death_date children term birth_date residence term_end state_senate death_place image_size profession term_start spouse image name occupation birth_place party office district religion article_title
19 may 2015 peter , joe and e.j. gong -lrb- d. 1978 -rrb- , frances , madeleine 1967 -- 1971 6 october 1930 miami 1966 florida united states 180px state politician 1963 sophie -lrb- deceased -rrb- ; dana eddie gong florida.jpg edmond j. gong attorney miami , florida , u.s. democratic member of the florida house of representatives 40th episcopal edmond j. gong

edmond j. gong

edmond joseph `` eddie '' gong -lrb- october 6 , 1930 -- may 19 , 2015 -rrb- was an american attorney and former politician in the state of florida .
he was the first asian american elected to the florida house .
gong was born in miami to chinese immigrant parents , who worked as grocers .
an attorney , he was an alumnus of harvard university and the university of miami school of law .
he was elected to the state senate for the 11th district in 1966 and served until 1971 .
previously , he served in the florida house of representatives from 1963 to 1966 .
he was a member of the democratic party .
gong died on may 19 , 2015 .
