Political Career
Ma was on the staff of former state Senate President John Burton as a part-time district representative from 1995 until her election to the Board of Supervisors in 2002. She was an elected delegate to the White House Conference on Small Business under President Bill Clinton, which produced a report to Congress on the 60 top policy recommendations to help small businesses grow and prosper in the 21st century.
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