Tony Hwang
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| Connecticut Senator from the 28th District | |
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Assumed office 2015 |
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| Preceded by | John P. McKinney |
| Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 144th district |
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In office 2008–2016 |
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September 17, 1964 Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Grace |
| Residence | Fairfield, Connecticut |
| Website | www |
Tony Hwang (simplified Chinese: 黄涛; traditional Chinese: 黃濤; pinyin: Huáng Tāo; born September 17, 1964) is a residential real estate agent for Coldwell Banker and serves as the state senator for the 28th District (parts of Fairfield and Newton, CT). Previously, Hwang served as a state representative for the 134th District in the Connecticut General Assembly. Hwang became a state representative in 2008 and won re-election in 2010 and 2012. Hwang serves as the Republican ranking member of the Legislature’s Government Administration and Elections Committee. He also serves on the Insurance and Real Estate and the Public Safety and Security Committees.
In April 2014, Hwang announced he would run for the 28th State Senate District. His Democratic opponent is 133rd District State Rep. Kim Fawcett. Hwang was endorsed by State Senator John McKinney. McKinney vacated the Senate seat in order to run for governor, but subsequently lost in the Republican primary to Tom Foley. On November 6, 2014, Hwang won the State Senate seat for the 28th District after receiving 55 percent of the votes. In 2016, Hwang received re-election endorsements from Robert H. Steele, John Kasich, the Connecticut League of Conservation Voters, and The National Federation of Independent Business among others.
Hwang was born in Kaohsiung, Taiwan after his parents fled the communist government in mainland China as teenagers and re-settled in Taiwan. The family emigrated to Watertown, New York when Hwang was approximately 9 years old. His family’s first residence in this country was in a federally subsidized housing project until his family moved to Syracuse, NY approximately 3 years later. Hwang began his education in the US, not able to speak or read the English language. Hwang started in remedial English as a 2nd language (ESL) curriculum during his initial years in America. It was through the inspirations and motivation of his parents and the caring and counsel of great teachers that he succeeded academically by graduating from Corcoran High School in the Syracuse Public School system and later from Cornell University with a B.S. Degree in Labor Relations and Organizational Behavior.
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