Fiona Ma

Fiona Ma
馬世雲
34th Treasurer of California
Assumed office
January 7, 2019
GovernorGavin Newsom
Preceded byJohn Chiang
Chair of the California Board of Equalization
In office
February 24, 2016 – February 23, 2017
Preceded byJerome Horton
Succeeded byDiane Harkey
Member of the
California Board of Equalization
from the 2nd district
In office
January 5, 2015 – January 7, 2019
Preceded byBetty Yee (redistricted)
Succeeded byMalia Cohen
Speaker pro tempore of the California State Assembly
In office
March 27, 2010 – August 10, 2012
Preceded byLori Saldaña
Succeeded byNora Campos
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 12th district
In office
December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2012
Preceded byLeland Yee
Succeeded byPhil Ting
Member of the
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
from the 4th district
In office
December 2, 2002 – December 4, 2006
Preceded byLeland Yee
Succeeded byEd Jew
Personal details
Born (1966-03-04) March 4, 1966 (age 58)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseJason Hodge
EducationRochester Institute of Technology (BS)
Golden Gate University (MS)
Pepperdine University (MBA)
Fiona Ma
Traditional Chinese馬世雲
Simplified Chinese马世云
Hanyu PinyinMǎ Shìyún
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinMǎ Shìyún
Wade–GilesMa3 Shih4-yün2
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingMaa5 Sai3wan4

Fiona Ma (born March 4, 1966) is an American politician and accountant. She has been serving as the California state treasurer since January 7, 2019.[1] She previously was a member of the California Board of Equalization (2015–2019), the California State Assembly (2006–2012), and the San Francisco Board of Supervisors (2002–2006).[2][3][4]

A member of the Democratic Party, Ma was the first Asian American woman to serve as California Assembly Speaker Pro Tempore,[5] the second highest-ranking office in the California Assembly.[6] Ma is also only the second Certified Public Accountant (CPA) to be elected to the Board of Equalization.[7] She was selected as Chairperson of the California Board of Equalization in 2016,[8] and ordered three external audits of the agency.[9]

In March 2019, Ma announced she would run for the 2026 California gubernatorial election.[10] In March 2023, she announced that she would be running for the 2026 California lieutenant gubernatorial election instead.[11][12]

  1. ^ Padilla, Alex (November 6, 2018). "Statement of Vote Statement of Vote" (PDF). State of California. Secretary of State of the State of California. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Former Supervisor Fiona Ma". SFbos.org. San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  3. ^ Bondoc, Jose Ricardo G. (January 7, 2015). "Fiona Ma Praised By Colleagues As "Fearless & Dynamic"". sfnewsfeed.us. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  4. ^ Samaha, Albert (October 11, 2012). "Fiona Ma Tells SF Weekly What the State Assembly Taught Her About California". SF Weekly. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Profiles: Fiona Ma". law.ggu.edu. Golden Gate University. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  6. ^ "California State Legislature Leadership". legislature.ca.gov. California State Legislature. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  7. ^ Anderson, Olivia (November 9, 2017). "From San Francisco to the State" (PDF). No. 945. Beverly Hills Weekly. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  8. ^ Public Affairs, Office of. "BOE Selects New Chair and Vice Chair". boe.ca.gov. California Board of Equalization. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  9. ^ Ma, Fiona (16 June 2017). "California Legislature Passes Sweeping BOE Tax Reform". Fionama.com. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  10. ^ Marinucci, Carla (2019-03-26). "3 top Democrats say they'll run for California governor in 2026". POLITICO. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
  11. ^ Bollag, Sophia (2023-04-25). "Former California Controller Betty Yee says she will run to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2026". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
  12. ^ Ding, Diana (2023-03-13). "State Treasurer Fiona Ma announces she will run for Lieutenant Governor of California in 2026". Silicon Valley Innovation Channel Ding Ding TV. Retrieved 2023-04-25.