No Recommendation
Member of the State Assembly - No Recommendation - 32nd
This is a safe Republican incumbent with no challenger.
Progressive endorsements: Assm. Vince Fong has no progressive endorsements. He has received endorsements from problematic stakeholders, including the California Association of Highway Patrolmen.
Key initiatives: Assm. Fong has worked to pass a bill targeting street racing as a member of the Assembly.
Governance and community leadership experience: Assm. Fong has served in this seat since 2016, when he was elected with 73% of the vote. In 2020, he won his reelection against a challenger by 36 points. He scores a CS of 0 out of 100 on Courage Score, our annual analysis of legislators’ progressive voting records. Based on our Courage Score analysis, Assm. Fong has supported no progressive bills that made it to a vote.
Prior to his election to the assembly, Assm. Fong was district director for Minority Leader and Congressmember Kevin McCarthy, who voted against the certification of the 2020 presidential election results.
The Race
Primary election results: Fong was unchallenged June 2022 and won 100% of the vote.
Candidate fundraising and pledges: Assm. Fong’s campaign has raised $1,076,878 and is funded by police, corporate PACs, fossil fuel money, and real estate money.
The District
Counties in district: California’s 32nd Assembly District includes parts of Kern and Tulare Counties.
Voter registration: 26% Democrat, 48% Republican, and 19% No Party Preference. Republicans have held this district for years.
District demographics: 25% Latino, 5% Asian, and 3% Black.
The Position
State assemblymembers represent and advocate for the needs of their district constituents at the California State Capitol. They are responsible for creating, debating, and voting on legislation that addresses issues within their district.
The California State Assembly has 80 districts. Each represents a population of at least 465,000 Californians. Representatives are elected to the Assembly for a two-year term. Every two years, all 80 seats are subject to election. Members elected before 2012 are restricted to three two-year terms (six years) in the Assembly. Those elected in or after 2012 are allowed to serve 12 years total across both the state Senate or Assembly. This term, Democrats currently hold a three-quarters supermajority of 60 seats in the California State Assembly, while Republicans hold 19 seats and one seat is held by an Independent.
Member of the State Assembly - No Recommendation - 32nd
This is a safe Republican incumbent with no challenger.
Progressive endorsements: Assm. Vince Fong has no progressive endorsements. He has received endorsements from problematic stakeholders, including the California Association of Highway Patrolmen.
Key initiatives: Assm. Fong has worked to pass a bill targeting street racing as a member of the Assembly.
Governance and community leadership experience: Assm. Fong has served in this seat since 2016, when he was elected with 73% of the vote. In 2020, he won his reelection against a challenger by 36 points. He scores a CS of 0 out of 100 on Courage Score, our annual analysis of legislators’ progressive voting records. Based on our Courage Score analysis, Assm. Fong has supported no progressive bills that made it to a vote.
Prior to his election to the assembly, Assm. Fong was district director for Minority Leader and Congressmember Kevin McCarthy, who voted against the certification of the 2020 presidential election results.
The Race
Primary election results: Fong was unchallenged June 2022 and won 100% of the vote.
Candidate fundraising and pledges: Assm. Fong’s campaign has raised $1,076,878 and is funded by police, corporate PACs, fossil fuel money, and real estate money.
The District
Counties in district: California’s 32nd Assembly District includes parts of Kern and Tulare Counties.
Voter registration: 26% Democrat, 48% Republican, and 19% No Party Preference. Republicans have held this district for years.
District demographics: 25% Latino, 5% Asian, and 3% Black.
The Position
State assemblymembers represent and advocate for the needs of their district constituents at the California State Capitol. They are responsible for creating, debating, and voting on legislation that addresses issues within their district.
The California State Assembly has 80 districts. Each represents a population of at least 465,000 Californians. Representatives are elected to the Assembly for a two-year term. Every two years, all 80 seats are subject to election. Members elected before 2012 are restricted to three two-year terms (six years) in the Assembly. Those elected in or after 2012 are allowed to serve 12 years total across both the state Senate or Assembly. This term, Democrats currently hold a three-quarters supermajority of 60 seats in the California State Assembly, while Republicans hold 19 seats and one seat is held by an Independent.