Barry Wong (politician)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Barry Wong
Arizona Corporation Commission
In office
July 2006 – January 2, 2007
Member of the Arizona House of Representatives
from the 18th district
In office
1993–2001
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
Alma materArizona State University
OccupationLawyer

Barry Wong is a Republican attorney and politician who previously served on the Arizona Corporation Commission and as a member of the Arizona House of Representatives representing the 18th district.

Education[]

Wong graduated from Arizona State University with a bachelor's degree in accounting, from the University of Arizona School of Law and from the Thunderbird School of Global Management.[1]

Career[]

In July 2006, Governor Janet Napolitano appointed Wong to fill the vacancy on the Arizona Corporation Commission created when Marc Spitzer was named to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.[2]

Elections[]

  • 2008 Wong ran for a full term on the Corporation commission receiving 895,418 votes, losing the general election to Democrats Sandra Kennedy, Paul Newman and Republican Bob Stump.[3]
  • 1998 Wong and Susan Gerard were unopposed in the general election.[4]
  • 1996 Wong and Susan Gerard defeated Democrat Ray Villa in the general election.[5]
  • 1994 Wong and Susan Gerard defeated Libertarians Richard Rupert and Chris Wilcoxson in the general election.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ http://tucson.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/elections/arizona-corporation-commissioner-republican-barry-wong/article_c6056d90-f3ca-545d-8d04-aa309b3cf8d7.html[bare URL]
  2. ^ https://www.azcc.gov/divisions/administration/news/swearing_in_of_mays_pierce.pdf
  3. ^ http://apps.azsos.gov/election/2008/General/Canvass2008GE.pdf
  4. ^ http://apps.azsos.gov/election/1998/General/Canvass1998GE.pdf
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2016-12-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2016-12-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links[]

Retrieved from ""