Tag Archives: Van Tran

Van Tran holds presser, appeals to Viet voters

Posted on May 8, 2009 by Bolsavik

Newly announced Congressional candidate Van Tran held a press conference yesterday where he repeatedly gave what will be the core of his campaign: Three times he said only a Vietnamese would take care of the Vietnamese. The presser went smoothly, … Continue reading →

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Van Tran to run against Loretta Sanchez in 2010

Posted on May 6, 2009 by Bolsavik

It’s officially Van Tran vs Loretta Sanchez now. The termed out Vietnamese-American Assemblyman from Garden Grove is once again proving that he can be a team player, going along with the GOP’s plan for him to run against U.S. Rep. … Continue reading →

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Group may or may not protest Cypress College

Posted on February 9, 2009 by Bolsavik

The president of a non-profit corporation called the Vietnamese Community of Souther (sic) California called a meeting to take action against Brian Doan’s exhibition at Cypress College, and the attendees decided to form a committee to look at the problem … Continue reading →

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Van Tran files intent to run for Tom Harman’s seat

Posted on January 21, 2009 by Bolsavik

The Red County/OC Blog is reporting here that Assemblyman Van Tran has filed a statement of intent to run in 2010 for the 35th State Senate District, currently held by fellow Republican Tom Harman. Tran is termed out in 2010. … Continue reading →

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Van Tran’s questionable number

Posted on November 21, 2008 by Bolsavik

Squeaking through a tight(-ish) race, Assemblyman Van Tran decided to shore up his support base in the Vietnamese community by pulling an Obama, saturating the Viet airwaves and newspapers over an entire weekend last week. The spot ad was played … Continue reading →

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Viets took a beating at the polls

Posted on November 5, 2008 by Bolsavik

Viet candidates lost left and right, Rep and Dem, Southern and Northern California. It is a demonstration of Viet candidates’ narrow lack of broader appeal that when non-Viet voters turn out in record numbers, they were not voting for the Viet candidates. … Continue reading →

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Dana Rohrabacher touts communist’s endorsement

Posted on November 2, 2008 by Bolsavik

Just a day after Assemblyman Van Tran held a press conference (also attended by Westminster City Councilman Andy Quach) in which he had people accuse OC Supervisor Janet Nguyen of being a commie (all over again), U.S. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher sent … Continue reading →

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In defensive mode, Van Tran holds damage-control presser

Posted on October 31, 2008 by Bolsavik

Under accusations that he and his trenchmen are using strong-arm tactics to silence critics in the Vietnamese-American community, Assemblyman Van Tran (pictured at the presser, with Andy Quach) yesterday held a press conference to explain his group’s side of the story. … Continue reading →

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