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Anthony Kuo was an at-large member of the Irvine City Council in California. He assumed office in 2018. He left office on December 13, 2022.
Kuo (Republican Party) ran for election to the California State Senate to represent District 37. He lost in the primary on March 5, 2024.
Kuo attended Southern Methodist University.
As of his run for city council in 2016, Kuo was the communications director for California State Assembly. Ling Ling Chang. His professional experience also includes work as the managing director for the consulting firm Tavoularis Projects, a consultant for the Republican Party of California, the vice president of strategic planning for the government relations firm Iger & Associates, and the chief of staff for Irvine City Councilwoman Christina Shea.
Kuo has served as chair of the Irvine Planning Commission and the Irvine Thanksgiving Community Prayer Breakfast. He has also served on the boards of Atlas PAC, Brandman University's School of Business and Professional Studies, the Brigham Young University Management Society of Orange County, the Exchange Club of Irvine, the Irvine Valley College Foundation, the Raise Foundation, and the Irvine Children's Fund.
Kuo was named the Republican Party of Orange County's Anna Woods Volunteer of the Year in 2004. He has also received a commendation for public service from the Irvine City Council and certificates of recognition from Orange County, the California State Senate, and the California State Assembly.
Incumbent Josh Newman and Steven S. Choi are running in the general election for California State Senate District 37 on November 5, 2024.
 | Josh Newman (D) |
 | Steven S. Choi (R) |
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The following candidates ran in the primary for California State Senate District 37 on March 5, 2024.
| Josh Newman (D) | 30.1% | 67,109 Votes✔ |
| Steven S. Choi (R) | 21.7% | 48,364 Votes✔ |
 | Crystal Miles (R) | 14.0% | 31,132 Votes |
 | Guy Selleck (R) | 10.1% | 22,546 Votes |
 | Alex Mohajer (D) | 8.3% | 18,550 Votes |
| Anthony Kuo (R) | 7.1% | 15,739 Votes |
 | Leticia Correa (D) | 2.7% | 6,000 Votes |
| Stephanie Le (D) | 2.0% | 4,532 Votes |
| Gabrielle Ashbaugh (D) | 2.0% | 4,396 Votes |
| Jenny Suarez (D) | 1.4% | 3,191 Votes |
| Jacob Niles Creer (D) | 0.7% | 1,606 Votes |
| Total votes: 223,165 | ||||
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The following candidates ran in the general election for Irvine City Council on November 8, 2022.
 | Larry Agran (Nonpartisan) | 23.9% | 31,023 Votes✔ |
 | Kathleen Treseder (Nonpartisan) | 22.6% | 29,440 Votes✔ |
| Anthony Kuo (Nonpartisan) | 21.0% | 27,272 Votes |
 | John Park (Nonpartisan) | 19.1% | 24,891 Votes |
 | Scott Hansen (Nonpartisan) | 9.6% | 12,481 Votes |
 | Navid Sadigh (Nonpartisan) | 3.8% | 4,895 Votes |
| Total votes: 130,002 | ||||
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The following candidates ran in the general election for Irvine City Council on November 6, 2018.
 | Farrah Khan (Nonpartisan) | 15.5% | 23,085 Votes✔ |
| Anthony Kuo (Nonpartisan) | 14.2% | 21,071 Votes✔ |
| Carrie O'Malley (Nonpartisan) | 13.0% | 19,267 Votes |
| Lauren Johnson-Norris (Nonpartisan) | 11.5% | 17,147 Votes |
 | Kev Abazajian (Nonpartisan) | 11.4% | 16,889 Votes |
| Frank McGill (Nonpartisan) | 8.3% | 12,313 Votes |
| Jaci Woods (Nonpartisan) | 6.8% | 10,092 Votes |
 | Mark Newgent (Nonpartisan) | 5.4% | 8,077 Votes |
| John Park (Nonpartisan) | 4.6% | 6,877 Votes |
 | Gang Chen (Nonpartisan) | 3.9% | 5,835 Votes |
| Liqing Lee Sun (Nonpartisan) | 3.7% | 5,462 Votes |
| David Chey (Nonpartisan) | 1.8% | 2,624 Votes |
| Total votes: 148,739 | ||||
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The city of Irvine, California, held elections for mayor and city council on November 8, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was in August 2016. Two of the four city council seats were up for election. The following candidates ran in the Irvine City Council general election.
Irvine City Council, General Election, 2016
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 Christina Shea Incumbent |
20.15% | 28,072 |
| Melissa Fox |
17.25% | 24,023 |
| Anthony Kuo | 15.29% | 21,301 |
| Farrah Khan | 11.84% | 16,487 |
| Anila Ali | 7.19% | 10,011 |
| Shiva Farivar | 7.04% | 9,799 |
| Dale Cheema | 6.35% | 8,844 |
| Courtney Santos | 4.85% | 6,758 |
| Matthew Ehorn | 3.58% | 4,988 |
| Hyunjoung Ahn | 3.34% | 4,651 |
| Ian Daelucian | 3.12% | 4,349 |
| Total Votes | 139,283 | |
| Source: Orange County Elections, "Official Results for Election," accessed December 7, 2016 | ||
