Paul Fong
| Paul Fong 方文忠 |
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| Member of the California State Assembly from the 28th district 22nd district (2008–2012) |
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In office December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Sally Lieber |
| Succeeded by | Evan Low |
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August 5, 1952 Macau |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Grace Mock |
| Children | Sean Nicole Sydney |
| Residence | Cupertino, California |
| Alma mater |
University of San Francisco San Jose State University |
| Profession | Politician |
Paul Fong (Chinese: 方文忠; pinyin: Fāng Wénzhōng) (born August 5, 1952) is an American politician. He is a former Democratic California State Assembly member from the 28th district. He lost his bid for the District 1 seat on the San Jose City Council in 2014.
Fong was born in Macau, then a Portuguese colony, in 1952. When he was three years old, his family moved from Macau to the San Francisco Bay Area.
In the early 1970s, Fong was a star quarterback for the Sunnyvale High School football team. Fong then attended De Anza College and played on its football team. He then attended San Jose State University where he earned his B.A. in Sociology and his master's degree in public administration. In succeeding years, Fong has taught Asian-American studies at De Anza College and Political Science at Evergreen Valley College. He was elected to the Board of Trustees of the Foothill–De Anza Community College District in 1993 and served as a Trustee until 2008 when he left the board due to his election to the California State Assembly.
Fong entered the race to succeed term limited Democratic Assemblywoman Sally Lieber who was also the outgoing California State Assembly Speaker Pro Tempore.
In the primary, Fong defeated Santa Clara City Councilman Dominic Caserta, Santa Clara County Board of Education Trustee Anna Song and Cupertino Mayor Kris Wang. In the November 4, 2008 general election he beat his Republican opponent Brent Oya by 76.2% to 23.8%.
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