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Mike Eng

b. 1946

American politician

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About Mike Eng

Born 1946. Mike Eng is an American lawyer, politician, board Member and professor.

Michael Francis Eng (; born September 14, 1946) is an American politician serving as one of five members of the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board (CUIAB) since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he was appointed to the body, an administrative court system for workers and employers, ruling on work-related benefits, by State Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon. Eng previously served in the Monterey Park City Council (2003–2006) and California State Assembly (2006–2012); he was Mayor of Monterey Park from 2004 to 2005. He was elected to the Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees in 2013 and served until 2017.

Biography In 2004, Eng became Mayor of Monterey Park, California, an office he held until 2005.

Eng has served as a City Councilman, State Assemblyman and Community College Board Vice President. He has also served as Vice Chair of the State Board of Acupuncture and President of the Monterey Park Library Board of Trustees. While in the Assembly, he chaired the Committee on Transportation, Committee on Business and Professions and Committee on Banking and Finance.

In 2018, he ran for the California State Senate, but was defeated in November by Baldwin Park City Councilwoman Susan Rubio.

He founded a downtown immigration law firm and has also been on the teaching faculty at California State University, Los Angeles, UCLA, Los Angeles Trade Tech College and University of the West.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
UCLA School of Law, University of Hawaiʻi System, University of California, Los Angeles, University of Hawaii
Positions held
Mayor of Monterey Park, California
Also known as
Michael Francis Eng

Family & relationships

Spouse
Judy Chu

People in Mike Eng's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Mike Eng's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Mike Eng?

American politician

When was Mike Eng born?

Mike Eng was born on 14 September 1946 in Oakland.

What is Mike Eng's occupation?

Mike Eng is a lawyer, politician, board Member and professor.

What nationality is Mike Eng?

Mike Eng is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Mike Eng

· Wikidata: Q6846701

· DBpedia: Mike Eng

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MLA: "Mike Eng." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/mike-eng/.

Chicago: "Mike Eng." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/mike-eng/.

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