Wilma Chan

Wilma Chan
Member of the
Alameda County Board of Supervisors from the 3rd district
In office
January 3, 2011 – November 3, 2021
Preceded byAlice Lai-Bitker
Succeeded byDave Brown
In office
January 2, 1995 – December 4, 2000
Preceded byDon Perata
Succeeded byAlice Lai-Bitker
Majority Leader of the California Assembly
In office
February 7, 2002 - November 30, 2004
Preceded byKevin Shelley
Succeeded byDario Frommer
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 16th district
In office
December 4, 2000 – November 30, 2006
Preceded byAudie Bock
Succeeded bySandré Swanson
Personal details
Born(1949-10-05)October 5, 1949
Boston, Massachusetts
DiedNovember 3, 2021(2021-11-03) (aged 72)
Oakland, California
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic Party
Alma materWellesley College
Stanford Graduate School of Education
OccupationPolitician

Wilma Chan (Chinese: 陳煥瑛; pinyin: Chén Huànyīng; October 5, 1949 – November 3, 2021) was an American politician in California serving on the Alameda County Board of Supervisors. A Democrat, she served in the California State Assembly from 2000 to 2006 before being termed out, representing the 16th District, which at the time included Oakland, Alameda, and Piedmont. She served as Assembly Majority Whip from 2001 to 2002 and from 2002 to 2004 as Assembly Majority Leader, the first woman and the first Asian American to hold the position. In 2008, Chan lost a Democratic Party primary election for the California State Senate District 9 seat.

On November 3, 2021, while walking her dog, Chan was struck and killed by a vehicle in the City of Alameda, California.[1][2]

  1. ^ NBC Bay Area staff (3 November 2021). "Alameda County Supervisor Dies After Being Hit by Vehicle". NBC Bay Area. NBCUniversal Media, LLC. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Alameda County Supervisor Wilma Chan struck by car and killed while walking dog". KTVU FOX 2. 2021-11-03. Retrieved 2021-11-05.