BIOGRAPHY

William Tong took office as Connecticut’s 25th Attorney General on January 9, 2019, as the first Asian American elected to statewide office in the state. He grew up in the Hartford area working alongside his immigrant parents in their family’s Chinese restaurant, and attended Phillips Academy Andover, Brown University and the University of Chicago Law School.

Before his election he served 12 years in the General Assembly representing the 147th District, which includes North Stamford and Darien, and chaired the House side of the Judiciary Committee. He also practiced law as a litigator for about 18 years. Tong lives in Stamford with his wife, Elizabeth, and their three children.