Category Archives: elections

Redistricting: Strong Viet Assembly district, split Congressional

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Bolsavik

Before the redistricting process even began, Tyler Diep jumped up and announced his intention to run for the Assembly. In some district. Didn’t know which one yet, but running nonetheless, Diep said then. That turns out to be a clever … Continue reading →

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Tan Nguyen sentenced to year in prison

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Bolsavik

“Terrible day” is what former GOP Congressional candidate Tan Nguyen described to the Bolsavik his feelings on Valentine’s Day when federal judge David O. Carter sentenced him to one year in prison for lying to investigators about his role in sending … Continue reading →

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Interesting snippets on Viet candidates, from Statement of Votes

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Bolsavik

The Statement of Votes is a 2630-page document from the OC Registrar of Voters, breaking down votes by precinct for every race in the November election. There are also a few important subtotals. The document is provided in PDF format, … Continue reading →

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Viet candidates take serious beating

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Bolsavik

Across the country, except for a few bright spots, most Viet candidate fall flat, losing their races, sometimes spectacularly. Now, of course, there is such a thing as a “Vietnamese bounce” – late absentee ballots cast mostly by Vietnamese – … Continue reading →

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Boys will be boys, leave Bruce alone

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Bolsavik

It was a little funny when the story broke of Westminster mayoral candidate Bruce Tran‘s rather brutal fist fight with someone who shared his office space. But then it got funnier when one of his most prominent supporters took out … Continue reading →

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Viet candidate wants to “prevent an all-Mexi Santa Ana City Council”

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Bolsavik

Nam Pham, the Vietnamese-American candidate for Santa Ana City Council, boasts in a newspaper ad that a group of white voters are helping him because they want to “prevent an all-Mexican Santa Ana City Council” – writes the OC Weekly’s … Continue reading →

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Little Saigon elections heating up

Posted on October 9, 2010 by Bolsavik

After weeks of ho-hum punctuated by candidacy announcements by people with no realistic hope of winning, suddenly several races around Little Saigon heated up. Starting with the Loretta Sanchez – Van Tran competition. It suddenly became the focus of all … Continue reading →

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Jury hung in Tan Nguyen’s case

Posted on August 28, 2010 by Bolsavik

The jury deadlocked in the trial of former Congressional candidate Tan Nguyen, and the judge declared a mistrial, reports the OC Register’s Martin Wisckol here. Nguyen is accused of lying to investigators and getting a campaign worker to take the blame … Continue reading →

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