Member of the State Assembly, District 49

Mike Fong is the Democratic Assemblymember for the 49th District. He first won a special election in February 2022. Before Sacramento, he was a trustee on the Los Angeles Community College District board. It is the nation's largest community college system. He has authored bills on higher education access. He has also worked on language access and public safety.

Fong is running for another term. He says he wants to keep working on those priorities, by his office's account. Until this year, he had never cast a no vote in the Legislature. In 2025 he voted no four times. He also missed fewer floor votes than almost any other Assembly member, according to CalMatters.

He promises to keep expanding access to education. That includes community college and graduate school. He wants stronger language access for people who do not speak English fluently. He also promises to help get dangerous weapons off the streets, per his official website.

Long David Liu is a Republican challenging incumbent Mike Fong. He runs a law firm in Rowland Heights, where he lives. He says decades of work with police and prosecutors shaped his views. He has not held elected office.

Liu says public safety is his top reason for running. He calls it non-negotiable for the district. He proposes more funding for police, sheriffs and prosecutors. He would also expand Proposition 36's tougher penalties for drug and retail-theft crimes, he says.

He promises tax cuts and less regulation. He says that would bring down housing and health care costs. He wants more housing built by cutting permitting delays. He also wants fewer lawsuits that can block construction. And he wants California to work with federal immigration enforcement rather than restrict it, he says.