For voters in Assembly District 49, Mike Fong’s public life includes several forms of Los Angeles County public service. Before joining the California State Assembly, he was a councilman’s aide, a deputy mayor and a member of the Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees. He entered the Legislature through a special election called to replace Assemblymember Ed Chau, who resigned after being nominated to the Los Angeles County Superior Court. Fong was sworn in in February 2022.
ROOTS
Fong was born on February 29, 1976. He 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. His higher-education background therefore includes East Los Angeles College, UCLA and California State University, Northridge.
Before joining the Assembly, Fong was a member of the Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees. That board service was among the various positions he held in Los Angeles County before his election to the Legislature.
THE PATH TO OFFICE
Before his election to the Legislature, Fong served in various positions in Los Angeles County. Those positions included work as a councilman’s aide, service as a deputy mayor and membership on the Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees.
Fong reached the Assembly through the 2022 special election to replace Ed Chau. Chau resigned after being nominated to the Los Angeles County Superior Court.
Fong was sworn in on February 22, 2022. His pre-Assembly background included local government positions and community college district board service in Los Angeles County.
THE THROUGH LINE
Fong’s documented pre-Assembly experience includes service as a deputy mayor, a councilman’s aide and a member of the Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees.
His background also includes attendance at East Los Angeles College and degrees from UCLA and California State University, Northridge. He subsequently entered the California State Assembly from the 49th district through the 2022 special election and was sworn in on February 22 of that year.
- State Assembly · Assembly District 49 · 2022–present
For voters in Assembly District 49, Mike Fong’s public life includes several forms of Los Angeles County public service. Before joining the California State Assembly, he was a councilman’s aide, a deputy mayor and a member of the Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees. He entered the Legislature through a special election called to replace Assemblymember Ed Chau, who resigned after being nominated to the Los Angeles County Superior Court. Fong was sworn in in February 2022.
ROOTS
Fong was born on February 29, 1976. He 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. His higher-education background therefore includes East Los Angeles College, UCLA and California State University, Northridge.
Before joining the Assembly, Fong was a member of the Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees. That board service was among the various positions he held in Los Angeles County before his election to the Legislature.
THE PATH TO OFFICE
Before his election to the Legislature, Fong served in various positions in Los Angeles County. Those positions included work as a councilman’s aide, service as a deputy mayor and membership on the Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees.
Fong reached the Assembly through the 2022 special election to replace Ed Chau. Chau resigned after being nominated to the Los Angeles County Superior Court.
Fong was sworn in on February 22, 2022. His pre-Assembly background included local government positions and community college district board service in Los Angeles County.
THE THROUGH LINE
Fong’s documented pre-Assembly experience includes service as a deputy mayor, a councilman’s aide and a member of the Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees.
His background also includes attendance at East Los Angeles College and degrees from UCLA and California State University, Northridge. He subsequently entered the California State Assembly from the 49th district through the 2022 special election and was sworn in on February 22 of that year.
The record
393 events, each with its sourceIrish American Heritage Month.
California Down Syndrome Awareness Week and Day.
Relative to Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.
California Coastal Act of 1976.
California Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.
California Coastal Act of 1976.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Day.
Relative to the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
International trade and investment: Global Partnership Advisory Body.
School facilities: disposal of surplus technology property.
Acupuncture: license requirements and title protection.
California State University: joint degrees.
Public postsecondary education: governing bodies: biography and contact information.
Strong Workforce Program: work-based learning opportunities: regional consortia.
Public postsecondary education: tuition and fees: Team USA student athletes.
Public postsecondary education: generative artificial intelligence systems: procurement standards: training.
Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month.
Relative to school accountability.
Elections: translation of election materials.
Postsecondary education: Designation of California Asian American- and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions.
Local government: emergency response services: use of languages other than English.
Dual language immersion: Dual Language Immersion Coordinator.
Surplus residential property: condition-adjusted fair market value: Cities of Pasadena and South Pasadena.
The California State University Enrollment, Access, and Retention of Noncontinuous Students Program.
Postsecondary education: sexual harassment, harassment, intimidation, and bullying policies: student training.
Teacher credentialing: community college baccalaureate degrees: designated subjects career technical education teaching credential.
Student housing: intersegmental working group.
Postsecondary education: Designation of California Hispanic-Serving Institutions.
Relative to Canine “K-9” Appreciation Week.
California Association of Future Farmers of America.
Secretary of the United States Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem.
Sex equity: sexual harassment complaints.
Federal disaster aid: 2025 Los Angeles fires.
Pupil instruction: dual enrollment: College and Career Access Pathways partnerships.