Mike Eng

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]

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
Oakland, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1978)​
ResidenceLos Angeles, California
Alma materUniversity of California, Los Angeles
University of Hawaii
OccupationState Board Member
Attorney
Faculty Member

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.

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]

Eng was the main author of California's Homeowner Bill of Rights which was cited by the Huffington Post as one of the top six most significant progressive victories of 2012 in the U.S. in dealing with home foreclosures; he authored California's Human Right to Water which was recognized by the United Nations as an “inspiring example” for world governments because it aided disadvantaged communities; he passed the first California law to disaggregate or separate out ethnic demographic data in order to identify and serve the specific needs of the many Asian and Pacific Islander communities and pioneered the first comprehensive survey of America's largest community college system that revealed one in five students is homeless and almost two thirds routinely experience hunger and paved the way for beginning solutions.[2]

References
  1. California Birth Index
  2. 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. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  6. "Mike Eng's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved June 26, 2020.


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