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Member of the California State Assembly
A.K.A.
Edwin Chau
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
17 September 1961(Hong Kong)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Edwin "Ed" Chau (Chinese: 周本立; pinyin: Zhōu Běnlì; born September 17, 1957) is an American politician currently serving in the California State Assembly. He is a Democrat representing the 49th Assembly District, which encompasses the western San Gabriel Valley.
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.
2012 California State Assembly
| California's 49th State Assembly district election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| California's 49th State Assembly district election, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| California's 49th State Assembly district election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||