Mike Guingona

Michael P. Guingona
Incumbent
Assumed office 1993
Preceded by	Carol L. Klatt
Personal details
Born	1962 San Francisco, California, U.S.
Political party	democrat
Religion	Roman Catholic

Michael P. Guingona (born 1962), also known as Mike Guingona, is an American of Filipino descent who currently serves as a Council Member for the city of Daly City, California (pop. 104,407). Previously, he had served as Mayor of Daly City, but was succeeded by Carol L. Klatt. He is an attorney in private practice. He was first elected as a Daly City Council member in 1993 and became the youngest mayor at age 33 in 1995. He has been elected City Council member three times.

Guingona is the first Filipino American elected to the City Council of Daly City. The year 2005 marks his fourth term as Mayor of Daly City.

Guingona also hosts the TV shows Citizen Pinoy and Pinagmulan on The Filipino Channel or TFC which shows on cable TV.

Guingona was born in San Francisco, California but moved to Daly City in 1965 at the age of 3. He grew up in Daly City and attended the Daly City Public Schools from K-12. He graduated from Westmoor High School where, during his senior year, he was elected class president. Guingona participated in, football, swimming, track, and wrestling in high school.

Guingona attended Skyline College for two years where he continued wrestling before attending the University of California at Los Angeles where he earned a B.A. in History. When he returned to Daly City, he went to the University of San Francisco Law School to pursue his Juris Doctor. He received his law degree in 1989 and was admitted to the California Bar Association in the same year. He established his own private practice in 1999 in San Francisco, specializing in criminal defence.

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