While we wait to see if Tom Umberg and/or Miguel Pulido are going to run for Lou Correa’s seat on the OC Board of Supervisors, let’s take a closer look at Trung Nguyen, the candidate that Assemblyman Van Tran says is the “the only viable candidate for the seat at this time.”
Nguyen has run for several offices in the last year or so – he failed when he ran for the OC GOP Central Committee in this year’s June primary election. He was the only Vietnamese candidate, running in the 68th Assembly District, where his patron, Tran, holds sway. And he came in seventh – losing to a bunch of non-Vietnamese candidates.
Nguyen also tried to get onto the OC Water District Board this year, in the general election, but he again failed to defeat a non-Vietnamese candidate, Kathryn Barr.
Nguyen first was elected to the Garden Grove School Board in 2004, when he barely beat a guy with the unfortunate name of Jesse James. Nguyen squeaked into victory as the last of the three winners.
The lesson learned? Tran needs a drug test if indeed he truly believes that Nguyen is the only viable candidate for the First Supervisorial District. The evidence just doesn’t support his contention.
Moreover, the casino issue has come up again in Garden Grove. Tran was one of the council members who got in hot water for supporting this idea and for possible violations of the Brown Act. Will this issue hurt Trung Nguyen as well? I think so – but frankly I don’ t know what his stance is on this issue. You can bet he will be asked about it a lot going forward.
Here are Nguyen’s election results:
ORANGE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT Director, Division 1 |
| Completed Precincts: 115 of 115 |
| Vote Count | Percentage | |
| KATHRYN L. BARR | 18360 | 55.9% |
| TRUNG NGUYEN | 14505 | 44.1% |
| Member, County Central Committee 68th Assembly District – Republican |
| Number To Vote For: 6 |
| Completed Precincts: 291 of 291 |
| Vote Count | Percentage | |
| ED ROYCE, SR. (REP) | 13909 | 13.0% |
| LARRY R. CRANDALL (REP) | 11579 | 10.8% |
| KERMIT MARSH (REP) | 11551 | 10.8% |
| MARK LEYES (REP) | 11470 | 10.7% |
| JON AIKEN (REP) | 9810 | 9.1% |
| LUCILLE KRING (REP) | 9299 | 8.7% |
| TRUNG QUANG NGUYEN (REP) | 8990 | 8.4% |
| STEVE SARKIS (REP) | 8876 | 8.3% |
| KATHRYN M. FEATHER (REP) | 6060 | 5.6% |
| ERIK K. WEIGAND (REP) | 5531 | 5.2% |
| ANNA REAGAN (REP) | 5288 | 4.9% |
| JOEL WIRTH (REP) | 4924 | 4.6% |
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Trung is trending well and is not afraid to keep running even if he fails. He will win at some point and the BOS race may be his best current shot and at keeping his name out there. Each time he runs it gives him more name I.D. Alberta Christy won on her 4th try at S.A. City council. Hopefully guys like Thomas Gordon and George Collins and Evangeline Gawronsky will follow Trung’s example and keep running until they win.
Hey anon,
That’s pretty faulty logic. Have you ever heard of Zeke Hernandez, the perpetual candidate? By your logic he is poised to win the BOS seat based on all the times he has ran. Me thinks not!
That logic should encourage Al Snook. He ran for council, mayor, and assembly. Al Snook can win as well…NOT
Al Snook for Supervisor!
There will be a press rlease tomorrow conducted on the steps of the old Courthouse in Santa Ana concerning the Trung Nguyen campaign for The OC BOS. Stanley Fiala will anounce his position as head campaign manager for Mr Nguyen in the City of Santa Ana. Mr Fiala will run all ground operations and press secretary duties for the Trung Nguyen Campaign for BOS in that City. Assemblyman Van Tran will be on hand to introduce Mr Fiala to the press.
Trung is a spoiler in retaliation for Janet Nguyen outing Andy Nguyen for taking money from the Buddhist Temple to get the poroject approved. Plain and simple.