Michael F. "Mike" Eng is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party. He previously served in the California State Assembly and the Monterey Park City Council, and was Mayor of Monterey Park from 2004-2005.

Eng has a Bachelor's degree and Master's degree from the University of Hawaii and a JD from the University of California, Los Angeles. He is the Senior Partner and founder of the law firm of Eng & Nishimura, practicing immigration and nationality law.

He is married to U.S. House Representative Judy Chu who is his predecessor in the State Assembly, as well as a former council member and Mayor of Monterey Park, and former Vice-Chair (and a past Chair) of the California's State Board of Equalization. Chu is the first Chinese American woman ever elected to the U.S. Congress.

Assemblyman Mike Eng told students at the rally that bullying affected his self-esteem and academics in school. "I was bullied so badly and repeatedly that I had bad grades," Eng said, according to the Star-News. "I was even afraid to raise my hand in class because I thought the bullies would kick my chair, and then later find me outside and kick something else."

Eng has also worked to fight bullying at a state level, authoring an anti-bullying assembly bill passed by Gov. Jerry Brown that expands the definition of bullying and allows school districts to use school safety funds for prevention programs.




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