Barry Wong (politician)

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.

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

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

In 1994, Wong and Susan Gerard defeated Libertarians Richard Rupert and Chris Wilcoxson in the general election.[3]

In 1996, Wong and Gerard defeated Democrat Ray Villa in the general election.[4]

In 1998, Wong and Gerard were unopposed in the general election.[5]

In 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.[6]

References
  1. "Arizona Corporation Commissioner: Republican: Barry Wong". 17 August 2008.
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-23. Retrieved 2016-12-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2016-12-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2016-12-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "STATE OF ARIZONA OFFICIAL CANVASS" (PDF). Arizona Secretary of State. 1998.
  6. "STATE OF ARIZONA OFFICIAL CANVASS" (PDF). Arizona Secretary of State. 2008.
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