Ed Chau

Edwin "Ed" Chau
周本立


Member of the California State Assembly from the 49th district
Incumbent
Assumed office December 3, 2012
Preceded by	Mike Eng
Personal details
Born	(1957-09-17) September 17, 1957 Hong Kong
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Monterey Park, California
Alma mater	University of Southern California (BA) (BS) Southwestern University School of Law (JD)
Occupation	Attorney Engineer
Website	asmdc.org/members/a49/

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.

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 candidacy

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)	55,697	68.7
	Republican	Peter Amundson, Jr. (write-in)	25,432	31.3
Total votes			81,129	100.0

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Members of the California State Assembly

Speaker of the Assembly: Anthony Rendon (D) Speaker Pro Tempore: Kevin Mullin (D) Majority Leader: Ian Calderon (D) Minority Leader: Chad Mayes (R)

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