BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//github.com/ical-org/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 5.1.4//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Vince Fong was elected to represent the 34th Assembly District\ , which encompasses most of Kern County including Bakersfield\, Bear Valle y Springs\, China Lake\, Frazier Park\, Golden Hills\, Inyokern\, Lebec\, Oildale\, Ridgecrest\, Taft\, and Tehachapi. From a young age\, Vince knew that he wanted to positively affect the region that he has always called home\, and he recognized that policy provided him with the opportunity to achieve this goal. Vince began his career with Congressman Bill Thomas\, C hair of the Ways and Means Committee\, working on international trade poli cy to open up markets for our nation’s farmers and small businesses. He then returned home to serve the residents of Kern County. For nearly a dec ade\, he served as the district director to House Majority Leader and Cong ressman Kevin McCarthy\, where he managed public policy issues for the reg ion\, worked to create jobs\, made commonsense reforms\, and fought to imp rove the quality of life for our neighbors and families. Vince has helped to lead the conversation on energy independence in California and worked t o develop policies that permit business expansion and enhance job opportun ities for local residents. He has worked with local small business owners to create a climate for small business growth. He helped organize the Vall ey Fever Symposium\, bringing the issue into the national spotlight and co nvincing leaders in healthcare to conduct research and find solutions to a growing problem. Each day\, Vince works with local leaders and organizati ons to put California’s job climate back on track. He has seen first-han d the burdens of bureaucracy and red tape. His efforts to lower taxes\, re duce burdensome regulations and limit government overreach\, remind electe d leaders that free-markets and competition are the keys to a successful e conomy and good-paying jobs. Vince is a lifelong resident of Kern County. He earned a bachelor’s degree from UCLA and master’s from Princeton Un iversity. He serves on the boards of the Jim Burke Education Foundation an d Honor Flight Kern County where he works to send WWII\, Korean War and Vi etnam Veterans to Washington\, DC to see their memorials. Vince is also a lifetime member of the NRA. DTEND:20170803T200000Z DTSTAMP:20261009T180849Z DTSTART:20170803T190000Z LOCATION:BMOA SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:Assemblyman Vince Fong UID:e0482db7-9b52-4103-9326-a7594bb45a7f X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Vince Fong was elected to represent the 34t h Assembly District\, which encompasses most of Kern County including Bake rsfield\, Bear Valley Springs\, China Lake\, Frazier Park\, Golden Hills\, Inyokern\, Lebec\, Oildale\, Ridgecrest\, Taft\, and Tehachapi.

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From a young age\, Vince knew that he wanted to positively affect the reg ion that he has always called home\, and he recognized that policy provide d him with the opportunity to achieve this goal.

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Vince began his career with Congressman Bill Thomas\, Chair of the Ways and Means Committ ee\, working on international trade policy to open up markets for our nati on&rsquo\;s farmers and small businesses. He then returned home to serve t he residents of Kern County.

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For nearly a decade\, he served as the district director to House Majority Leader and Congressman Kevin McCar thy\, where he managed public policy issues for the region\, worked to cre ate jobs\, made commonsense reforms\, and fought to improve the quality of life for our neighbors and families.

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Vince has helped to lead t he conversation on energy independence in California and worked to develop policies that permit business expansion and enhance job opportunities for local residents. He has worked with local small business owners to create a climate for small business growth. He helped organize the Valley Fever Symposium\, bringing the issue into the national spotlight and convincing leaders in healthcare to conduct research and find solutions to a growing problem.

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Each day\, Vince works with local leaders and organizat ions to put California&rsquo\;s job climate back on track. He has seen fir st-hand the burdens of bureaucracy and red tape. His efforts to lower taxe s\, reduce burdensome regulations and limit government overreach\, remind elected leaders that free-markets and competition are the keys to a succes sful economy and good-paying jobs.

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Vince is a lifelong resident of Kern County. He earned a bachelor&rsquo\;s degree from UCLA and master& rsquo\;s from Princeton University. He serves on the boards of the Jim Bur ke Education Foundation and Honor Flight Kern County where he works to sen d WWII\, Korean War and Vietnam Veterans to Washington\, DC to see their m emorials. Vince is also a lifetime member of the NRA.

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