Meet Anthony

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Meet Anthony Kuo

Anthony Kuo grew up in the community of Woodbridge, attending Irvine public schools . His family built and, for over 20 years, ran Chinatown Restaurant, a small business right across the street from UC Irvine.


First elected to the Irvine City Council in 2018 after serving nearly eight years as a Commissioner, Anthony was unanimously selected by his colleagues to serve as Vice Mayor in 2019 and 2022. He represented the City on the Board of Directors of the Orange County Fire Authority where he was Vice Chairman and the Irvine Community Land Trust where he was President. Additionally, Anthony served on the Board of the Orange County Sanitation District and represented all of Orange County's Mayors and Council members on the County's Emergency Medical Services Committee.

He has represented the Council on both the Irvine Unified School District and Tustin Unified School District Liaison Committees, and the Boards of the Irvine Barclay Theatre and the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary.


Anthony has long volunteered on the Board of Directors for the Irvine Children's Fund, on the Steering Committee for ICF's Irvine Junior Games, the 2/11 Marine Adoption Committee, and on the Advisory Board for Crime Survivors Inc. He also served five years on the Board of Directors of the Exchange Club of Irvine, including a three-year assignment as President-elect, President and Immediate Past President. In addition to serving on the planning committees for the Teacher of the Year Dinner, Police Awards Banquet and the Irvine Unified School District Scholar Athletes Dinner, Anthony chaired Irvine’s Thanksgiving Community Prayer Breakfast for four consecutive years.

He has served on the Board of Directors of both the BYU Management Society of Orange County and Raise Foundation of Orange County, as well as the Board of Governors of the Irvine Valley College Foundation. He remains active in a number of children and youth advocacy charities.


In 2020, Engaging Local Government Leaders recognized Anthony with the "Traeger Award," and named him one of the Top Influencers in Local Government. He received the 2021 Hero Award from ProcureAmerica for efficiency and cost management on behalf of Taxpayers.

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