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2018. Click here to read the survey answers.
Eng previously served on the Monterey Park City Council and was mayor from 2004 to 2005.
Biography
Eng's professional experience includes working as an instructor at a community college and attorney for Eng & Nishimura. Eng is a member of the board of directors for the Asian Pacific American Legal Center, Garfield Medical Center, Los Angeles 80/20, and West San Gabriel Valley Boys and Girls Club.[1]
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Eng served on these committees:
- Banking and Finance Committee, California General Assembly, Chair
- Business, Professions and Consumer Protection Committee, California General Assembly
- Education Committee, California General Assembly
- Health Committee, California General Assembly
- Transportation Committee, California General Assembly
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Eng served on these committees:
- Business and Professions Committee, California General Assembly
- Education Committee, California General Assembly
- Housing and Community Development Committee, California General Assembly
- Select Committee on Inland Empire Transportation Issues
- Labor and Employment Committee, California General Assembly
- Select Committee on Procurement
- Select Committee on Rail Transportation
- Transportation Committee, California General Assembly (Chair)
Issues
Political Courage test
Eng did not provide answers to the California State Legislative Election 2008 Political Courage Test. The test informs voters how a candidate would vote on the issues if elected.[2]
Sponsored legislation
Eng's sponsored legislation includes:
- AB 404 - Income taxes: exemption: charitable organization
- AB 756 - Public contracts: information: Internet Web sites
- AB 1224 - Vehicles: hit and run violations: animals
For details and a full listing of sponsored bills, see the House site.
Elections
2018
- See also: California State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for California State Senate District 22
Susan Rubio defeated Mike Eng in the general election for California State Senate District 22 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Susan Rubio (D)  | 52.3 | 101,936 |
 | Mike Eng (D) | 47.7 | 93,018 | |
| Total votes: 194,954 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Senate District 22
Mike Eng and Susan Rubio defeated Monica Garcia and Ruben Sierra in the primary for California State Senate District 22 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Eng (D) | 45.3 | 38,051 |
| ✔ | | Susan Rubio (D) | 26.4 | 22,136 |
| Monica Garcia (D) | 20.7 | 17,404 | ||
| Ruben Sierra (D) | 7.6 | 6,377 | ||
| Total votes: 83,968 | |||
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2012
Eng did not run for re-election to the 49th District Seat in 2012. He and his wife, Representative Judy Chu, voiced support for candidate Edwin Chau instead.
2010
Eng won re-election to the 49th District seat in 2010. He had no opposition in the June 8 primary. He defeated Republican Brad Jonathan Taylor in the November 2 general election.[3]
| California State Assembly, District 49 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Mike Eng (D)
|
46,841 | |||
| Brad Jonathan Taylor (R) | 21,148 | |||
2008
In 2008, Eng was re-elected to the California State Assembly District 49. Eng (D) finished with 62,418 votes while his opponent Esthella Siegrist (R) finished with 30,511 votes.[4]
| California State Assembly District 49 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Mike Eng (D)
|
62,418 | |||
| Esthella Siegrist (R) | 30,511 | |||
Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Mike Eng participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on August 29, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Mike Eng's responses follow below.[5]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | If elected, I hope to bring communities together to restore excellence in our schools and colleges, prepare our local workforce for the jobs of the future, protect our air and water from polluters, and ensure our public safety professionals have the tools and resources they need to keep our neighborhoods safe.[6][7] | ” |
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | As an educator, small business lawyer, and professor, I am passionate in the areas of education, job creation, and immigration.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[7]
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Campaign finance summary
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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.[8][9]
On the 2009 Capitol Weekly legislative scorecard, Eng ranked as a 94.[10]
See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- California State Senate elections, 2018
- California State Senate
- California State Legislature
- California State Assembly
- California Assembly Committees
- California state legislative districts
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- California State Senate
- Campaign contributions: 2010, 2008, 2006
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed December 10, 2014
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Issue positions," accessed December 10, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2010 General election results," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2008 General election results," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Mike Eng's responses," August 29, 2018
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Capitol Weekly, "Capitol Weekly's Legislative Scorecard," December 17, 2009
- ↑ Fox and Hounds Daily, "Random Thoughts on the Political Scene," December 18, 2009
- ↑ Capitol Weekly, "2009 Capitol Weekly State Legislative Scorecard (Archived)," accessed March 13, 2014
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
California State Assembly District 49 2006–2012 |
Succeeded by Edwin Chau (D) |
