Jay Chen '00 (Public Servant)

By Cristina Slattery '97

Jay Chen '00 has been getting by on very little sleep lately. Running for Congress is a "marathon, not a sprint,” he says. Chen, who is the current president of the Hacienda-La Puente School Board, decided to run for the congressional seat when a redistricting process changed the configuration of this Los Angeles district where he has lived for much of his life. Chen will face Republican incumbent, Ed Royce, in the opening primary this coming Tuesday as well as D’Marie Mulattieri, who is not affiliated with a political party. Royce has been representing the district for two decades and Chen, in fact, once worked in his office in Washington, D.C. as an intern. Now, however, he decided that it is time to take on the veteran since a redistricting process changed the demographics of the voting population in way that favors Chen, and, of course, Chen believes that Royce’s decisions are hurting the district rather than moving it forward.

https://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-june-7-2010/socialism-studies

Please check out this segment which aired this week featuring my hometown of Hacienda Heights and my school district.  I never would have thought that serving on the school board would get me on The Daily Show, but I guess I have the Chinese language and the angry Tea Party to thank for that.  Enjoy and please pass it along!  And yes, that lady is completely serious.