Jennifer Hong, Councilmember

Jennifer Hong

Councilmember Jennifer Hong was elected to the Cerritos City Council in 2025. She has been a resident of of Cerritos since 1984. Councilmember Hong previously served the City as a former Member of the Parks and Recreation Commission, former Chair and Member of the Planning Commission, and former Chair and Member of the Let Freedom Ring Committee. 

Boards and Committees

Councilmember Hong serves on the following Internal Ad Hoc Working Groups:

  • Budget/Finance
  • Personnel

Councilmember Hong serves on the following external organizations:

  • California Joint Powers Insurance Authority Board of Directors (Alternate)
  • Gateway Cities Council of Governments Southeast Gateway Line Corridor Cities Committee (Alternate)
  • I-Chinese American Political Action Committee as Vice Chair
  • Independent Cities Association Board of Directors (Alternate)
  • League of California Cities and L.A. Regional Division (Alternate)
  • League of California Cities 2026 Annual General Assembly (Alternate)
  • National League of Cities 2026 Annual Business Meeting
  • Soroptimist International of Artesia/Cerritos as President
  • Southeast Los Angeles County Workforce Development Board — Policy Board (Alternate)
  • Southern California Association of Governments General Assembly
  • Women’s Club of Artesia-Cerritos as a member

Councilmember Hong previously served on the following external organizations:

  • California Contract Cities Association Board of Directors (Alternate)
  • Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts Board of Directors (Districts 2, 3, 18, and 19)
  • National League of Cities Annual Business Meeting (2025)
  • Southeast Water Coalition Joint Powers Authority Board of Directors (Alternate)

Personal and Professional

Councilmember Hong is a businesswoman and entrepreneur, launching a successful garment business in 1990, and she continues to remain active in the global apparel industry. Councilmember Hong’s community involvement also includes a long-term membership with the Women’s Club of Artesia-Cerritos, the 2024-2025 President of the Soroptimist International Club of Artesia-Cerritos, and former Vice Chair of the I-Chinese American Political Action Committee. 

Councilmember Hong and her husband, William Palmer, have two adult sons.