Tony Hwang

Tony Hwang is a State Representative for the 134th district (which comprises sections of Fairfield and Trumbull) in the Connecticut General Assembly. Rep. Hwang was first elected in November 2008, as one of the few Republican challengers within the United States to beat a sitting Democratic incumbent during the Obama electoral tsumani and in 2010, Rep. Hwang won re-election with nearly a 70% plurality. Rep. Hwang currently serves as a ranking/leader member of the Legislature’s Government Administration and Elections Committee along committee membership in Appropriations (budgetary) and Environment Committees.

Biography

Hwang was born in Kaohsiung, Taiwan after his parents fled the communist government in mainland China as teeagers and re-settled in Taiwan. The family immigrated to Watertown, New York when Rep. Hwang was approximately 9 years old. His family’s first residence in this country was in a federally subsidized housing project until his family moved to Syracuse, NY approximately 3 years later. Rep. Hwang began his education in the US, not able to speak or read the English language. In fact, Rep. Hwang started in remedial English as a 2nd language (ESL) curriculum during his initial years in America. It was through the inspirations and motivation of his parents and the caring and counsel of great teachers that Rep. Hwang succeeded academically by graduating from Corcoran High School in the Syracuse Public School system and later from Cornell University with a B.S. Degree in Labor Relations and Organizational Behavior. Rep. Hwang's experience has shaped his passionate commitment to helping other children succeed in Education and achieving the American Dream of economical security.

Hwang’s first job was working in his family’s restaurant in Syracuse, New York throughout his teenage years. After graduating college, he joined United Technologies’ corporate training program in Hartford, Connecticut. He was employed there for several years in the executive search industry before becoming a nationally recognized realtor with Coldwell Banker.^{[citation needed]}

Throughout the nearly two decades in Connecticut, Rep. Hwang has lived in the 134th district and has been a dedicated community public advocate. He is a longtime member of the Rotary (Westport Sunrise Rotary Club), volunteers at Wakeman Boys & Girls Club (after school youth programs), Operation Hope (homeless shelter), the Center for Women and Families (domestic violence) and previously served as an assistant tennis coach at Greens Farms Academy in Westport, Connecticut.

Rep. Hwang and his wife Grace are the parents of a high school age daughter and middle school age son and actively participate and support PTA functions and actitives.

Legislative highlights

As of 12 July 2010, Representative Hwang has introducted eleven bills in the Connecticut General Assembly.

External links

• Connecticut General Assembly: http://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/menu/hlist.asp
• Official website: http://tonyhwang2010.us/