Steven Choi
Steven Choi | |
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최석호 | |
Official portrait, 2025 | |
| Member of the California Senate from the 37th district | |
| Assumed office December 2, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Dave Min |
| Member of the California State Assembly from the 68th district | |
| In office December 5, 2016 – November 30, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Don Wagner |
| Succeeded by | Avelino Valencia (redistricted) |
| Mayor of Irvine | |
| In office December 11, 2012 – December 5, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Sukhee Kang |
| Succeeded by | Don Wagner |
| Member of the Irvine City Council | |
| In office December 14, 2004 – December 11, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Ward |
| Succeeded by | Christina L. Shea |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 15, 1944 Keijō, Korea, Empire of Japan |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Janie Choi |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence(s) | Irvine, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Kyung Hee University (BA) Louisiana State University (MS) University of Pittsburgh (PhD) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 최석호 |
| Hanja | 崔錫浩 |
| RR | Choe Seokho |
| MR | Ch'oe Sŏkho |
Steven Seokho Choi (Korean: 최석호; born January 15, 1944) is an American politician serving as a California State Senator, representing the 37th District since December 2, 2024. A Republican from Orange County, California, he previously served three terms as a California State Assemblymember representing the 68th Assembly District from 2016 to 2022.
Choi previously served two terms as Mayor of Irvine, California from 2012 to 2016. From 2004 to 2012, he served two terms on the Irvine City Council, where he was the first Asian American to have been elected to a four-year term. In 1998, Choi became the first Asian-American elected to the Irvine United School Board, leaving in the middle of his second term when he was elected to the City Council.