Wilma Chan
Politician
1949 –
Who is Wilma Chan?
Wilma Chan is a politician in California serving on the Alameda County Board of Supervisors. Chan served as the California State Assembly Majority Leader from 2002–2004; she was the first woman and the first Asian American to hold the position. She also served as Assembly Majority Whip from 2001-2002. Chan is a Democrat. She represented the 16th District, which includes Oakland, Alameda, and Piedmont from 2000 to 2006 before being termed out. In June, Chan lost a Democratic Party primary election for the California State Senate District 9 seat that is now held by Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata, who will be termed out in 2008. Chan was a resident of Oakland for more than 20 years; she lives in Alameda. She is the mother of two grown children.
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- Born
- Oct 5, 1949
Boston - Ethnicity
- Asian American
- Profession
- Education
- Stanford University
- Wellesley College
- Lived in
- Boston
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on July 23, 2013
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