Barry Wong is a
Republican attorney and politician who previously served on the
Arizona Corporation Commission and as a member of the
Arizona House of Representatives
The Arizona State House of Representatives is the lower house of the Arizona Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Arizona. The upper house is the Senate. The House convenes in the legislative chambers at the Arizona State C ...
representing the 18th district.
Education
Wong graduated from
Arizona State University
Arizona State University (Arizona State or ASU) is a public research university in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, ASU is one of the largest public universities by enrollment in the ...
with a bachelor's degree in accounting, from the
University of Arizona School of Law and from the
Thunderbird School of Global Management.
Career
In July 2006, Governor
Janet Napolitano appointed Wong to fill the vacancy on the Arizona Corporation Commission created when
Marc Spitzer was named to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Elections
In 1994, Wong and
Susan Gerard defeated Libertarians Richard Rupert and Chris Wilcoxson in the general election.
In 1996, Wong and Gerard defeated Democrat Ray Villa in the general election.
In 1998, Wong and Gerard were unopposed in the general election.
In 2008, Wong ran for a full term on the Corporation commission receiving 895,418 votes, losing the general election to Democrats
Sandra Kennedy
Sandra Kennedy (born December 25, 1957) is an American politician who served on the Arizona Corporation Commission from 2019 to 2023. Kennedy was first elected to the commission in 2008 but was defeated for re-election in 2012. She ran again for t ...
,
Paul Newman
Paul Leonard Newman (January 26, 1925 – September 26, 2008) was an American actor, film director, race car driver, philanthropist, and entrepreneur. He was the recipient of numerous awards, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, three ...
and Republican
Bob Stump.
References
External links
Member page
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Republican Party members of the Arizona House of Representatives
Arizona State University alumni
Thunderbird School of Global Management alumni
James E. Rogers College of Law alumni
American politicians of Chinese descent
Asian-American people in Arizona politics
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Asian conservatism in the United States
20th-century American politicians
21st-century American politicians
Asian American and Pacific Islander state legislators