For Immediate Release: August 24, 2024
Contact: press@derektranforcongress.com
Derek Tran Calls for Immediate Resignation of Supervisor Andrew Do
– Long-Time Michelle Steel Ally – Amid FBI Investigation
Garden Grove Workers’ Rights Advocate, U.S. Army Veteran, City Commissioner, Small Business Owner, and CA-45 congressional candidate Derek Tran issued the following statement in response to the FBI investigation into Orange County Supervisor and Michelle Steel endorser Andrew Do, and the recent FBI raid on the home of Do’s daughter– reportedly linked to the controversial misallocation of millions of dollars in county funds to a nonprofit organization she led:
“It is a betrayal of the public’s trust when elected officials use their power to benefit themselves or their families at the expense of the community. These allegations against Supervisor Do are not just troubling — they’re a blatant example of the corruption that has plagued our local government for far too long. As the son of refugees who fled corruption and oppression, I know firsthand the importance of integrity in public service. The people of Orange County deserve leaders who will put their needs first, not their own financial interests.
“Supervisor Do must resign immediately – and Michelle Steel must answer for the support she’s receiving from her long-time ally. Our community deserves better than the rampant corruption that Steel, Do, and their cronies have enabled, and we must take bold steps to clean up Orange County’s politics once and for all. As your next Congressman, I will fight tirelessly to root out corruption, hold those in power accountable, and restore faith in our government. It’s time to build a government that truly serves the people — honestly and transparently.”
As a reminder, Michelle Steel’s personal involvement in Orange County corruption scandals runs deep, stemming back to her tenure on the Orange County Board of Supervisors alongside Andrew Do:
- Steel has a long, shady history of greenlighting sweetheart deals on land sales and airport contracts for private jet use beneficial to her wealthy campaign donors.
- In 2015, Steel opposed creating an Orange County campaign finance and ethics commission, calling the effort a “symbolic gesture,” and was the sole vote against putting the initiative on a ballot.
- In 2018, Steel voted to remove any independent oversight of Orange County Supervisors’ actions, county finances, and the practices of the Sheriff’s Department and District Attorney’s Office.
- In 2020, while she was running for Congress and still serving on the OC Board of Supervisors, Steel was “called out” for accepting campaign contributions from a private jet company that was bidding for a long-term contract at John Wayne Airport.
- In 2022, the Orange County Grand Jury found that Michelle Steel tried to direct the sale of public land to a wealthy campaign donor, and detailed her damning involvement in the effort.
- In Congress, Steel voted against legislation to help America compete with Chinese manufacturing – while her husband notoriously toured known CCP agents around an invitation-only meeting with Republican leaders.
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Army Veteran Derek Tran is a DCCC Red To Blue candidate running in California’s 45th Congressional District which encompasses portions of Orange and Los Angeles Counties in Southern California. A majority-minority district, the District has the second largest AAPI population (36.97%) of any Congressional District, and the largest Vietnamese community in the country. President Biden won the current district lines by +6 points and it has a +6 point Democratic registration advantage. It includes all or part of the Cities of Garden Grove, Westminster, Cerritos, Buena Park, Placentia, Hawaiian Gardens, Cypress, Fountain Valley, Artesia, Los Alamitos, La Palma, Brea, Lakewood, and Fullerton, as well as the unincorporated community of Rossmoor.
Use of Derek Tran’s military rank, job titles, and photographs in uniform does not imply endorsement by the Dept. of Defense or U.S. Army.
I can connect steel to Jon Voight.
https://x.com/davidpanforCA/status/1826675538049860081?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet
Three degrees of separation from Ratso Rizzo!
I hung out with Derek and his people yesterday, and heard some good stories.
If you remember, at this blog between June 27 and July 21 we were doing our best – in our little local way – to get Biden to drop out and “pass the torch” to Kamala. Just one of the reasons I thought this was so important was because the lack of enthusiasm for Biden would hurt candidates like Derek.
Sure enough, after the disastrous June 27 debate, Derek got yelled at by lots of Democrats and independents that he called or talked to – they thought he could “make Joe get out of the race!” Then as soon as Kamala announced, and ever since, he’s had a flood of volunteers and donations. I knew it!
I should add that Derek made sure to emphasize how much he admired Biden – his record, his character, and his difficult historic decision to step aside.
Andrew Do claims he and his family are being defamed. Are Peter Pham and Cheri Pham related?
https://laist.com/news/politics/fbi-oc-supervisor-andrew-do-vietlink-radio-viet-america-society
I wonder.
Wait’ll he hears my song tomorrow.
The Steels’ latest attack on Derek Tran is that he’s not QUITE as fluent in Vietnamese (his childhood language) as he claims. And they got the Register to write a whole ARTICLE about this molehill:
https://www.ocregister.com/2024/09/06/derek-tran-says-hes-fluent-in-vietnamese-rep-michelle-steels-campaign-says-hes-not/
Should I write “Michelle Steel, After 50 Years in the US, Still Cannot Speak English?” That’d be an easy one.
This is as hilarious as Michelle calling Jay Chen a Chinese Communist plant while her husband goes around WORKING for the Chinese Communist government!
Except, that one worked. This one, Little Saigon will go: “Sphincter Girl Says What?”
Derek is also much less well-versed in the self-serving manipulation of public resources than Michelle Steel — but isn’t almost everyone?
Michelle Steele is exhibit A re the whole democratic system needs a douche. It’s the right’s answer to progressives and DEI. Talk about a DEI hire.
Huh. And are you proposing that you’re just the douche for the job?
Troll, triggered by “Sphincter Girl,” has obviously not seen Wayne’s World & didn’t get the reference.
During Covid I lose some weights.
Oh you are a Michelle Steele supporter now oh Myopic booby one. I’m not a politician. And you will contort yourself into some funny positions to try and make a point.