Tag Archives: Viet candidates

First Viet Congressman ever! Joseph Anh Cao beat William Jefferson

Posted on December 6, 2008 by Bolsavik

  Voters in Louisiana just elected the very first Vietnamese-American Congressman ever, sending Anh Joseph Cao (pictured) to Capitol Hill and rejected the re-election bid of William Jefferson, under indictment for corruption, reports the AP here. With 79 percent of … Continue reading →

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Recount in Westminster

Posted on December 2, 2008 by Bolsavik

It’s official. The third-place finisher in the race for two seats on the Westminster City Council has filed a request for a recount, reports the OC Register‘s Martin Wisckol on Total Buzz here. Final tally shows Penny Loomer behind Truong Diep … Continue reading →

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Watch Garden Grove in 2010

Posted on December 1, 2008 by Bolsavik

A little-noticed ballot measure may make a significant impact in the 2010 elections in Garden Grove. Measure Q, dryly entitled “Modification of City Council Member Term Limits,” significantly alters the field of candidates in the next round of elections. The … Continue reading →

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Quick rundown of elected Viets

Posted on December 1, 2008 by Bolsavik

Here’s the Bolsavik’s list of Viets who won their races in the November general elections. If you know of someone who’s missing from the list, please holler. State legislatures: Van Thai Tran, California Assembly – re-elected incumbent Hubert Vo (pictured), … Continue reading →

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In New Orleans, a Viet Congressman?

Posted on November 24, 2008 by Bolsavik

Can a Viet first-generation immigrant political novice, former Jesuit seminarian, take on an eight-term Congressman and win? That’s what the GOP is banking on in New Orleans, where Anh Joseph Cao (pictured, left) is running against incumbent William J. Jefferson (right), a … Continue reading →

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Steve Ngo won – first Viet officeholder in San Francisco

Posted on November 17, 2008 by Bolsavik

First-time candidate Steve Ngo (pictured) won the one open seat on Board of the City College of San Francisco, becoming the first Vietnamese-American officeholder in that city-county. Four seats were at stake, with the first three won by incumbents seeking … Continue reading →

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Steve Ngo expands lead, Andrew Do catches up, Truong Diep gets close

Posted on November 11, 2008 by Bolsavik

The fates of Viet candidates are looking better, as more and more of the mail-in and paper ballots are counted. In San Francisco, Community College Board candidate Steve Ngo (pictured) seems locked to win the open fourth seat, with his … Continue reading →

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Joseph Dovinh and his amazing Technicolor dream

Posted on November 10, 2008 by Bolsavik

Don’t know if any inhaling is involved here, but Joseph Dovinh was heard on radio boasting that he got more votes than any Viets except Assemblyman Van Tran. The amazin’ claim was heard on late-night Vietnamese radio hosted by Van Tran’s … Continue reading →

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