Van Tran

Van Tran
Orange County Water District Board of Directors, Division 2
Assumed office
September 26, 2024
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 68th district
In office
December 6, 2004 – November 30, 2010
Preceded byKen Maddox
Succeeded byAllan Mansoor
Personal details
Born (1964-10-19) October 19, 1964
PartyRepublican
SpouseCyndi Nguyen (m. 2004)
Children3
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Van Thai Tran (Vietnamese: Trần Thái Văn; born October 19, 1964) is a Vietnamese American attorney and politician in California, formerly serving as a Republican member of the California State Assembly, representing portions of Orange County. Tran was the highest-ranking Vietnamese American elected official was the highest-ranking Vietnamese American elected official in U.S. history along with Hubert Vo until Joseph Cao was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 2008. Tran took office one month before Vo did, making him the first Vietnamese American to serve in a state legislature. He served in the Assembly as Assistant Republican Leader.