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Van Tran's hopes fading?

Wed, 10/28/2009 - 07:15

When Orange County Assemblymember Van Tran jumped into the Congressional race to unseat Democratic incumbent Loretta Sanchez in CA-47, the national Republican Party was all ecstatic, wondering if he were the "GOP's future" and naming him as one of the first thirteen candidates in their Young Guns program, a program to lend assistance to their top challengers.


Van Tran should drop his Congressional Run. And maybe resign.

Fri, 10/23/2009 - 08:23
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On August 2, 2009, Westminster City Councilman Andy Quach, a fundraiser for and political protege of Asm. Van Tran, an Orange County Republican who is challenging Loretta Sanchez for her Congressional Seat, crashed into an electrical pole and was detained on suspicion of DUI.

Apparently, this made the Assemblyman scared.  He had to come to the aid of his friend, even if it meant interrupting a police field sobriety test.  Check out the audio:


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Asian American candidates fundraising numbers

Sat, 10/17/2009 - 09:57

In the 2010 election cycle so far, six Asian Americans have officially announced their candidacies for Congress, not including the seven incumbents. We've reported on a few of the fundraising numbers already, but here's a handy chart that includes all their numbers for these challengers (and their key opponents) as of 9/30/2009.


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Van Tran loses steam

Sun, 09/06/2009 - 09:45
From the Orange County Register comes a report on Republican Assemblymember Van Tran and his growing misfortunes.

Andy Quach Pleads Guilty to DUI

Sat, 09/05/2009 - 09:06

Here's an update on a story we've been covering. Republican City Councilman Andy Quach of Westminster has pleaded uilty to misdemeanor drunk driving charges stemming from an Aug. 2 traffic accident when he crashed his Mercedes S550 into a pole knocking out power to about 300 homes. Quach did not attend the hearing.


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Andy Quach Apologizes for DUI... Is it Enough?

Thu, 08/13/2009 - 20:07

Here's a quick follow up to the story of Republican CA Assemblymember Van Tran disrupting the DUI investigations of his friend Westminster City Councilman Andy Quach, 37. On August 1, Quach called Tran to the scene of an accident, after crashing his black S550 Mercedes-Benz into a power pole.


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Van Tran DUI Investigation Troubles

Fri, 08/07/2009 - 13:31

Yesterday, we gave you a financial update on the primary battle between CA Assemblymember Van Tran and OC businessman Quang Pham, but here's another recent development and the headline's not very good for Mr. Tran.  According to the OC Register, "Police Say Assemblyman Van Tran disrupted DUI Investigation".


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Vietnamese Republicans Square Off in the O.C.

Fri, 08/07/2009 - 00:01

Here's a quick update on the Republican primary heating up in CA-47.


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Van Tran Faces Vietnamese American Challenger

Wed, 07/08/2009 - 08:36

National Republicans were all excited when they got their preferred candidate, California Assemblymember Van Tran to run against Democrat Loretta Sanchez in CA-47.  But the road to DC may not be as easy as he, or the national GOP thought it would be.


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Mock Interview with Assembly Member Van Tran

Mon, 05/18/2009 - 00:56

It looks like there's a lot of buzz going around with the possibility of a second Vietnamese American in Congress.  I decided to do a imaginary interview with the current California State Assembly Member on a chilly Sunday morning in Little Saigon.


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