Evan Low
| Evan Low | |
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| 羅達倫 | |
| Member of the California State Assembly from the 28th district |
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| Assumed office December 1, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Paul Fong |
| Mayor of Campbell, California | |
| In office December 2010 – 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Michael Kotowski |
| Member of the Campbell City Council | |
| In office 2006–2014 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | June 5, 1983 San Jose, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Campbell, California |
| Alma mater | De Anza College San Jose State University |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | www |
Evan Low (Chinese: 羅達倫; pinyin: Luó Dálún) (born June 5, 1983) is an American politician currently serving in the California State Assembly. He is a Democrat representing the 28th district, encompassing parts of the South Bay. Prior to being elected to the state assembly, he was a Campbell city councilmember.
In 2013, his colleagues on the Campbell City Council selected him to serve as Mayor for a second time.[1] His term on the council expired in 2014.
When his colleagues selected him to become Campbell mayor in 2009, Low became the youngest openly gay, Asian American Mayor in the nation.[2]
Low was born in 1983 as the son of Arthur Low, a Chinese American optometrist, grew up in San Jose, California, attending Leland High School, and moved to Campbell in 2003.[3][4][5]
He earned a bachelor's degree in political science from San Jose State University.[4][5] He participated in a three-week program, the Senior Executives in State and Local Government program, at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.[5]
In 2004, he unsuccessfully ran for a seat on the City Council, and won in 2006. Low worked as a senior district representative for California's former 28th State Assembly district Assemblymember Paul Fong and is a member of the Democratic National Committee.[3][4]
While Mayor of San Francisco, Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom issued a Proclamation naming June 5, 2006, “Evan Low Day” in the City and County of San Francisco.[2][6][7]
Low is also known for launching a petition on the website Change.org, that asked the Food and Drug Administration to lift its ban on gay and bisexual men from donating blood. By August 31, 2013, the petition had garnered over 25,000 signatures and by September 10, 2013, nearly 50,000.
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External links
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- 1983 births
- Members of the California State Assembly
- California Democrats
- American mayors of Asian descent
- American politicians of Chinese descent
- Gay politicians
- LGBT American people of Asian descent
- LGBT mayors of places in the United States
- Living people
- Mayors of places in California
- Politicians from San Jose, California
- San Jose State University alumni
- Leland High School (San Jose, California) alumni
- De Anza College alumni
