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Fiona Ma

fiona maAbout Fiona Ma, CPA, State Board of Equalization

Assembly Speaker pro Tempore Emeritus Fiona Ma was elected to the State Board of

Equalization (SBOE) on November 5, 2014 and represents close to 10 million people in 23

counties from the Oregon border to Santa Barbara County. The 5,000 person tax agency affects

every taxpayer in California and has broad regulatory and adjudicatory powers and is the only

elected tax board in America.

Ms. Ma was elected to represent the 12th Assembly District from November 2006 to November

2012 (after serving the maximum three terms).  She was the #112 woman to ever be elected to

the California Legislature and the first Asian woman to ever serve as Speaker pro Tempore since

1850 (first Legislature).  Ms. Ma first became interested in politics as a small business owner

advocating on behalf of other small businesses.  She was an elected delegate to the 1995 White

House Conference on Small Business under President Bill Clinton and later was elected a

member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from 2002-2006.

In the Assembly, Ms. Ma authored groundbreaking legislation to protect consumers, prevent the

spread of Hepatitis B, and increase access to quality healthcare.  As a joint author of Proposition

1-A (Nov 2008), she was the legislature’s leading advocate to bring high-speed trains to

California.  Additionally, Ms. Ma has been and continues to be a leader in promoting trade and

fostering relationships between California and Asia.

Ms. Ma received her B.S. from the Rochester Institute of Technology (NY), her M.S. in Taxation

from Golden Gate University (SF), and an MBA from Pepperdine University.  She has been

licensed in California as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) since 1992.

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