# Mike Fong

Mike Fong is a Democratic member of the California House for district 49.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: California House, district 49
- Serving since: 2022-02-22
- Current term: CA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3a7bde9c-8709-49c7-89e4-0835ea1f9eb6

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3a7bde9c-8709-49c7-89e4-0835ea1f9eb6 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Fong sits at −1.61 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 100% of State House Democrats.

## What Fong says (CA 2025–26 session)

48 classified statements: 48 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Fong | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 2.1% | 10.4% | 600 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 60.4% | 39.2% | 102 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 4.2% | 2.9% | 183 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 20.8% | 14.4% | 221 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 34% (State House Democrats 15%); Emergency Management 34% (State House Democrats 3.6%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 17% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Health 6.9% (State House Democrats 15%); Crime and Law Enforcement 3.5% (State House Democrats 8.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.61 (standard error 0.03), from 1,076 donors and 740 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 0.2% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (CA 2025–26 session)

4,001 roll calls. Attendance 98.8% (California House 92.3%). Party unity 100% (97.7%). 0 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · SB 195 Budget and Fiscal Review Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL · SB 195 Income taxes: exclusions: wildfire loss mitigation payments. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB195/
- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · SB 1098 Pérez Senate Third Reading By Petrie-Norris · SB 1098 Public Utilities Commission: memorandum and balancing accounts. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1098/
- 2026-09-01 · voted not voting · SB 1370 Stern Senate Third Reading By Petrie-Norris · SB 1370 Covered wildfire mitigation projects: consolidated and expedited review. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1370/
- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · SB 1119 Padilla Senate Third Reading By Wicks · SB 1119 Companion chatbots: children's safety. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1119/
- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · SB 931 Grove Third Reading Urgency By Krell · SB 931 Dolly Parton Day. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB931/
- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · SB 1079 Stern Senate Third Reading By Connolly · SB 1079 Department of Forestry and Fire Protection: Fire Innovation Unit. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1079/
- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · SB 1203 Smallwood-Cuevas Senate Third Reading By Haney · SB 1203 Security services. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1203/
- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · SB 193 Budget and Fiscal Review Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL · SB 193 Public resources: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: programs. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB193/
- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · SB 16 Blakespear Senate Third Reading By Krell · SB 16 Mental health: involuntary commitment. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB16/
- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · SB 186 Budget and Fiscal Review Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL · SB 186 Income taxes: film tax credits. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB186/

## Legislation (CA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 42 bills: 42 reached committee, 35 passed one chamber, 22 passed both, 20 became law. Cosponsored 339. 95.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (California House 80.8%; rank 13 of 79).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 107: Relative to Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/HR107/
- AB 2436: Public postsecondary education: tuition and fees: Team USA student athletes. (became law, 2026-09-20) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2436/
- AB 2392: Public postsecondary education: generative artificial intelligence systems: procurement standards: training. (became law, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2392/
- AB 2726: School facilities: disposal of surplus technology property. (became law, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2726/
- AB 2572: California State University: joint degrees. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2572/
- AB 2668: Acupuncture: license requirements and title protection. (in committee, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2668/
- AB 2523: Public postsecondary education: governing bodies: biography and contact information. (became law, 2026-09-27) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2523/
- AB 2466: Strong Workforce Program: work-based learning opportunities: regional consortia. (became law, 2026-09-20) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2466/
- AB 2745: International trade and investment: Global Partnership Advisory Body. (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2745/
- AB 2176: Student housing: intersegmental working group. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-13) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2176/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $844.2K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 97% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-06-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/AsmMikeFong, https://twitter.com/MikeFongCA/status/2071728590199427514
- 2026-06-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/AsmMikeFong, https://twitter.com/MikeFongCA/status/2062338329799204947
- 2026-05-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/AsmMikeFong, https://twitter.com/MikeFongCA/status/2060844763323195475
- 2026-05-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/AsmMikeFong, https://twitter.com/MikeFongCA/status/2060446153020490099
- 2026-05-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/AsmMikeFong, https://twitter.com/MikeFongCA/status/2058763768793051519
- 2026-04-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/AsmMikeFong, https://twitter.com/MikeFongCA/status/2042754801797308705
- 2025-10-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AsmMikeFong, https://twitter.com/MikeFongCA/status/1976097572432605380
- 2025-03-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/AsmMikeFong, https://twitter.com/MikeFongCA/status/1905364788244607095
- 2025-03-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AsmMikeFong, https://twitter.com/MikeFongCA/status/1902875383080653148
- 2025-03-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/AsmMikeFong, https://twitter.com/MikeFongCA/status/1902412696462741515

## Links

- Official site: https://a49.asmdc.org/
- Campaign site: https://mikefong.org/
- X: https://x.com/AsmMikeFong
- X: https://x.com/MikeFongCA
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsmMikeFong/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MikeFongCA
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asmmikefong/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-fong-89083967/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3a7bde9c-8709-49c7-89e4-0835ea1f9eb6