Steven Choi
| Steven Choi | |
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| 최석호 | |
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| Member of the California State Assembly from the 68th district |
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Assumed office December 5, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Don Wagner |
| Mayor of Irvine | |
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In office December 11, 2012 – December 5, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Sukhee Kang |
| Succeeded by | Don Wagner |
| Member of the Irvine City Council | |
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In office December 14, 2004 – December 11, 2012 |
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| Personal details | |
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January 15, 1944 Seoul, South Korea |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Janie Choi |
| Residence | Irvine, California |
| Alma mater |
Kyung Hee University Louisiana State University University of Pittsburgh |
| Profession | Politician |
| Religion | Evangelical Christian |
| Website | Official Campaign Web Site |
Steven Seokho Choi (Korean: 최석호 Choi Seok-Ho; born January 15, 1944) is an American Republican Party politician from Orange County, California, who is the California State Assemblymember representing the 68th Assembly District, having won the post in 2016. Prior to that, he served two terms as mayor of Irvine, California. In 1998, he became the first Asian-American elected to the Irvine Unified School Board and served two consecutive terms there before becoming the first Asian American to have been elected to a four-year term on the Irvine City Council and one of two Korean Americans on the council.
Born in South Korea, Steven Choi earned his B.A. degree from Kyung Hee University in Seoul, South Korea. He came to the United States from South Korea as a Peace Corps language instructor for the State Department in August 1968. He then continued his post-graduate education, earning his master's degree in Library Science from Louisiana State University, and his Ph.D. in Library and Information Science at the University of Pittsburgh.
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