Mike Fong
2022 - Present
2024
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Mike Fong (Democratic Party) is a member of the California State Assembly, representing District 49. He assumed office on February 22, 2022. His current term ends on December 2, 2024.
Fong (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the California State Assembly to represent District 49. He is on the ballot in the primary on March 5, 2024.
Biography
Mike Fong earned a B.S. in psychobiology from the University of California at Los Angeles and an M.P.A. from California State University at Northridge. Fong's career experience includes working as the director of policy and government relations of the City of Los Angeles Department of Neighborhood Empowerment.[1]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Fong was assigned to the following committees:
- Appropriations Committee
- Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism, and Internet Media Committee
- Banking and Finance Committee
- Budget Committee
- Higher Education Committee, Chair
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: California State Assembly elections, 2024
General election
The primary will occur on March 5, 2024. The general election will occur on November 5, 2024. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 49
Incumbent Mike Fong and Long Liu are running in the primary for California State Assembly District 49 on March 5, 2024.
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2022
Regular
See also: California State Assembly elections, 2022
General election
General election for California State Assembly District 49
Incumbent Mike Fong defeated Burton Brink in the general election for California State Assembly District 49 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mike Fong (D) | 66.6 | 65,965 |
 | Burton Brink (R) | 33.4 | 33,024 | |
| Total votes: 98,989 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 49
Incumbent Mike Fong and Burton Brink advanced from the primary for California State Assembly District 49 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Fong (D) | 70.2 | 42,929 |
| ✔ | | Burton Brink (R) | 29.8 | 18,259 |
| Total votes: 61,188 | |||
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Campaign finance
Special
See also: California state legislative special elections, 2022
Nonpartisan primary election
Special nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 49
Mike Fong won election outright against Burton Brink in the special primary for California State Assembly District 49 on February 15, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Fong (D) | 67.0 | 27,763 |
| Burton Brink (R) | 33.0 | 13,703 | |
| Total votes: 41,466 | |||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Los Angeles County, California (2020)
General election
General election for Los Angeles Community College Board of Trustees Seat No. 7
The following candidates ran in the general election for Los Angeles Community College Board of Trustees Seat No. 7 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Fong (Nonpartisan) | 41.5 | 705,220 |
 | Chris Han (Nonpartisan) | 17.4 | 295,538 | |
 | Nancy Pearlman (Nonpartisan) | 11.7 | 197,939 | |
| Arturo Flores (Nonpartisan) | 11.0 | 185,858 | |
| Cory Butler (Nonpartisan) | 7.4 | 125,562 | |
| Raquel Watts (Nonpartisan) | 7.3 | 123,995 | |
| Jamal Stewart (Nonpartisan) | 3.7 | 63,176 | |
| Total votes: 1,697,288 | |||
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2017
A special election for the position of California State Assembly District 51 was called for December 5, 2017. A special primary election was held on October 3, 2017.[2] The seat became vacant following Jimmy Gomez's (D) election to the U.S. House of Representatives on June 6, 2017.
To qualify for the race, candidates had to obtain nomination documents from election officials in their county of residence by August 10, 2017. Candidates could have qualified by paying a $1,041.18 filing fee. Candidates could have also qualified by submitting 214 petition signatures by July 31, 2017. The filing deadline for write-in candidates was September 19, 2017.[3]
Wendy Carrillo (D) defeated Luis Lopez (D) in the general election on December 5, 2017.[4]
| California State Assembly, District 51, Special Election, 2017 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Wendy Carrillo |
53.5% | 11,100 | |
| Democratic | Luis Lopez | 46.5% | 9,631 | |
| Total Votes | 20,731 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State | ||||
Carrillo and Lopez were the top-two finishers in the primary election. There were 13 candidates qualified to run in the primary election on October 3.[5] The 10 Democrats who filed to run were:
Libertarian Andrew Aguero, Peace and Freedom party candidate John Prysner, and independent Patrick Koppula also filed to run.
| California State Assembly, District 51, Special Primary Election, 2017 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Wendy Carrillo |
22.2% | 5,058 | |
| Democratic | Luis Lopez |
18.6% | 4,243 | |
| Democratic | Ron Birnbaum | 9.7% | 2,213 | |
| Democratic | Alex De Ocampo | 7.9% | 1,803 | |
| Democratic | Mike Fong | 16.1% | 3,675 | |
| Democratic | Mario Olmos | 0.5% | 122 | |
| Democratic | Gabriel Sandoval | 10.4% | 2,370 | |
| Democratic | Barbara Torres | 1.2% | 284 | |
| Democratic | Mark Vargas | 4.5% | 1,022 | |
| Democratic | David Vela | 4.7% | 1,075 | |
| Libertarian | Andrew Aguero | 1.8% | 405 | |
| Peace and Freedom | John Prysner | 1% | 232 | |
| Independent | Patrick Koppula | 1.4% | 328 | |
| Total Votes | 22,830 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State | ||||
Campaign themes
2024
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2022
Regular
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Special
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2020
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2022
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Officeholder California State Assembly District 49 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Mike Fong for Assembly, "About," accessed March 3, 2022
- ↑ U.S. News and World Report, "California Governor Sets December Election to Replace Gomez," July 24, 2017
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Information Sheet: Qualifications and Requirements," accessed July 25, 2017
- ↑ Los Angeles Times, "Labor activist Wendy Carrillo will be L.A.'s newest Assembly member," December 6, 2017
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official Certified List of Candidates," August 16, 2017
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Edwin Chau (D) |
California State Assembly District 49 2022-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Los Angeles Community College Board of Trustees Seat No. 7 2015-2022 |
Succeeded by - |
