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Vince Fong

Republican, State Assembly

District 32, Bakersfield

Time in office:

Assembly: 2016-present

Official Website

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Bio

Vince Fong, 44, has been part of the San Joaquin Valley Republican political scene for much of his career. He was a former staffer for Republican U.S. Rep. Bill Thomas and the longtime district director for former House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy. He’s been a leader in the failed Republican efforts to suspend California’s gas tax. A lifetime NRA member, he’s pushed back against the Democratic majority on gun control. Fong has a bachelor’s degree from UCLA and master’s degree from Princeton University.

Ideology

Left

Moderate

Right

Bill Activity

Of 44 bills:

4 Passed

16 Failed

24 Pending

For this session year, this legislator initiated 44 bills: 4 passed, 16 failed, and 24 are currently pending.

Money Tracker

In the last session, this legislator received 6.0% less than their colleagues and at least $166,000.0 from the 'Finance, Insurance & Real Estate' donor group, which represented 11.68% of their contributions.

Financials

This feature tracks three sources of money intended to help a candidate win election: 1-Money given directly to a candidate’s committee, 2-Money given to an Independent Expenditure Committee, 3-Money given to a political party. (NOTE: Senators are elected every four years. Twenty of the 40 Senators are on the ballot in even-numbered years, so Senators may do little or no fundraising in the first two-year session of their Senate term).

Election

This display shows money given directly to the incumbent’s campaign committee (NOTE: The industry categories for donors come from Open Secrets, a nonpartisan research organization for campaign finance. Some contributions are “uncoded,” meaning they have not been assigned to an industry sector. As a result, the total for each sector is also an estimate).

Agriculture

Candidate Contributions

Communications & Electronics

Construction

Energy & Natural Resources

Finance, Insurance & Real Estate

General Business

Government Agencies/Education/Other

Health

Ideology/Single Issue

Labor

Lawyers & Lobbyists

Transportation

Uncoded

Unitemized Contributions

Candidate Donations

Individuals, corporations, organizations and committees are limited to a maximum donation to candidates of $5,500 for the primary and for the general elections.

Total

$1.4M

26.0% higher than the average legislators

Grand Total for Elections

$1.4M

6.0% lower than the average legislators

This is a total of the money to help this legislator win office including direct donations to the candidate, money from Independent Expenditure Committees and money from political parties.

Influence

There are three categories of donations to legislators after they are elected that encourage a working relationship between the donor and the legislator. The three categories are: 1-Gifts, 2-Travel, 3-Behests.

Giver	Value	Date	Description
Jessica Patterson, Republican Party Chair	$134.06	Apr 2, 2021	vest
CA ARMENIAN LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS	$106.2	Aug 27, 2021	jacket
University of California, Los Angeles	$70	Sep 18, 2021	game ticket
CA ARMENIAN LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS	$66.21	Jul 7, 2021	Reception
University of California, Los Angeles	$30	Sep 18, 2021	parking pass

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Personal Gifts

Legislators are not allowed to accept gifts of more than $10 per month from registered lobbyists. Gifts from any other single source are limited to $590 in a calendar year.

Gift Received Rating

#58/120

This legislator is ranked 58th highest for the amount of personal gifts received.

Policy

Bills Authored by Vince Fong

AB 2094

Alcoholic beverage control: public community college stadiums: City of Bakersfield.

Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Governmental Organization

In Progress

Alcoholic beverage control: public community college stadiums: City of Bakersfield.Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Governmental Organization

AB 2019

Early and middle college high schools and programs.

Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Higher Education

In Progress

Early and middle college high schools and programs.Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Higher Education

AB 1862

Engineering, land surveying, and architecture: limited liability partnerships.

Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Business and Professions

In Progress

Engineering, land surveying, and architecture: limited liability partnerships.Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Business and Professions

AB 295

Residential real property: foreclosure.

Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Transportation

In Progress

Residential real property: foreclosure.Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Transportation

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Committees

Most of the policy work in the state Capitol is done in “Standing” committees. Legislators also work on budget subcommittees. There are also “Special” and “Select” committees with a more narrow topic focus. And there are “Joint” committees with members from the Senate and Assembly.

Standing