What is Edmond J. Gong?
[[File:Eddie Gong Florida.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Gong in 1963]] '''Edmond Joseph (Eddie) Gong''' (October 6, 1930 &ndash; May 19, 2015) was an [[Americans|American]] attorney and former politician in the state of [[Florida]]. He was the first Asian-American elected to the Florida House. He served as a Florida [[state senator]] from 1967 through 1971. He was also a member of Florida's [[House of Representatives]] from 1963 through 1966. Gong died at the age of 84 in [[Miami, Florida]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/obituaries/article21603849.html|title=Former state senator Edmond Gong dies at 84|work=miamiherald|accessdate=22 May 2015}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gong, Edmond J.}} [[Category:1930 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:Politicians from Florida]] [[Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians]] [[Category:Members of the Florida Legislature]] {{US-bio-stub}}