Bio
Democrat Assemblywoman Fiona Ma is the highest ranking Asian American woman in the California legislature. A Certified Public Accountant, Fiona Ma got her start as head of a business association working to promote women and minority-owned businesses. As a delegate to Bill Clinton's 1995 White House Conference on Small Business, Ma learned the importance of building coalitions to get things done. For seven and a half years, Fiona worked as an to aide to John Burton, an Assemblyman and Congressman who served as leader of the California State Senate. In 2002, voters in the Sunset district entrusted Fiona Ma with representing their interests by electing her to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
In 2006, Supervisor Ma defeated a wealthy opponent in a heated and expensive Democratic primary for California State Assembly by earning 60% of the vote. Upon arriving in Sacramento, Fiona Ma was named Assembly Majority Whip. As the Assemblywoman representing San Francisco and San Mateo counties, Ma brings a progressive perspective to Sacramento. Ma chairs the Legislative Committee for the Legislative Women's Caucus. Fiona Ma serves as the Speaker's representative on the California Democratic Party's Executive Board, where she works to protect democracy and make every vote count. She is a founding member of the Westside Chinese Democratic Club and an active member of many local organizations.Ma earned her B.A. from Rochester Institute of Technology, her Masters in Taxation from Golden Gate University and her M.B.A from Pepperdine University. She resides in San Francisco's Sunset district.
In 2006, Supervisor Ma defeated a wealthy opponent in a heated and expensive Democratic primary for California State Assembly by earning 60% of the vote. Upon arriving in Sacramento, Fiona Ma was named Assembly Majority Whip. As the Assemblywoman representing San Francisco and San Mateo counties, Ma brings a progressive perspective to Sacramento. Ma chairs the Legislative Committee for the Legislative Women's Caucus. Fiona Ma serves as the Speaker's representative on the California Democratic Party's Executive Board, where she works to protect democracy and make every vote count. She is a founding member of the Westside Chinese Democratic Club and an active member of many local organizations.Ma earned her B.A. from Rochester Institute of Technology, her Masters in Taxation from Golden Gate University and her M.B.A from Pepperdine University. She resides in San Francisco's Sunset district.
