FONG, Vince, a Representative from California; born in Bakersfield, Kern County, Calif., October 24, 1979; graduated from West High School, Bakersfield, Calif., 1997; B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, Calif., 2001; M.P.A., Princeton University, Princeton, N.J., 2003; staff, United States Representative William Marshall Thomas of California, 2003-2007; staff, United States Representative Kevin McCarthy of California, 2007-2016; member of the California state assembly, 2016-2024; elected as a Republican, by special election, to the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Kevin McCarthy (May 21, 2024-present).