You remember the story about Tran’s intervention this summer in the DUI investigation of his political protégé, Andy Quach. Well, who is the first disbursement listed on Tran’s 3rd quarter campaign finance report? Yes, Andy Quach. Tran paid him $2,000 for ‘Fundraising Advice.’
What kind of advice could Quach possibly give to Tran? What was this money really for?
Why would Tran risk putting Quach on his payroll? This only serves to remind everyone that Tran and your henchmen are complete losers!
In related news, the Democrats had a field day with Tran’s finance report. Here is their official response:
Van Tran Not So Transcendent After All
Despite being feted, celebrated and touted by Republicans at the outset, Van Tran has failed to live up to expectations.
“Despite all the early hype, Van Tran has totally failed to live up to expectations,” said Andy Stone, Western Regional Press Secretary for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. “After disrupting an active police investigation, filing to run for a different elected office in the midst of his Congressional effort, and putting up ‘disappointing’ third quarter fundraising numbers, Tran’s campaign sure leaves a lot to be desired.”
NRCC Recruitment Chair Kevin McCarthy once called Tran one of the “top people” he’d gone after and said that Tran would “transcend” Republican politics. Other Republican leaders also heavily recruited Tran and Tran was even named an NRCC “Young Gun.”
But since then, Tran’s star has faded rapidly.
Despite being in the midst of a Congressional campaign, Tran filed to run for State Senate in 2012.
Then in August, Tran let loose at the scene of a police investigation involving a local city councilmember. Tran was so disruptive, and had to be warned multiple times not to interfere, that a police sergeant on the scene had to threaten him with arrest to get him to stay away.
Tran put up a “disappointing” number and was even outraised by a Republican primary opponent this past quarter. According to The Hill, Tran was one of the “hyped challengers to several targeted incumbents [who] didn’t do much with their third quarters.”
Background
• “Hyped challengers to several targeted incumbents didn’t do much with their third quarters. Raising less than $100,000 for the quarter were…Republican Van Tran, who is challenging Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-Calif.).” [The Hill, 10/17/09]
• “California Assemblyman Van Tran, running against Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-Calif.), had an even more disappointing outcome. He only collected $92,000 and was actually outraised by Quang Pham, another Vietnamese candidate challenging him in the primary.” [Politico, 10/16/09]
• Assemblyman Van Tran was so disruptive at the scene of the police investigation into Councilman Andy Quach’s car crash that a sergeant had to threaten him with arrest to get him to stay away, according to incident transcripts released today by the police chief. [Orange County Register, 8/6/09]
• Van Tran filed to run for the 35th State Senate District in 2012. [CA Secretary of State, Form 410, filed 7/07/09]
• Tran had been recruited heavily by GOP leaders in Washington. [Orange County Register, 5/6/09]
• “I’ve been working on recruitment, and this is one of the top people I’ve gone after since the very beginning,” said McCarthy, who served in the state Assembly with Tran. “Tran transcends Republican politics, and he will be able to reach out to independents and moderate Democrats.” [Politico, 4/28/09]
• Tran is a Young Gun. [NRCC Young Guns site, accessed 10/19/09]
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For Immediate Release, October 20, 2009
CONTACT: Jennifer Crider & Andy Stone (202) 485-3440
What is wrong with a friend paying a friend for advice? If Van feels Andy can help his campaign then he has the right to use him. This is a Non-Story.
Friends don’t let friends drive .26 drunk!
Who among us has never had a drink too many at a dinner with friends? Before the over zealous efforts of MADD got started, somethink like this would have been a ho hum, no harm no foul, night in the drunk tank and that would have been the end of it.
I don’t like the Jannies and Trannies but this IS a non-story. If Van wants to pay Quach $2000 for advise, that’s his call. Who am I to criticize his judgment?
To make an issue of it will backfire. It shows your desperation in attacking the man.
Driving Drunk can and often does injure and kill people, while I support an option of mandatory treatment rather than incarseration and I support putting the machines in cars that do not allow drivers to drink and drive.
Van Tran is just after power, he has consistantly voted against the interests of his community.
Who do you think taught Andy to fundraise, Van Tran probally, it is almost laughable for Van Tran to list him as an advisor on the subject.
Of course there’s nothing wrong with that picture; WHAT’S WRONG WITH TRAN RAISING MONEY FROM HIS CONSTITUENTs and help an unemployed lackey like Quach? How else is he going to servive? He has no job (he’s never had a real job so he can’t collect unemployment), he can’t file for welfare because it will show on his statement, he can’t get a job because he has no real skill, he can’t even get an interview because he’s DRUNK MOST OF THE TIME, chances are, he will continue to leech on this community one way or another…
WE ARE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THIS VAN, BECAUSE IT’S THE COMMUNITY’S MONEY SO WE THINK YOU SHOULD ASK YOUR DONORS PERMISSION BEFORE U CAN PAY QUACH
“unemployed lackey like Quach…”
You’re probably right C Vo, but that POS Quach owns millions of dollars in real estate and drives a hundred thousand dollar car. Go figure, I guess it pays to be a politician in Little Saigon.
C. Vo has it quite accurate. It can be added that the other Viet comments show how flagrantly dishonest many Viets are. Is “the Viet cause” so important as to sacrifice all moral values. I wish these NON-AMERICANS would drop off the earth or at least vacate this country. If the honest Viets and wimpy Americans don’t get off our backsides this will get worse. Why on earth no recall of loser Quach in Westminster? Why is carpetbagger Andrew Do left alone in Garden Grove? Why has gangster Van Tran been allowed to get this far? If Van Tran were to defeat Loretta Sanchez than it really is all over and “the bad guys” win. Defeating Van Tran will be the most important political event of the decade.
“I wish these NON-AMERICANS would drop off the earth or at least vacate this country.”
Explain what you meant by “Non-Americans”?
Lam, that sentence was hastily constructed and inaccurate and unnecessary. Remove “non-americans” and substitute the word “immoral bad apples”. That is how it should have been put. I defy you or anyone to find even one thing Van Tran or Andy Quach has ever done of any merit. They are both drunken whoring men who take from their own race to enrich themselves.
why is van tran including his STATE ASSEMBLY office in his CAMPAIGN. the two are supposed to be separate. I AM A TAX PAYER AND I REFUSE TO BE HELPING PAY HIS STAFF’S SALARY FOR CAMPAIGN PURPOSES!