Candidate for
Member of the State Assembly; District 49

As a School Board Member, local small business owner, Judge Pro Tem, and community leader, Edwin "Ed" Chau has dedicated his life to fighting for better schools, new jobs, and more opportunities for San Gabriel Valley families.

Growing up in a working class family, Ed learned the value of hard work and a good education early on. He attended local public schools and worked his way through college to become an engineer and now a Montebello School Board Member. Ed understands that good schools lead to good jobs. That is why he has worked to deliver millions in funding to build new schools, improve classrooms, and helped create new educational and workforce training programs to prepare students for careers in computers, sciences, healthcare, and engineering.

As our state recovers from the toughest economic crisis since Great Depression, revitalizing our economy and improving our education system will be Ed's top priority in the State Assembly. In order to get California back on track, Ed will fight to make investing in education, protecting neighborhood schools from cuts, and opening up new opportunities so local small businesses can grow his top priority.

As Assembly Member, Ed will stand up for local families; and fight for our values of good jobs, strong schools, and new opportunities so San Gabriel Valley families flourish and succeed. That is why Ed is the only candidate supported by the leaders and organizations we trust like Congresswoman Judy Chu, State Senator Ed Hernandez, Assemblymember Mike Eng, the Democratic Party, teachers, firefighters, local doctors, and small business owners.

An Educator, Small Business Owner, and Independent Problem Solver for the San Gabriel Valley

As an educator, product of local public schools, and small business owner, Ed Chau understands the good schools lead to good jobs. On the Montebello School Board, Ed helped spearhead initiatives to dramatically improve academic standards. Under his tenure, student test scores increased by 160 points and are now some of the highest in the state. He also helped balance the school district's $200 million annual budget for 12 years in a row without any teacher layoffs, and while making new investments to improve classrooms and build new schools.

Ed delivered over $171 million to reduce school overcrowding, renovate local schools, and create new educational and job training programs. Under his leadership, the Montebello School District built the new cutting-edge Applied Technology Center, one of the state's most innovative high schools, giving students the skills to enter career in medicine, engineering, and science.

Ed Chau has been a small business owner for nearly 20 years. As a small business owner, Ed knows what it is like to balance a budget, meet payroll, create jobs, and do more with less. He understands importance small business plays in our economy as they are the engine that drives innovation and job creation in our local communities.

Ed Chau served as a Judge Pro Tem for the Los Angeles Superior Court for the past 10 years. Ed is fighting to protect local small businesses and middle families from big corporations that take advantage of them. He has helped small businesses keep their doors open during the bad economy and given them the tools to grow.

Ed Chau worked as an IBM computer engineer in the 1980′s for nearly a decade. Prior to owning his own business, Ed was an engineer for IBM and a programmer for Unisys Corporation in the 1980′s, where he helped create cutting-edge technology and focused on finding solutions to tomorrow's problems. He is an innovative leader and who approaches problem solving with the mind of an engineer.

Ed Chau has devoted his life to public service. Ed has served the City of Montebello on the Budget Committee, the Investment Committee, the Traffic and Safety Commission, and the Civil Service Commission. In high school, he worked for the Department of Social Services assisting working families and volunteered at the Chinatown Service Center. For 10 years, he volunteered as a news broadcaster for a radio station.

Ed holds bachelor degrees in Computer Science and Sociology, both from USC, and a Juris Doctorate degree from Southwestern Law School. Ed is married to Candice and they have one daughter, Caitlyn.