Donald Wong Explained

Donald Wong
Birth Date:15 January 1952
Nationality:American
Website:Donald H. Wong.com
Occupation:Businessman
Restaurant owner
Residence:Saugus, Massachusetts
Party:Republican
Spouse:Jeannie Wong[1]
Alma Mater:Taiwan Normal University
State House:Massachusetts
District:9th Essex
Term Start:January 5, 2011
Predecessor:Mark Falzone
Title2:Chairman of the Saugus, Massachusetts Board of Selectmen
Term Start2:2007
Term End2:2011
Predecessor2:Peter A. Rossetti, Jr.
Successor2:Scott Crabtree

Donald H. Wong (born January 15, 1952) is an American businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party, Wong has represented the 9th Essex District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives since 2011. His constituency consists of parts of Lynn, Lynnfield, Wakefield and Saugus. He is also the President of Mandarin House, Inc., which manages the Kowloon Restaurant.[2]

Background and education

Wong was born on January 15, 1952, to William Wong and Madeline C. Wong.[3] Wong is a third-generation Chinese American.[4] He attended Belmont High School and Taiwan Normal University.[5]

Career

Wong served as a member of Saugus Town Meeting from 2005 to 2007 and as Chairman of the Saugus Board of Selectmen from 2007 to 2011. He has also been a member of the Massachusetts Asian American Commission.[6]

On November 2, 2010, Wong defeated Democratic incumbent Mark Falzone by 382 votes.[7] He and 2nd Norfolk District Representative Tackey Chan were the first Asian-Americans elected to the Massachusetts Legislature.[8] Wong is a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, a ranking member of the Joint Committee on Transportation, and a member of the House Committee on Personnel and Administration.[9] He was reelected unopposed in 2012, defeated Democrat Christopher Finn in 2014, 60.5% to 39.4%, and defeated Democrat Jennifer Migliore in 2016 54.5% to 44.7%.

Personal life

Wong and his wife Jeannie have three children and six grandchildren.

Electoral history

2010 Republican primary for the Massachusetts House of Representatives, 9th Essex District[10]

2010 General Election for the Massachusetts House of Representatives, 9th Essex District

2014 General Election for the Massachusetts House of Representatives, 9th Essex District

2016 General Election for the Massachusetts House of Representatives, 9th Essex District

2018 General Election for the Massachusetts House of Representatives, 9th Essex District

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Wong holds campaign rally at Kowloon . Saugus Advertiser . October 25, 2010 . 2010-11-03 .
  2. http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=treterminal&L=3&L0=Home&L1=Affiliated+Programs&L2=Asian+American+Commission&sid=Ctre&b=terminalcontent&f=aac_commissioners&csid=Ctre Search page
  3. Web site: 2018-10-24 . State representative candidate questionnaire: Donald Wong . 2023-02-06 . Wicked Local . en-US.
  4. http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/12/30/donald_wong_poised_to_become_one_of_first_asian_americans_in_mass_legislature/ Boston Globe, Dec. 30, 2010
  5. Web site: Representative Donald H. Wong . February 5, 2023 . malegislature.gov.
  6. News: Wendy Killeen . Good Friday Walk . Boston Globe . April 13, 2006 . 2010-11-03 .
  7. News: Mike Gaffney . Update: Kowloon owner Wong beats incumbent Falzone in 9th Essex District . Saugus Advertiser . November 2, 2010 . 2010-11-03 . 2012-07-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120726211509/http://www.wickedlocal.com/saugus/features/x742790412/Wong-beats-Falzone . dead .
  8. News: Jessica Bartlett . Chan elected to Legislature from Quincy . Boston Globe . November 3, 2010 . 2010-11-03. dead.
  9. News: Chris Stevens . Saugus' Wong named to Ways & Means . The Daily Item . January 19, 2011 . 2010-11-03 . dead . https://archive.today/20120911161721/http://www.thedailyitemoflynn.com/articles/2011/01/19/news/news05.txt . September 11, 2012 .
  10. Web site: Donald H. Wong (R). PD43+ Massachusetts Election Statistics. Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. February 23, 2015.