FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Shawn.Lewis@asm.ca.gov; (916) 342-9315 Follow: @AsmStevenChoi68 & FacebookGovernor Signs Assemblyman Steven Choi’s AB 251 Addressing ‘Operation Varsity Blues’ College Admissions Bribery ScandalAB 251 (Choi) ensures campus staff involved in fundraising are prohibited from engaging in admission by exception processSACRAMENTO, Calif., July 9, 2021 – Today, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 251, authored by Assemblymember Steven Choi, Ph.D. (R – Irvine), which addresses the ‘Operation Varsity Blues’ admission bribery scandal by ensuring campus staff…

Why I Voted NO on Sacramento’s Cynically Partisan 2021 State Budgetby Assemblymember Steven Choi, Ph.D. Sacramento’s one-party budget process is broken, and we need bipartisan ideas to fix it. California is home to nearly 40 million people, representing the most diverse state in the nation; however, our state budget process is entirely one-sided—only allowing input from one political party. As we recover and rebuild from a devastating pandemic, Californians expect better from our state government, which is why I voted NO on the shameful partisan budget deal pushed through Sacramento this year…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Shawn.Lewis@asm.ca.gov; (916) 342-9135 Follow: @AsmStevenChoi68 & FacebookAssemblyman Steven Choi’s Bipartisan AB 1002 Supporting Veterans’ Higher Education Pursuits Passes out of Senate Military And Veterans Affairs CommitteeSACRAMENTO, Calif., June 30, 2021 – Today, Members of the Senate Military and Veterans Affairs Committee voted in support of AB 1002, authored by Assemblyman Steven Choi, Ph.D. (R-Irvine), which requests the UC and directs the CSU to formulate a consistent policy to recognize a military service member’s Joint Service Transcript and award…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Shawn.Lewis@asm.ca.gov; (916) 342-9315 Follow: @AsmStevenChoi68 & FacebookAssemblyman Steven Choi’s Bipartisan AB 251 Addressing ‘Operation Varsity Blues’ College Admission Scandal Passes Senate to GovernorAB 251 (Choi) ensures campus staff involved in fundraising are prohibited from engaging in admission by exception processSACRAMENTO, Calif., June 24, 2021 – Today, the California State Senate unanimously passed Assembly Bill 251, authored by Assemblymember Steven Choi, Ph.D. (Vice Chair, Assembly Higher Education Committee), and Joint Authored by…

Congratulations Julie Lim for being selected as Small Business of the Year 2020. I had the pleasure of presenting the resolution in person at her Orange Wine Mart & Deli, one of her 3 locations. Due to the COVID-19, the presentation was delayed till now, but it sure was a pleasure to make in-person contacts. Congratulations Julie!

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Shawn.Lewis@asm.ca.gov; (916) 342-9315 Follow: @AsmStevenChoi68 & Facebook SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 15, 2021 – This week, The Civil Justice Association of California (CJAC) announced that Assemblymember Steven Choi (R-68) was selected to receive the 2021 Civil Justice Gavel award. Each year, CJAC presents the Civil Justice Gavel to one Democrat and one Republican legislator who display extraordinary leadership in promoting a fair, balanced civil justice system in California. “We’re delighted to recognize the standout, bipartisan efforts of …

“I mean, this is unbelievable. What kind of a bill is this?” said Republican Assemblyman Steven Choi during Monday’s floor debate. “What kind of laws are we trying to enact by this body? This is intolerable.”

"Giving special or preferential treatment to someone based on their race is racism itself, or on their sex is sexism. I do not want to live in a state where the color of my skin or my race or my sex or my national origin determines my qualifications for a position, a job or entering to a college. I came here to this country to get away from ideologies like that."  ~Assemblyman Steven Choi

SACRAMENTO - Assemblyman Steven Choi (R-Irvine) today announced that his measure, Assembly Bill 2494, which seeks to have the California State Universities (CSU) and Universities of California (UC) recognize veterans training and experience for college credit, passed through the Assembly Appropriations Committee and is being sent to the Assembly Floor for a vote. “I am thankful for the committee’s judgement to pass this important legislation for veterans,” said Choi. “Our system, far out paced by the private sector, fails to recognize veterans who were trained in management, marketing,…

Recession, economic downturns and hard times are no stranger to many of us in California. For the younger, the years surrounding 2009 and the recession stand as a reminder of those times, others might remember hard times from years past, like the gas shortages of the 1970s. This past week the governor issued and made public his budget for our great state, trying to address the economic recession that was caused by COVID-19 and the shutdown of almost every activity in California.