Mike Eng

Mike Eng
Portrait of Mike Eng
Member of the Board of Trustees of the Los Angeles Community College District
In office
March 2013 – June 2017
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 49th district
In office
December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2012
Preceded byJudy Chu
Succeeded byEd Chau
Mayor of Monterey Park
In office
August 21, 2004 – January 18, 2005
Preceded bySharon Martinez
Succeeded byFrank Venti
Member of the Monterey Park City Council
In office
March 8, 2003 – December 4, 2006
Preceded byJudy Chu
Succeeded byAnthony Wong
Personal details
Born
Michael Francis Eng[1]

(1946-09-14) September 14, 1946 (age 78)
Oakland, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
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(m. 1978)​
Residence(s)Los Angeles, California
Alma materUniversity of California, Los Angeles
University of Hawaiʻi
OccupationState Board Member
Attorney
Faculty Member

Michael Francis Eng (Chinese: 伍國慶; pinyin: Wǔ Guóqìng;[2] born September 14, 1946) is an American politician serving as one of five members of the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board (CUIAB) since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he was appointed to the body, an administrative court system for workers and employers, ruling on work-related benefits, by State Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon.[3] Eng previously served in the Monterey Park City Council (2003–2006) and California State Assembly (2006–2012); he was Mayor of Monterey Park from 2004 to 2005. He was elected to the Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees in 2013 and served until 2017.[4]

Biography

In 2004, Eng became Mayor of Monterey Park, California, an office he held until 2005.[5][6]

Eng has served as a City Councilman, State Assemblyman and Community College Board Vice President. He has also served as Vice Chair of the State Board of Acupuncture and President of the Monterey Park Library Board of Trustees. While in the Assembly, he chaired the Committee on Transportation, Committee on Business and Professions and Committee on Banking and Finance.[citation needed]

In 2018, he ran for the California State Senate, but was defeated in November by Baldwin Park City Councilwoman Susan Rubio.[7]

He founded a downtown immigration law firm and has also been on the teaching faculty at California State University, Los Angeles, UCLA, Los Angeles Trade Tech College and University of the West.[2]

Personal life

In 2011, Mike Eng commented publicly on the name given to a food delivery service started by two UCLA students, "Ching-Chong-Ling-Long Gourmet Takeout". He stated, "Stereotypical phrases such as these perpetuate misunderstandings about Asian Americans and intensify hurtful sentiments toward this community". The delivery service in question was subsequently discontinued after pushback from Mike Eng and several UCLA student groups.

Eng is married to Congresswoman Judy Chu.[8]

References

  1. ^ California Birth Index
  2. ^ a b Mike Eng for State Senate, Biography
  3. ^ Michael Eng - Board Member - CUIAB
  4. ^ Mike Eng - Member of the Board LACCD
  5. ^ "Past Mayors of Monterey Park: Michael Eng". archive.org. 21 November 2011. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  6. ^ "Mike Eng's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  7. ^ "California State Senate District 22". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  8. ^ "Biography | Representative Judy Chu". chu.house.gov. 2012-12-11. Retrieved 2024-01-17.


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