Phil Ting
 | This biography of a living person relies too much on references to primary sources. (September 2010) |
Phil Ting 丁右立 | |
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| Member of the California State Assembly from the 19th district | |
| Assumed office December 3, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Fiona Ma (redistricted) |
| Assessor-Recorder of San Francisco | |
| In office July 15, 2005 – December 3, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Mabel Teng |
| Succeeded by | Carmen Chu |
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| Born | February 9, 1969 Torrance, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Susan Sun |
| Residence(s) | San Francisco, California |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley (BA) Harvard University (MA) |
| Profession | Financial advisor |
| Website | asmdc |
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Philip Y. Ting (Chinese: 丁右立; pinyin: Dīng Yòulì; born February 9, 1969) is an American politician currently serving in the California State Assembly. He is a Democrat representing the 19th Assembly District, which encompasses western San Francisco and northern San Mateo County. Prior to being elected to the Assembly in 2012, he was the Assessor-Recorder of San Francisco.
Early Career
Phil Ting began his career as a real estate financial adviser at Arthur Andersen and CB Richard Ellis. He also previously served as the executive director of the Asian Law Caucus, as the president of the Bay Area Assessors Association, and on the board of Equality California.[1]
Career in San Francisco Politics
Assessor-Recorder
Phil Ting was appointed San Francisco Assessor-Recorder in 2005 by then-Mayor Gavin Newsom, becoming San Francisco’s highest-ranking Chinese-American official at the time. He was then elected to the post in November 2005, garnering 58 percent of the vote.[2]
As Assessor-Recorder, Ting cleared a five-year assessment backlog, which resulted in the collection of more than $200 million in unpaid property taxes.[3] In February 2012, Ting commissioned the country’s first real study of mortgage fraud that spurred national action,[4] uncovering "widespread mortgage industry irregularity" in San Francisco foreclosures.[5]
Specifically, Ting commissioned an audit of nearly 400 homes in the city that had been foreclosed upon in 2009-2011. The results of the audit, which demonstrated that more than 80% of the sampled foreclosures contained at least one clear legal violation, provided documented support for the state legislature to push for increased oversight of the mortgage industry.[6]
Ting was re-elected Assessor-Recorder in 2006 and 2010.[7]
Mayoral Election
Ting ran in the San Francisco Mayoral election of 2011 but was defeated by incumbent Mayor Ed Lee. Ting set a California record for highest campaign expenditures per vote after spending $500,000 on his 2011 campaign for San Francisco Mayor only to finish in 12th place. [8][9][10] The majority of the money came from the city's public campaign financing system which provided Ting's campaign with over $300,000.[11]
State Assembly
The following year, in 2012, he was elected to the California State Assembly. In 2014, Ting announced his support for a $100 million property tax-break for large corporations in San Francisco's Mid-Market District.[12]
A Democrat, Ting represents the state's 19th District, which includes the west side of San Francisco, in addition to Broadmoor, Colma, Daly City, and South San Francisco.[1] Ting is currently Chair of the Assembly Committee on Budget and is first Asian-American to hold the position. He previously served as Chair of the Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation and Chair of the Assembly Democratic Caucus.[1]
2014 California State Assembly
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Phil Ting (incumbent) | 45,103 | 77.6 | |
| Republican | Rene Pineda | 12,985 | 22.4 | |
| Total votes | 58,088 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Phil Ting (incumbent) | 81,103 | 77.0 | |
| Republican | Rene Pineda | 24,170 | 23.0 | |
| Total votes | 105,273 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2016 California State Assembly candidacy
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Phil Ting (incumbent) | 95,046 | 83.6 | |
| Republican | Carlos "Chuck" Taylor | 18,686 | 16.4 | |
| Democratic | Daniel C. Kappler (write-in) | 22 | 0.0 | |
| Total votes | 113,754 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Carlos "Chuck" Taylor | |||
| Democratic | Phil Ting (incumbent) | |||
| Total votes | ||||
Personal life
He lives in San Francisco's Sunset District with his wife and their two daughters.[13] His parents are immigrants from Taiwan.[14]
References
- ^ a b c "Biography - Assemblymember Phil Ting Representing the 19th California Assembly District". asmdc.org. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
- ^ "RCV Assessor Nov 2005 | Department of Elections". sfgov.org. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
- ^ "The State's Only Happy Tax Man - The Bay Citizen". July 14, 2010. Retrieved September 27, 2016 – via The Bay Citizen.
- ^ Pelosi, Speier Request Justice Department Examination into Possible Violations of Federal Law in San Francisco Foreclosures – Rep. Pelosi. Pelosi.house.gov (2012-02-17). Retrieved on 2012-03-23.
- ^ "Assessor-Recorder Phil Ting Uncovers Widespread Mortgage Industry Irregularity in San Francisco Foreclosures | HomeownershipSF.org". www.homeownershipsf.org. Retrieved 2016-09-28.
- ^ Morgenson, Gretchen (2012-02-15). "California Audit Finds Broad Irregularities in Foreclosures". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-09-28.
- ^ "November 2, 2010 - Consolidated General Election". www.sfelections.org. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
- ^ http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-losing-san-francisco-mayoral-candidate-spent-510-p-2012feb28-htmlstory.html
- ^ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/28/phil-ting_n_1308077.html
- ^ http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Public-financing-a-major-player-in-mayor-s-race-2298229.php
- ^ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/28/phil-ting_n_1308077.html
- ^ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-04-03/twitter-tax-break-is-target-in-san-francisco-income-war
- ^ About Phil Ting. Reset San Francisco. Retrieved on 2012-03-23.
- ^ "丁右立宣佈有意參選舊金山市長 - 大紀元". 2 December 2010.
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