Barry Wong (politician)

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

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.