Vince Fong
- Assembly: 2016-present
News coverage of Vince Fong
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
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Moderate
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Bill Activity
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Of 44 bills: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
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General Business
Government Agencies/Education/Other
Health
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Labor
Lawyers & Lobbyists
Transportation
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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.
26.0% higher than the average legislators
Grand Total for Elections
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 |
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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 |
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
This legislator is ranked 58th highest for the amount of personal gifts received.
Policy
Bills Authored by Vince Fong
Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Higher Education
Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Transportation
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.
Interest Group Rankings
Generally Aligned
Hearings
Featured Comments
Below are links to the video and transcript of recent, substantive comments by this legislator in committee hearings or floor sessions.
AB 2486
Personal Income Tax Law: Corporation Tax Law: administration: Income Tax Stabilization Fund.
AB 2094
Alcoholic beverage control: public community college stadiums: City of Bakersfield.
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