{{Short description|American politician (born 1966)}} {{Like resume|date=December 2020}} {{Use American English|date=March 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Fiona Ma | image = Fiona Ma official2.jpg | office = 34th Treasurer of California | governor = Gavin Newsom | term_start = January 7, 2019 | term_end = | predecessor = John Chiang | successor = | office1 = Chair of the California Board of Equalization | term_start1 = February 24, 2016 | term_end1 = February 23, 2017 | predecessor1 = Jerome Horton | successor1 = Diane Harkey | office2 = Member of the California Board of Equalization from the 2nd district | term_start2 = January 5, 2015 | term_end2 = January 7, 2019 | predecessor2 = Betty Yee (redistricted) | successor2 = Malia Cohen | office3 = Speaker pro tempore of the California State Assembly | term_start3 = March 27, 2010 | term_end3 = August 10, 2012 | predecessor3 = Lori Saldaña | successor3 = Nora Campos | state_assembly4 = California | district4 = 12th | term_start4 = December 4, 2006 | term_end4 = November 30, 2012 | predecessor4 = Leland Yee | successor4 = Phil Ting | office5 = Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from the 4th district | term_start5 = December 11, 2002 | term_end5 = December 4, 2006 | predecessor5 = Leland Yee | successor5 = Ed Jew | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|3|4}} | birth_place = New York City, U.S. | party = Democratic | spouse = Jason Hodge | education = Rochester Institute of Technology (BS)<br>Golden Gate University (MS)<br>Pepperdine University (MBA) }} '''Fiona Ma''' (born March 4, 1966) is an American politician and accountant who has served as the 34th state treasurer of California since January 7, 2019.<ref name="2018Vote">{{cite web |last1=Padilla |first1=Alex |title=Statement of Vote Statement of Vote |date=November 6, 2018 |url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2018-general/sov/2018-complete-sov.pdf |website=State of California |publisher=Secretary of State of the State of California |access-date=17 December 2018}}</ref> She previously was a member of the California Board of Equalization (2015–2019), the California State Assembly (2006–2012), and the San Francisco Board of Supervisors (2002–2006).<ref>{{cite web |title=Former Supervisor Fiona Ma |url=https://sfbos.org/former-supervisor-fiona-ma |website=SFbos.org |publisher=San Francisco Board of Supervisors |access-date=19 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Bondoc|first1=Jose Ricardo G.|date=January 7, 2015|title=Fiona Ma Praised By Colleagues As "Fearless & Dynamic"|publisher=sfnewsfeed.us|url=https://fionama.com/news/2015/fiona-ma-praised-by-colleagues-as-fearless-dynamic|access-date=19 July 2018|archive-date=19 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719233159/https://fionama.com/news/2015/fiona-ma-praised-by-colleagues-as-fearless-dynamic|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Samaha|first1=Albert|date=October 11, 2012|title=Fiona Ma Tells SF Weekly What the State Assembly Taught Her About California|publisher=SF Weekly|url=https://fionama.com/news/2012/fiona-ma-tells-sf-weekly-what-the-state-assembly-taught-her-about-california|access-date=19 July 2018|archive-date=19 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719203355/https://fionama.com/news/2012/fiona-ma-tells-sf-weekly-what-the-state-assembly-taught-her-about-california|url-status=dead}}</ref>
A member of the Democratic Party, Ma was the first Asian American woman to serve as California Assembly Speaker Pro Tempore,<ref>{{cite web |title=Profiles: Fiona Ma |url=https://law.ggu.edu/press-room/profiles/alumni/fiona-ma |website=law.ggu.edu |publisher=Golden Gate University |access-date=19 July 2018}}</ref> the second highest-ranking office in the California Assembly.<ref>{{cite web |title=California State Legislature Leadership |url=http://www.legislature.ca.gov/the_state_legislature/leadership_and_caucuses/leadership.html |website=legislature.ca.gov |publisher=California State Legislature |access-date=19 July 2018}}</ref> She was selected as Chairperson of the California Board of Equalization in 2016,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Public Affairs |first1=Office of |title=BOE Selects New Chair and Vice Chair |url=http://www.boe.ca.gov/news/2016/19-16-M.htm |website=boe.ca.gov |publisher=California Board of Equalization |access-date=19 July 2018 |archive-date=19 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719233258/http://www.boe.ca.gov/news/2016/19-16-M.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> and ordered three external audits of the agency.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ma |first1=Fiona |title=California Legislature Passes Sweeping BOE Tax Reform |url=https://fionama.com/news/2017/california-legislature-passes-sweeping-boe-tax-reform |website=Fionama.com |date=16 June 2017 |access-date=19 July 2018}}</ref>
In 2021, Ma was accused of sexual harassment and racial discrimination in a lawsuit filed by a former employee. The suit was settled in 2024 by the state of California for $350,000.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2024-08-30 |title=Former California employee to get $350K to settle sexual harassment claims against state treasurer |url=https://apnews.com/article/california-treasurer-sexual-harassment-settlement-fiona-ma-af2d3576741170d7ad05ac8843ab69fb |access-date=2026-01-07 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>
In March 2019, Ma announced she would run for the 2026 California gubernatorial election.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Marinucci |first=Carla |date=2019-03-26 |title=3 top Democrats say they'll run for California governor in 2026 |url=https://www.politico.com/states/california/story/2019/03/26/3-top-democrats-say-theyll-run-for-california-governor-in-2026-934362 |access-date=2023-04-26 |website=POLITICO |language=en}}</ref> In March 2023, she announced that she would be running for the 2026 California lieutenant gubernatorial election instead.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bollag |first=Sophia |date=2023-04-25 |title=Former California Controller Betty Yee says she will run to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2026 |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/betty-yee-california-governor-2026-17916212.php |access-date=2023-04-26 |website=San Francisco Chronicle |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ding |first=Diana |date=2023-03-13 |title=State Treasurer Fiona Ma announces she will run for Lieutenant Governor of California in 2026 |url=http://www.dingdingtv.com/?p=94116 |access-date=2023-04-25 |website=Silicon Valley Innovation Channel Ding Ding TV}}</ref>
==Early life and education== Ma is the oldest of three children born to William and Sophia Ma, both Chinese immigrants. Her father, William Ma, was a mechanical engineer. Her mother, Sophia (née Doo), was a high school art teacher for 20 years.
Ma was born in New York City, New York, on March 4, 1966. She attended Baker Elementary School before graduating from Great Neck North Middle and High Schools. Ma earned a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Rochester Institute of Technology, a Master of Science in taxation from Golden Gate University, and a Master of Business Administration from Pepperdine University. She is a CPA.<ref name="bio">{{cite news |author=Allen, Bruce C. |date=July 2006 |title=Capitol's newest CPA: CalCPA member Fiona Ma elected to Assembly |url=http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0ICC/is_1_75/ai_n16598292|url-status=dead |access-date=2007-03-19 |work=California CPA}}</ref>
== Career == [[File:Fiona Ma, 2002–2006 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Ma's official portrait while in the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.]] Ma was appointed to the Assessment Appeals Board of San Francisco by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1995. That same year, she was a part-time district representative for then-State Senator John Burton. She served as Burton's district representative until her election to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 2002. {{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
=== San Francisco Board of Supervisors === Ma was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from 2002 to 2006 representing District 4. While serving on that board, her legislative focus was a campaign to shut down massage parlors claimed to traffic persons into the country and use them for prostitution.<ref>{{cite web|date=2007-01-13|title=Biography|url=http://democrats.assembly.ca.gov/members/a12/Biography/default.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081010042904/http://democrats.assembly.ca.gov/members/a12/Biography/default.aspx|archive-date=2008-10-10|access-date=2007-03-19|work=Official website for California State Assemblymember Fiona Ma}}</ref> As a Supervisor, she also started her advocacy regarding banning some chemicals from children's toys - passing an ordinance to "prohibit the manufacture, sale, or distribution in commerce of any toy or child-care article…if it contains bisphenol-A or other specified chemicals."<ref name=RubberDuck>{{cite book |title=Slow Death by Rubber Duck: How the Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Life Affects Our Health |first1=Rick |last1=Smith |first2=Bruce |last2=Lourie |publisher=Random House Digital |date=2010 |isbn=9781582437026 |pages=60-65}}</ref> === California Assembly === [[File:Assemblywoman Fiona Ma (7405067740).jpg|thumb|upright=1|Ma with Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond in 2012.]] Ma was elected to represent California's 12th Assembly District ) from November 2006 to November 2012, serving the maximum of three terms.
Ma won the Democratic nomination in that district against Janet Reilly in the state primary election of June 6, 2006. The campaign was one of the more expensive legislative primary races in the state.<ref>{{cite news|author=Gordon, Rachel|date=2006-06-04|title=$3 million Pumped into Assembly Race: But on final weekend of campaigns, both Ma and Reilly are relying on shoe leather|work=San Francisco Chronicle|url=https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/3-million-pumped-into-Assembly-race-But-on-2533812.php|access-date=2007-03-19}}</ref>
Ma was appointed Assembly majority whip by the speaker of the assembly, Fabian Núñez, a position which she held for 4 years. In 2010, Speaker of the Assembly John Pérez appointed Ma to the position of Speaker pro Tempore, a position which she held for her final 2 years.
As an assemblywoman, Ma continued her work around safety in children's toys, writing legislation banning chemicals in products for babies and small children. Ma's legislation was later incorporated into Senator Dianne Feinstein's<ref>{{cite web|author=J.R. Pegg|date=2008-08-01|title=U.S. Congress Restricts Toxic Plastics Softener in Toys|url=http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/aug2008/2008-08-01-10.asp|access-date=2012-08-30|publisher=Ens-newswire.com}}</ref> federal Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 enacted on August 15, 2008.<ref name="RubberDuck" />
==== Committee membership ==== {{BLP unsourced section|date=March 2022}}
=== California Board of Equalization === On November 4, 2014, Ma won election to district 2 of the California State Board of Equalization. She received 1,448,657 votes, or 68.5% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2014-general/pdf/06-summary.pdf |title=STATEMENT OF VOTE SUMMARY PAGES |website=sos.ca.gov}}</ref> On February 24, 2016, the Board selected Ma as its chair.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article62469117.html |title=California tax board squabbles over chairmanship |work=The Sacramento Bee |access-date=2022-03-25 |date=2016-02-25 |first1=Dan |last1=Walters}}</ref>
=== California state treasurer === {{main|2018 California State Treasurer election}} On May 17, 2016, Ma announced she was opening her campaign to run for California treasurer in the 2018 election.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wildermuth |first1=John |title=Fiona Ma announces she's running for state treasurer |url=https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Fiona-Ma-announces-she-s-running-for-state-7674555.php |access-date=17 December 2018 |agency=SF Gate |publisher=San Francisco Chronicle |date=May 18, 2016}}</ref> On June 5, 2018, she finished first in the nonpartisan open primary,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Padilla |first1=Alex |title=Statement of the Vote, June 5, 2018 Statewide Direct Primary Vote Election |url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2018-primary/sov/2018-complete-sov.pdf |website=State of California |publisher=California Secretary of State |access-date=17 December 2018}}</ref> and then defeated Republican Greg Conlon in the November 6 election.<ref>{{cite web |last1=California |first1=Secretary of State |title=Treasurer Candidate Statements |url=http://www.voterguide.sos.ca.gov/candidates/treasurer-candidate-statements.htm |website=California Voter Guide |publisher=Office of California Secretary of State |access-date=25 June 2019}}</ref> On January 7, 2019, she was sworn in as the first woman of color to ever serve as California State Treasurer.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alumni Update: Treasurer has passion for helping the underdog |url=https://www.rit.edu/news/alumni-update-treasurer-has-passion-helping-underdog |access-date=2026-02-18 |website=RIT |language=en}}</ref>
==== Head banker and strengthening state finances ==== In her first year in office, Wall Street's Fitch Ratings and Moody's upgraded California's general obligation bonds, citing improved fiscal management.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jennewein |first1=Chris |title=California's Bond Rating Upgraded on Improved Fiscal Management |url=https://timesofsandiego.com/politics/2019/08/16/californias-bond-rating-upgraded-on-improved-fiscal-management/ |access-date=20 August 2019 |publisher=Voice of San Diego |date=August 16, 2019}}</ref> In November 2019, the nonpartisan California Legislative Analyst's Office reported on the Treasurer's cost-cutting impact stating: "the State Treasurer has been able to refinance much of the state's bond debt. Consequently, much of the state's outstanding debt now carries a lower interest rate resulting in lower annual costs."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Petek |first1=Gabriel |title=The 2020-21 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook |url=https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2019/4111/fiscal-outlook-112019.pdf |website=California Legislative Analysts Office |access-date=2 December 2019}}</ref> Overall in 2019, Ma's office oversaw $85 billion in bonds and $85-100 billion in short term investments.<ref name="2019YearEnd">{{cite web |last1=Ma |first1=Fiona |title=Treasurer Ma's End of Year Letter |url=https://www.treasurer.ca.gov/treasurer-ma-year-end-letter.pdf |access-date=28 March 2020 |website=California State Treasurer |publisher=State of California}}</ref> ==== Green financing and environmental policy ==== Ma chaired the inaugural meeting of the California Green Bond Market Development Committee on June 5, 2019 to develop standards for what qualified as a green bond,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Editorial Board |first1=Environmental Finance |title=Q&A with California State Treasurer Fiona Ma |url=https://www.environmental-finance.com/content/analysis/q-and-a-with-california-state-treasurer-fiona-ma.html |access-date=28 March 2020 |agency=Environmental-Finance.com |publisher=Environmental Finance |date=September 25, 2019}}</ref> and incorporating green bonds into the financing of state infrastructure projects.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Campbell |first1=Bruce |title=State Treasurer Fiona Ma Announces $73.7 Million Green Bond Sale for Rice Waste Recycling Plant |url=https://valleysentinel.com/state-treasurer-fiona-ma-announces-73-7-million-green-bond-sale-for-rice-waste-recycling-plant/ |access-date=30 October 2019 |publisher=The Valley Sentinel |date=September 9, 2019}}</ref><br /> Ma launched the Small Business Energy Efficiency Financing and the Affordable Multifamily Energy Efficiency Financing programs in October 2019 to help small business, nonprofits and affordable housing owners to reduce the cost of financing energy efficiency improvements.<ref>{{cite news |author=Staff Report |title=State Treasurer Fiona Ma celebrates Energy Efficiency Day by launching new green initiatives |url=http://www.oc-breeze.com/2019/10/03/145625_state-treasurer-fiona-ma-celebrates-energy-efficiency-day-by-launching-new-green-initiatives/ |access-date=30 October 2019 |publisher=Orange County Breeze |date=October 3, 2019}}</ref> Ma also chaired the California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority (CAEATFA) and the California Pollution Control Financing Authority (CPCFA).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Editorial Board |first1=Sonoma County Gazette |title=California Financials are in the Right Direction When it Comes to the Climate Crisis |agency=Vesta Publishing, LLC |publisher=Sonoma County Gazette |date=January 15, 2020}}</ref> <br />In December 2020, Ma's office enrolled the 1,000th loan of the Residential Energy Efficiency Loan Program,<ref>{{cite web |title=Residential Energy Efficiency Loan Assistance Program |url=https://www.treasurer.ca.gov/caeatfa/cheef/reel/index.asp |website=treasurer.ca.gov |publisher=California Treasurer's Office |access-date=23 December 2020}}</ref> to a Yuba County homeowner to install a highly efficient HVAC and smart thermostat.<ref>{{cite web |last1=DeSio |first1=Mark |title=Energy Efficiency Loan Program Hits Milestone Mark |url=https://www.treasurer.ca.gov/news/releases/2020/20201216/71.pdf |website=treasurer.ca.gov |publisher=California Treasurer's Office |access-date=23 December 2020 |ref=December 16, 2020}}</ref>
==== Affordable housing ==== Ma's office oversees private activity bonds and state housing tax credits<ref>{{cite web |title=California Tax Credit Allocation Committee (CTCAC) |url=https://www.treasurer.ca.gov/ctcac/ |website=treasurer.ca.gov |publisher=California Treasurer's Office |access-date=23 December 2020}}</ref> that are used to build and maintain low-income housing and keep rents in these units affordable.<ref name="2019YearEnd" /> In 2019, her office sold over $180 million of bonds for the California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet) program to provide affordable loans to veterans.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Editorial Board |first1=San Diego Union Tribune |title=A conversation with California Treasurer Fiona Ma |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/story/2019-07-11/interview-state-treasurer-fiona-ma |access-date=28 March 2020 |work=San Diego Union Tribune |date=July 11, 2019}}</ref> <br /> In September 2020, Ma released policy reports on affordable housing for community college students, working with the Southern California Association of Non-Profit Housing.<ref>{{cite news |last1= |first1= |date=September 15, 2020 |title=Innovating solutions to the community college housing conundrum |url=http://www.oc-breeze.com/2020/09/15/187440_innovating-solutions-to-the-community-college-housing-conundrum/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419054852/https://www.oc-breeze.com/2020/09/15/187440_innovating-solutions-to-the-community-college-housing-conundrum/ |archive-date=2023-04-19 |access-date=23 December 2020 |publisher=Orange County Breeze}}</ref> With the California School Finance Authority (CSFA),<ref>{{cite web |title=California School Finance Authority (CSFA) |url=https://www.treasurer.ca.gov/csfa/index.asp |website=State Treasurer's Office |publisher=California Treasurer's Office |access-date=23 December 2020}}</ref> Ma's office issued $87 million in bonds to build 352 beds for Santa Rosa Junior College.<ref>{{cite web |last1=DeSio |first1=Mark |title=Treasurer Ma Announces First Issuance of Bonds for Community College Housing |url=https://www.treasurer.ca.gov/news/releases/2020/20200923/53.pdf |website=STO.ca.gov |publisher=California Treasurer's Office |access-date=23 December 2020 |ref=September 24, 2020}}</ref> In October 2020, the CTCAC chaired by Ma approved tax credits for low-income housing<ref>{{cite news |author=Staff Report |title=Sonoma, Napa, Lake, Mendocino counties get $25M in tax credits for housing after fires; Sonoma builders get energy incentives; more news |url=https://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/article/industrynews/sonoma-napa-lake-mendocino-counties-get-25m-in-tax-credits-for-housing/ |access-date=23 December 2020 |publisher=North Bay Business Journal |date=October 20, 2020}}</ref> in counties heavily damaged by the Camp, Tubbs, Thomas, and Mendocino Complex wildfires in 2017 and 2018.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jennewein |first1=Chris |title=County Gets $3 Million in Tax Credits to Rebuild Housing Burned in 2017-18 Wildfires |url=https://timesofsandiego.com/politics/2020/06/19/county-gets-3-million-in-tax-credits-to-rebuild-housing-burned-in-2017-18-wildfires/ |access-date=23 December 2020 |publisher=Times of an Diego |date=June 19, 2020}}</ref>
==== Protecting families, consumers and small business ==== In June 2019, Ma announced the launch of the CalSavers Retirement Savings Program, which offers an IRA retirement savings option to employees who don't currently have one through their employer.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ma |first1=Fiona |title=State Treasurer Fiona Ma, Board, Leaders Announce Official Launch of CalSavers |url=https://yubanet.com/california/state-treasurer-fiona-ma-board-leaders-announce-official-launch-of-calsavers/ |access-date=30 October 2019 |website=Yuba.net |date=July 1, 2019}}</ref>
==== {{anchor|COVID 19 Pandemic}} COVID-19 pandemic ==== In May 2020, Ma began operating the COVID-19 Emergency HELP Loan Program to provide financial assistance to health facilities impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{cite web |title=COVID-19 Financial Assistance Programs |url=https://www.treasurer.ca.gov/chffa/covid19-programs.asp#:~:text=COVID%2D19%20Emergency%20HELP%20Loan%20Program%20(Program),%24250%2C000%2C%20for%20qualifying%20health%20facilities.&text=Must%20be%20a%20health%20facility,of%20the%20California%20Government%20Code) |website=treasurer.ca.gov |publisher=California Treasurer's Office |access-date=23 December 2020}}</ref>
By May 2020, California had spent $2.2 billion on safety gear to prevent coronavirus infection. No-bid contracts were used because of the emergency and unprecedented need for personal protective equipment.<ref name="BadMaskDeals">{{cite news |last1=Ronayne |first1=Kathleen |title=California official: Bad mask deals lost no taxpayer money |url=https://www.centredaily.com/news/business/article242661861.html |access-date=26 May 2020 |agency=Associated Press |publisher=Centre Daily Times |date=May 11, 2020}}</ref> The state's standard purchasing processes were disrupted and Ma's office took on an oversight role.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bollag |first1=Sophia |title='Urgency and panic': Inside Gov. Gavin Newsom's rush to buy coronavirus gear |url=https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article242556951.html |access-date=26 May 2020 |publisher=Sacramento Bee |date=May 6, 2020}}</ref>
===Accusations of impropriety and sexual harassment lawsuit=== In summer of 2021, a former staffer filed a civil rights complaint against Ma, alleging sexual harassment and wrongful termination for declining the harassing behavior.<ref name="PoliticoMays">{{Cite web |last=Mays |first=Mackenzie |title=California State Treasurer accused of sexually harassing former staffer |url=https://www.politico.com/states/california/story/2021/07/20/california-state-treasurer-accused-of-sexually-harassing-former-staffer-9426911|access-date=2022-03-18 |website=POLITICO |date=20 July 2021 |language=en}}</ref> In court filings, Judith Blackwell complained that Ma created a hostile work environment by making overt and unwanted advances while the two shared a hotel room on work trips. Such behavior included exposing her bare rear end to Blackwell on multiple occasions. Ma also gave Blackwell many gifts, such as jewelry, a prime parking spot and marijuana edibles, up until the time she was fired according to ''Politico''.<ref name="PoliticoMays"/> Ma was also accused of accepting inappropriate gifts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article258397323.html |title=Fiona Ma accepted 'improper gifts' as treasurer, woman who accused her of harassment alleges |accessdate=2022-03-25 |date=2022-02-16 |first1=Sophia |last1=Bollag |work =The Sacramento Bee}}</ref>
Ma had also shared hotel rooms 13 times with her chief of staff over a two-year period. Ma has denied any wrongdoing in her defense against Blackwell and said the sharing of hotel rooms was a cost-saving measure.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 28, 2021 |title=California treasurer often shared hotel rooms with employees |url=https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/california-treasurer-sexual-harassment-lawsuit/103-cc22b607-14bd-4605-a36c-26cf094d7f3a |access-date=2022-03-18 |website=abc10.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
The suit was settled in 2024 by the state of California for $350,000.<ref name=":0" />
== Personal life == She is married to Jason Hodge, a Ventura County firefighter<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ting |first1=Eric |title=The story behind California State Treasurer Fiona Ma's 'gloriously weird' Christmas card |url=https://www.sfgate.com/california-politics/article/Fiona-Ma-Christmas-card-photo-16736052.php |work=SFGate |date=Dec 29, 2021}}</ref> of Native American descent<ref>{{cite news|last=Zinko|first=Carolyne|date=2011-11-21|title=It only takes a spark for Fiona Ma, Jason Hodge|work=The San Francisco Chronicle|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/11/17/LVIK1LS55M.DTL|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111122005753/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/11/17/LVIK1LS55M.DTL|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 22, 2011}}</ref> and an Oxnard Port Commissioner with the Port of Hueneme in Ventura County.<ref>{{cite news|date=December 13, 2019|title=Port of Hueneme closes out 2019 with record 1.65 million cargo tons and 2,201 new jobs|publisher=American Journal of Transportation|url=https://ajot.com/news/article/port-of-hueneme-closes-out-2019-with-record-1.65-million-cargo-tons-and-2201-new-jobs|access-date=13 March 2020}}</ref> Ma filed for divorce in January of 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-01-06 |title=California State Treasurer Fiona Ma files for divorce |url=https://sfstandard.com/2026/01/06/fiona-ma-jason-hodge-divorce/ |access-date=2026-01-09 |website=sfstandard.com |language=en}}</ref>
== Electoral history == {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;" ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" rowspan=2| Year ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" rowspan=2| Office ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" colspan=2 rowspan=2 | Party ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" colspan=3 | Primary ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" colspan=4 | General ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" rowspan=2 | Result ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" colspan=2 rowspan=2 | Swing ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" rowspan=2 | {{abbr|2=Reference|Ref}}. |- ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | Total ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | % ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | {{abbr|2=Position|P}}. ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | Total ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | % ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | {{tooltip|2=Change in percentage value since previous election|±%}} ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | {{abbr|2=Position|P}}. |- | style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | 2002 | San Francisco Supervisor | style="background-color:{{party color|Nonpartisan}};"| | Nonpartisan | 4,259 | 23.56% | 1st | 8,289 | 56.19% | N/A | 1st | {{yes2|Won}} | style="background-color:{{party color|Independent politician}};"| | '''N/A''' | <ref>Primary election: * {{cite web| url = http://www.sfgov2.org/ftp/uploadedfiles/elections/ElectionsArchives/2002/november/SOV021105.xls| title = November 5, 2002 General Election Summary of Vote| access-date = 2023-06-21| publisher = San Francisco Department of Elections| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110408230644/http://www.sfgov2.org/ftp/uploadedfiles/elections/ElectionsArchives/2002/november/SOV021105.xls| archive-date = April 8, 2011| url-status = dead}} General election: * {{Cite web |year=2002 |title=December 10, 2002 Municipal Run-Off Election Statement of Vote |url=http://www.sfgov2.org/ftp/uploadedfiles/elections/ElectionsArchives/2002/december/SOV021210.xls |access-date=2023-06-21 |publisher=San Francisco Department of Elections |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110408230642/http://www.sfgov2.org/ftp/uploadedfiles/elections/ElectionsArchives/2002/december/SOV021210.xls| archive-date = April 8, 2011| url-status = dead}}</ref> |- | style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | 2006 | rowspan=3 | State Assemblymember | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"| | Democratic | 31,526 | 60.08% | 1st | 73,922 | 71.00% | –6.58% | 1st | {{yes2|Won}} | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"| | '''Hold''' | <ref>Primary election: * {{cite web| url = http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2006-primary/2006_sov.pdf| title = Complete Statement of Vote| access-date = 2023-06-21| publisher = Secretary of State of California| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141021000202/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2006-primary/2006_sov.pdf| archive-date = 2014-10-21| url-status = dead}} General election: * {{cite web |url=http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2006_general/assembly.pdf |title=State Assembly |access-date=2008-07-26 |date=2006-12-16 |publisher=Secretary of State of California |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091011025635/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2006_general/assembly.pdf |archive-date=2009-10-11 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- | style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | 2008 | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"| | Democratic | 41,329 | 100.0% | 1st | 131,231 | 83.26% | +12.26% | 1st | {{yes2|Won}} | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"| | '''Hold''' | <ref>Primary election: * {{cite web| url = http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2008-statewide-direct-primary/complete-sov.pdf| title =Complete Statement of Vote| access-date = 2023-06-21| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141021002534/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2008-statewide-direct-primary/complete-sov.pdf| archive-date = October 21, 2014| url-status = dead}} General election: * {{cite web |url=http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2008_general/sov_complete.pdf |title=Statement of Vote: November 4, 2008, General Election |date=2008-12-15 |access-date=2009-05-06 |publisher=Secretary of State of California |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018225250/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2008_general/sov_complete.pdf |archive-date=October 18, 2012 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> |- | style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | 2010 | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"| | Democratic | 37,606 | 100.0% | 1st | 90,388 | 80.76% | -2.50% | 1st | {{yes2|Won}} | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"| | '''Hold''' | <ref>Primary election: * {{cite web| url = http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2010-primary/pdf/2010-complete-sov.pdf| title =Statement of Vote June 8, 2010, Statewide direct Primary Election| access-date = 2023-06-21| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141202170556/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2010-primary/pdf/2010-complete-sov.pdf| archive-date = December 2, 2014| url-status = dead}} General election: * {{cite web |url=http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2010-general/complete-sov.pdf |title=November 2, 2010 General Election - Statement of Vote / Revised January 6, 2011 |date=2011-01-06 |access-date=2012-11-01 |publisher=Secretary of State of California |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611025242/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2010-general/complete-sov.pdf |archive-date=June 11, 2014 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> |- | style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | 2014 | State Board of Equalization | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"| | Democratic | 876,378 | 68.86% | 1st | 1,448,657 | 68.67% | +25.83% | 1st | {{yes2|Won}} | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"| | '''Flip''' | <ref>Primary election: * {{Cite web |year=2014 |title=Statement of Vote |url=http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2014-primary/pdf/2014-complete-sov.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140804045652/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2014-primary/pdf/2014-complete-sov.pdf |archive-date=2014-08-04 |access-date=2022-11-13 |website=sos.ca.gov |publisher=Secretary of State of California |page=20 |language=en |publication-place=Sacramento}} General election: * {{Cite web |year=2014 |title=Statement of Vote |url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2014-general/pdf/2014-complete-sov.pdf |access-date=2022-11-13 |website=elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov |publisher=Secretary of State of California |page=6 |language=en |publication-place=Sacramento}}</ref> |- | style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | 2018 | rowspan=2 | State Treasurer | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"| | Democratic | 2,900,606 | 44.54% | 1st | 7,825,587 | 64.13% | +5.32% | 1st | {{yes2|Won}} | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"| | '''Hold''' | <ref>Primary election: * {{Cite web |year=2018 |title=Statement of Vote |url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2018-primary/sov/2018-complete-sov.pdf |access-date=2022-11-13 |website=elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov |publisher=Secretary of State of California |page=17 |language=en |publication-place=Sacramento}} General election: * {{Cite web |year=2018 |title=Statement of Vote |url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2018-general/sov/2018-complete-sov.pdf |access-date=2022-11-13 |website=elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov |publisher=Secretary of State of California |page=7 |language=en |publication-place=Sacramento}}</ref> |- | style="background-color:#EAECF0;" rowspan=2 | 2022 | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"| | Democratic | 3,903,967 | 57.44% | 1st | 6,287,071 | 58.80% | -5.33% | 1st | {{yes2|Won}} | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"| | '''Hold''' | <ref> Primary election: * {{Cite web |year=2022 |title=Statement of Vote |url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2022-primary/sov/16-summary.pdf |access-date=2022-11-13 |website=elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov |publisher=Secretary of State of California |page=17 |language=en |publication-place=Sacramento}} General election: {{cite web |title=General Election - Statement of the Vote, November 8, 2022 |url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2022-general/sov/06-summary.pdf |website=California Secretary of State |access-date=December 15, 2022}}</ref> |}
==Political positions==
=== Business taxes === A priority for Ma while on the Board of Equalization was to get everyone to pay "their fair share of taxes", particularly "the $8 billion in unpaid taxes in the underground economy."<ref>{{cite web |title=Fiona Ma, Candidate for State Board of Equalization D2 |url=http://www.smartvoter.org/2014/11/04/ca/state/vote/ma_f/ |website=smartvoter.org |publisher=Smart Voter |access-date=23 July 2018}}</ref> This included efforts to get Amazon to collect sales tax on transactions from third-party sellers as a way of helping local brick-and-mortar retailers to compete<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ashton |first1=Adam |last2=Chen |first2=Caitlin |title=Online sales tax ruling could bring 'hundreds of millions of dollars' to California |url=https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/the-state-worker/article214098319.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180723064537/https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/the-state-worker/article214098319.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 23, 2018 |access-date=23 July 2018 |publisher=The Sacramento Bee |date=July 2, 2018}}</ref> – estimated at between $431 million and $1.8 billion in new revenue for California every year.<ref name="AmazonTax">{{cite news |last1=Dayen |first1=David |date=July 10, 2018 |title=The 'Amazon Tax' Ruling: Disrupting the Disruptors? |url=https://capitalandmain.com/the-amazon-tax-ruling-disrupting-the-disruptors-0710 |access-date=23 July 2018 |publisher=Capital & Main}}</ref> In her first year, Ma also advocated for e-cigarettes to be taxed like tobacco products, as a way to deter vaping and smoking, and to pay for health-costs caused by tobacco use.<ref>{{cite news |title=Idea Of Taxing E-Cigarettes Like Tobacco Gets Key Support |url=https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/03/31/state-lawmakers-consider-taxing-e-cigarettes-similar-to-tobacco/ |access-date=23 July 2018 |publisher=KCBS News |date=March 31, 2015}}</ref> Two years later in 2017, voters passed Prop. 56 with a nearly 2/3 majority, collecting $1.7 billion in new tobacco taxes which was spent on anti-smoking programs and funding Medi-Cal payments for the poor.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mason |first1=Melanie |last2=Myers |first2=John |title=With a deadline looming, there's a deal between Gov. Jerry Brown and lawmakers on a new state budget |url=https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-sac-california-budget-agreement-20170613-story.html |access-date=23 July 2018 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=June 13, 2017}}</ref> Ma also identified the cannabis industry as "the largest shadow economy in California"<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chiang |first1=Treasurer |title=Cannabis Banking Tales of Risks Take Center Stage at Capitol Meeting of Industries and Public Agencies |url=https://yubanet.com/california/cannabis-banking-tales-of-risks-take-center-stage-at-capitol-meeting-of-industries-and-public-agencies/ |access-date=23 July 2018 |publisher=Yubanet.com |date=December 20, 2016}}</ref> with "hundreds of millions of dollars that disappear into an underground cannabis economy".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ma |first1=Fiona |title=Banking the Unbanked: A Win-Win Proposition |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/fiona-ma/banking-the-unbanked-a-wi_b_7935762.html |access-date=23 July 2018 |publisher=Huffington Post |date=August 4, 2015}}</ref>
=== Tax relief for citizens and small business === After 2015's Valley Fire, Ma proposed a new law<ref>{{cite news |last1=News Reports |first1=Lake County |title=Board of Equalization Member Fiona Ma tours wildfire damage in Lake County |url=http://www.lakeconews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=43498:board-of-equalization-member-fiona-ma-tours-wildfire-damage-in-lake-county&catid=1:latest&Itemid=197 |access-date=23 July 2018 |publisher=Lake County News |date=September 22, 2015}}</ref> (enacted the following year)<ref>{{cite news |last1=News Reports |first1=Lake County |title=Dodd's tax relief bill for disaster victims signed into law |url=http://www.lakeconews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47802:dodds-tax-relief-bill-for-disaster-victims-signed-into-law&catid=1:latest&Itemid=197 |access-date=23 July 2018 |publisher=Lake County News |date=September 10, 2016}}</ref> that granted some tax relief to businesses that suffer losses from a natural disaster like the Valley Fire.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tax relief available for wildfire survivors |url=https://www.thepress.net/news/tax-relief-available-for-wildfire-survivors/article_b2b9f3e2-b8d4-11e7-95a0-172246a0fe63.html |access-date=23 July 2018 |publisher=The Brentwood Press |date=October 24, 2017}}</ref> Ma has also actively supported California's Earned Income Tax Credit to give cash back to low-income individuals,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ma |first1=Fiona |title=Earn It, Keep It, Save It |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/fiona-ma/earn-it-keep-it-save-it_b_9705490.html |access-date=23 July 2018 |publisher=Huffington Post |date=April 18, 2016}}</ref> and promoted expansion of the program to minimum wage earners<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ma |first1=Fiona |title=California Must Do More to Help Working Families |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/california-must-do-more-to-help-working-families_us_588bd615e4b0cd25e49048bc?timestamp=1485562635705 |access-date=23 July 2018 |publisher=Huffington Post |date=January 27, 2017}}</ref> and independent contractors.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ma |first1=Fiona |title=Reward work — offer tax credit to '1099 workers' |url=https://fionama.com/news/2016/reward-work-offer-tax-credit-to-1099-workers |access-date=23 July 2018 |publisher=San Francisco Chronicle |date=June 3, 2016}}</ref>
=== Clean government reforms === Within months of joining the Board of Equalization, Ma became "very, very frustrated" with the agency's fiscal conditions and mishandling of state tax accounts.<ref>{{cite news |title=California SBOE Audit Leads to Senior Staff Changes |url=https://fionama.com/news/2015/california-sboe-audit-leads-to-senior-staff-changes |access-date=23 July 2018 |publisher=Bloomberg BNA |date=November 23, 2015}}</ref> She initiated three external audits of the agency.<ref>{{cite news |title=California Legislature Passes Sweeping BOE Tax Reform |url=https://fionama.com/news/2017/california-legislature-passes-sweeping-boe-tax-reform |access-date=23 July 2018 |publisher=Office of Fiona Ma |date=June 16, 2017}}</ref> The audits exposed a culture of mismanagement, nepotism and political use of state resources.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ashton |first1=Adam |title=Here's the audit shaking up the Board of Equalization |url=https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/the-state-worker/article142026614.html |access-date=23 July 2018 |publisher=The Sacramento Bee |date=March 31, 2017}}</ref> Ma co-sponsored legislation to toughen campaign reporting requirements for BOE members.<ref>{{cite news |last1=New Staff |first1=The Democrat |title=New legislation to change state campaign finance and reporting |url=http://www.dailydemocrat.com/article/NI/20160210/NEWS/160219990 |location=California, United States|access-date=23 July 2018 |date=February 10, 2016|newspaper=Daily Democrat}}</ref> She then led the effort to ask the Governor to appoint a public trustee to take over the agency,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ma |first1=Fiona |title=Request for Public Trustee to Oversee the California Board of Equalization |url=https://www.boe.ca.gov/ma/legislation/PublicTrustee.pdf |website=boe.ca.gov |publisher=California Board of Equalization |access-date=31 July 2018 |archive-date=20 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171220023121/https://www.boe.ca.gov/ma/legislation/PublicTrustee.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> and called on CA Attorney General Xavier Becerra to assign independent legal counsel for the agency.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ashton |first1=Adam |title=Troubled tax board needs appointed chief counsel, member says |url=https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/the-state-worker/article147419779.html |access-date=31 July 2018 |publisher=The Sacramento Bee |date=April 28, 2017}}</ref> Ma laid out a list of reforms<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ma |first1=Fiona |title=Necessary Reforms at SBOE to Restore Public Trust |url=https://www.boe.ca.gov/ma/legislation/RestorePublicTrust.pdf |website=boe.ca.gov |publisher=California Board of Equalization |access-date=31 July 2018 |archive-date=20 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171220023120/https://www.boe.ca.gov/ma/legislation/RestorePublicTrust.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> which was incorporated into the "Taxpayer Transparency and Fairness Act of 2017",<ref>{{cite web |last1=Committee on Budget & Fiscal Review |title=SB-86 The Taxpayer Transparency and Fairness Act of 2017 |url=https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB86 |website=legislature.ca.gov |publisher=California Legislative Information |access-date=31 July 2018}}</ref> the biggest restructuring of the Board of Equalization in its 138-year history.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McGreevy |first1=Patrick |title=In massive shakeup, Gov. Jerry Brown breaks up California's scandal-plagued tax collection agency |url=https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-tax-board-overhaul-20170627-story.html |access-date=23 July 2018 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=June 27, 2017}}</ref> The law was signed by Governor Jerry Brown in June 2017 and supported by Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, Senate President Kevin de León, and former BOE member Controller Betty Yee.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ashton |first1=Adam |title=It took almost 90 years, but lawmakers voted to gut California's tax board |url=https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/the-state-worker/article156475874.html |access-date=23 July 2018 |publisher=The Sacramento Bee |date=June 15, 2017}}</ref>
=== Women and diversity === In 2016, she received Emerge California's Woman of the Year Award<ref>{{cite web |title=BOARD OF EQUALIZATION CHAIR FIONA MA TO RECEIVE 2016 WOMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD AT SF ANNUAL RECEPTION |url=https://emergeca.ngpvanhost.com/news/board-equalization-chair-fiona-ma-receive-2016-woman-year-award-sf-annual-reception |website=emergeca.ngpvanhost.com |publisher=Emerge California |access-date=23 July 2018 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and was a speaker at the Ascend Conference, the largest non-profit Pan-Asian business conference in America.<ref>{{cite web |title=2016 National Convention & Career Fair Speakers |url=https://www.ascendleadership.org/mpage/Conv2016Speakers |website=ascendleadership.org |publisher=Ascend, Pan-Asian Leaders |access-date=23 July 2018 |archive-date=23 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180723064131/https://www.ascendleadership.org/mpage/Conv2016Speakers |url-status=dead }}</ref> Among her many other activities, Ma also celebrated Women's Equality Day at the Kelley House in Mendocino<ref>{{cite news |title=Women's Equality Day celebration at Kelley House |url=http://www.ukiahdailyjournal.com/lifestyle/20150812/womens-equality-day-celebration-at-kelley-house |access-date=23 July 2018 |publisher=The Ukiah Daily Journal |date=August 12, 2015}}</ref> and spoke to students at the Future Chinese Leaders of America in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Administrator |title=Fiona Ma meeting with Southern California Chinese American Youth |url=http://lapost.us/?p=3405 |access-date=23 July 2018 |publisher=The Los Angeles Post |date=July 31, 2017}}</ref>
=== Banning toxic chemicals === As a Supervisor in San Francisco, she authored and passed an ordinance to "prohibit the manufacture, sale, or distribution in commerce of any toy or child-care article…if it contains bisphenol-A or other specified chemicals." As a California State Legislator she passed a similar bill. This language was later used by Senator Dianne Feinstein in the federal Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008, signed into law in 2008.<ref name="ReferenceA">Slow Death by Rubber Duck: How the Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Life Affects Our Health; Rick Smith, Bruce Lourie Random House Digital, Inc,2010</ref>
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