Ed Chau
Edwin Pun Chau (born September 17, 1957) is an American politician currently serving in the California State Assembly. He is a Democrat representing the 49th state assembly District, which encompasses the western San Gabriel Valley.
Ed Chau | |
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| Member of the California State Assembly from the 49th district | |
| Assumed office December 3, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Eng |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 17, 1957 British Hong Kong |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Candice[1] |
| Residence | Arcadia, California |
| Alma mater | University of Southern California (BA) (BS) Southwestern University School of Law (JD) |
| Occupation | Attorney Engineer |
| Website | asmdc |
| Chinese name | |
| Chinese | 周本立 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Zhōu Běn Lì |
| Jyutping | Zau1 Bun2 Laap6 |
Chau was born in Hong Kong in 1957 and grew up in Los Angeles. He has a BA in sociology and a BS in computer science from the University of Southern California. He received a law degree from Southwestern University School of Law.[2]
Chau is a member of the California Asian & Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus. Prior to being elected to the Assembly in 2012, he was a Montebello Unified School District trustee from 2000 to 2012. In addition to being an attorney who owns his own law firm, he has been an engineer for IBM and a computer programmer.
In 2008, Chau ran unsuccessfully for the United States House of Representatives in the 42nd congressional district, losing to Gary Miller.
In 2018 he introduced the California Consumer Privacy Act alongside Robert Hertzberg.[3][4]
Electoral history
2012 California State Assembly
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Matthew Lin | 20,549 | 52.2 | |
| Democratic | Ed Chau | 13,746 | 34.9 | |
| Democratic | Mitchell Ing | 5,074 | 12.9 | |
| Total votes | 39,369 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Ed Chau | 64,791 | 56.4 | |
| Republican | Matthew Lin | 50,153 | 43.6 | |
| Total votes | 114,944 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2014 California State Assembly
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Ed Chau (incumbent) | 17,540 | 60.2 | |
| Republican | Esthela Torres Siegrist | 11,576 | 39.8 | |
| Total votes | 29,116 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Ed Chau (incumbent) | 33,030 | 61.5 | |
| Republican | Esthela Torres Siegrist | 20,678 | 38.5 | |
| Total votes | 53,708 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2016 California State Assembly
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Ed Chau (incumbent) | 44,922 | 99.5 | |
| Republican | Peter Amundson, Jr. (write-in) | 188 | 0.4 | |
| Libertarian | Matthew "Boomer" Shannon (write-in) | 25 | 0.1 | |
| Total votes | 45,135 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Ed Chau (incumbent) | 82,964 | 70.0 | |
| Republican | Peter Amundson, Jr. (write-in) | 35,533 | 30.0 | |
| Total votes | 118,497 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2018 California State Assembly
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Ed Chau (incumbent) | 35,365 | 69.0 | |
| Republican | Burton Brink | 15,910 | 31.0 | |
| Total votes | 46,349 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Ed Chau (incumbent) | 75,421 | 71.2 | |
| Republican | Burton Brink | 30,506 | 28.8 | |
| Total votes | 105,927 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2020 California State Assembly
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Ed Chau (incumbent) | 36,985 | 52.0% | |
| Republican | Burton Brink | 17,531 | 24.6% | |
| Democratic | Bryan Mesinas Pérez | 9,006 | 12.7% | |
| Democratic | Priscilla Silva | 7,628 | 10.7% | |
| Total votes | 71,150 | 100% | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Ed Chau (incumbent) | 80,751 | 68.1 | |
| Republican | Burton Brink | 37,867 | 31.9 | |
| Total votes | 118,618 | 100.0 | ||
References
- https://web.archive.org/web/20191120222701/http://www.smartvoter.org/2012/11/06/ca/state/vote/chau_e/bio.html
- "Biography". Assemblymember Ed Chau, District 49. California State Assembly. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- California Unanimously Passes Historic Privacy Bill Published by wired.com, retrieved on March 27, 2019
- "Bill Text - AB-375 Privacy: personal information: businesses". Leginfo.legislature.ca.gov. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
