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Mai Khanh Tran From Ballotpedia Jump to: navigation, search BP-Initials-UPDATED.pngThis page was current at the end of the individual's last campaign covered by Ballotpedia. Please contact us with any updates.Mai Khanh TranDemocratic PartyElections and appointmentsLast electionJune 5, 2018

Mai Khanh Tran (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 39th Congressional District. She lost in the primary on June 5, 2018.

Tran completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2018. Click here to read the survey answers.

Contents

  • 1 Elections
    • 1.1 2018
  • 2 Campaign themes
    • 2.1 2018
      • 2.1.1 Ballotpedia survey responses
  • 3 See also
  • 4 External links
  • 5 Footnotes

Elections

2018

See also: California's 39th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House California District 39

Gil Cisneros defeated Young Kim in the general election for U.S. House California District 39 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate%Votes
Image of Gil CisnerosGil Cisneros (D)   51.6  126,002
Image of Young KimYoung Kim (R)   48.4  118,391

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There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 244,393
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 39

The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 39 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate%Votes
Image of Young KimYoung Kim (R)   21.2  30,019
Image of Gil CisnerosGil Cisneros (D)   19.4  27,469
Image of Phil LiberatorePhil Liberatore (R)   14.3  20,257
Image of Andy ThorburnAndy Thorburn (D)   9.2  12,990
Image of Shawn NelsonShawn Nelson (R)   6.9  9,750
Image of Bob HuffBob Huff (R)   6.2  8,699
Image of Sam JammalSam Jammal (D)   5.4  7,613
Image of Mai Khanh TranMai Khanh Tran (D) Candidate Connection  5.3  7,430
Image of Herbert LeeHerbert Lee (D)   4.2  5,988
Image of Steve VargasSteve Vargas (R)   2.9  4,144
Silhouette Placeholder Image.pngSubmit photoSuzi Park Leggett (D)   1.5  2,058
Image of John CullumJohn Cullum (R)   1.2  1,747
Silhouette Placeholder Image.pngSubmit photoKaren Lee Schatzle (Independent)   0.6  903
Image of Steve CoxSteve Cox (Independent)   0.6  856
Image of Andrew SaregaAndrew Sarega (R)   0.6  823
Image of Sophia AlexanderSophia Alexander (Independent)   0.4  523
Image of Ted AlemayhuTed Alemayhu (Independent American Party)   0.1  176

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There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 141,445
Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

  • Julio Castañeda (Independent)
  • Phil Janowicz (D)
  • Ted Rusk (D)
  • Cybil Steed (D)
  • Jay Chen (D)

Campaign themes

2018

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys Candidate Connection

Mai Khanh Tran participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on May 24, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Mai Khanh Tran's responses follow below.[1]

What would be your top three priorities, if elected?

Creating a Universal Healthcare System, Strengthening our Public Schools, Passing Common Sense Gun Violence Prevention Legislation.[2][3]

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?

Healthcare, Education, Environmental Protection, Affordable Housing.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[3]

Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Mai Khanh Tran answered the following:

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

I believe that our elected officials must obviously be people of stellar character and integrity. But above all they must be compassionate.[3]
What qualities do you possess that would make you a successful officeholder?
I have always been a fighter and I never give up. When I first came to this country as a nine-year-old, I didn't speak a word of English. It took years of ceaseless work to get into Harvard and then to become a physician. Over the past two decades, I had to fight through two bouts of breast cancer and the chemo that went along with it. And then when my husband and I decided we wanted to have a child, I went through eight rounds of in vitro fertilization before I was blessed to have my daughter Gracie. I've overcome every challenge in my life through hard work and determination— I will bring the same mentality with me when I go to Washington.[3]
What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at that time?
The first historical event that I remember happening was the end of the Vietnam War. My dad dropped my three siblings and me off at an orphanage in Saigon several months before the city fell to the Communists. I remember I was confused as to why he wore sunglasses the whole time he was inside the orphanage. I’ve since realized that he didn't want to take them off because he didn't want us to see him crying. Several months later, my siblings and I were airlifted to the US as part of the Orphan Airlift. I didn't know it then, but my dad's painful sacrifice gave us all a shot at freedom and a better life.[3]
What was your very first job? How long did you have it?
When my family came to the US in 1975, we moved to rural Oregon and became farm workers. For the first several years, I picked berries every day from 4 AM until 2 PM for one dollar a crate. It was backbreaking work, but I was happy to have the opportunity.[3]
If you are not a current representative, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of?
The committees I would be interested in working on include: 1. Education and the Workforce; 2. Small Business; 3. Appropriations.[3]
What are your thoughts on term limits?
I absolutely believe in term limits. In my opinion four terms for the House of Representatives is appropriate.[3]

See also

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  • United States House of Representatives
  • California's 39th Congressional District election, 2018
  • California's 39th Congressional District

External links

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Footnotes

  1. Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
  2. Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Mai Khanh Tran's responses," May 24, 2018
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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