Christian Fong

Incorporated Renewable Energy Trust Capital

2009 (age 1)

Maine, United States of America

In December 2009, Fong announced he was suspending his campaign due to difficulty raising campaign funds after the entry of former Governor Terry East. Branstad to the race. At the age of 35, Fong was widely seen as a rising star within the Iowa Republican Party and was named as a possible Lieutenant Governorial candidate for former Governor Terry East. Branstad"s 2010 gubernatorial bid. Fong is the son of a Chinese immigrant who fled Communist China as his family was persecuted and killed for their Christian faith. Fong was born in the state of Maine in the United States in 1977 and was brought up in humble circumstances. Christian graduated from Underwood (Iowa) High School at age 16 with valedictorian honors, received a Bachelor of Surgery in Statistics, Summa Cum Laude from Creighton University in 1996 and then studied at Dartmouth College, receiving his Master of Business Administration in Statistics from the Tuck School of Business, with high distinction. Christian was known for pro-growth political policies. Christian was opposed to tax increases, stating that during a deep recession is "the worst possible time to raise taxes". He was a strong supporter of a balanced budget, fiscal responsibility and community driven business growth policies. He is in favor of allowing the public to vote on policy concerning marriage statutes, rather than having political groups use it as an issue-driven political topic. Fong has stated "The Legislature says one thing and the Supreme Court says the opposite. The law is clear. There is one arbiter when you have a disagreement and it"s not the governor, it"s the people of Iowa". He is also pro-life and opposes government funding for elective abortions. Christian is the Chief Financial Officer of Renewable Energy Trust, a clean energy finance firm in San Francisco, California. Formerly he was Managing Director of Capital Markets at AEGON United States of America Reality Advisors and served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Corridor Recovery, helping with flood recovery efforts in Eastern Iowa. Additionally, Christian chaired the Small Business Task Force of the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce. He was appointed by then Iowa Governor Chet Culver to the Generation Iowa Commission in 2007, and was elected by his peers as Chair where he traveled around the state meeting and advising local and state government entities, as well as business groups, on attracting and retaining next generation workforce.

Christian Fong

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Incorporated Renewable Energy Trust Capital

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Creighton University.

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In December 2009, Fong announced he was suspending his campaign due to difficulty raising campaign funds after the entry of former Governor Terry East. Branstad to the race. At the age of 35, Fong was widely seen as a rising star within the Iowa Republican Party and was named as a possible Lieutenant Governorial candidate for former Governor Terry East. Branstad"s 2010 gubernatorial bid. Fong is the son of a Chinese immigrant who fled Communist China as his family was persecuted and killed for their Christian faith.

Fong was born in the state of Maine in the United States in 1977 and was brought up in humble circumstances.

Christian graduated from Underwood (Iowa) High School at age 16 with valedictorian honors, received a Bachelor of Surgery in Statistics, Summa Cum Laude from Creighton University in 1996 and then studied at Dartmouth College, receiving his Master of Business Administration in Statistics from the Tuck School of Business, with high distinction. Christian was known for pro-growth political policies.

Christian was opposed to tax increases, stating that during a deep recession is "the worst possible time to raise taxes". He was a strong supporter of a balanced budget, fiscal responsibility and community driven business growth policies.

He is in favor of allowing the public to vote on policy concerning marriage statutes, rather than having political groups use it as an issue-driven political topic.

Fong has stated "The Legislature says one thing and the Supreme Court says the opposite. The law is clear. There is one arbiter when you have a disagreement and it"s not the governor, it"s the people of Iowa". He is also pro-life and opposes government funding for elective abortions.

Christian is the Chief Financial Officer of Renewable Energy Trust, a clean energy finance firm in San Francisco, California. Formerly he was Managing Director of Capital Markets at AEGON United States of America Reality Advisors and served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Corridor Recovery, helping with flood recovery efforts in Eastern Iowa.

Additionally, Christian chaired the Small Business Task Force of the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce. He was appointed by then Iowa Governor Chet Culver to the Generation Iowa Commission in 2007, and was elected by his peers as Chair where he traveled around the state meeting and advising local and state government entities, as well as business groups, on attracting and retaining next generation workforce.

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Republican Party of Iowa, Republican Party.

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He is a member of the Republican Party of Iowa and announced in June 2009, that he was seeking the Republican nomination for the 2010 Iowa Gubernatorial Election.

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