John Tran
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| John Tran | |
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| Preceded by | John Nunez |
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| Succeeded by | Margaret Clark |
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| Born | November 20, 1975 Saigon, South Vietnam |
| Children | Joshua, Andre and Jack Dylan |
| Profession | Realtor |
John Tran is an American politician who served on the Rosemead, California city council as that city's first Asian-American mayor.
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[edit] Early and personal life
John Tran was born in Saigon, South Vietnam on November 20, 1975, [1] the fourth child in a family of six children. Sponsored by an American family,[2] the Tran's left Communist-controlled Vietnam in 1979, immigrating to the United States, and landed originally in Oklahoma. After several moves, they eventually settled in Rosemead, California. [3] Tran graduated from Mark Keppel High School in the Alhambra High School District.[4]
Upon graduation from high school, Tran married his first wife. When he turned 18 years old, he became a naturalized citizen of the United States.[5] Tran is the father of three sons, two from his first marriage and one from his relationship with his current fiancee. He has lived in Rosemead for over 18 years. [6]
[edit] Career and public service
Tran started his public service career as a member of the Garvey School District Board of Education in 1999. At age 23, Tran was the youngest member to be elected to the board. He later served as Garvey's school board president in 2002.[7]
While serving on the Garvey School Board, Tran also served on the board of directors of the California Latino School Board Members Association and was a member of the California School Board Association.[8]
Following his school board service, Tran was elected to the Rosemead city council in March, 2005 - serving only one term. Tran is the first Asian-American elected to the council.[9] As with many cities in the state of California,[10] the Rosemead city council rotates its members into the mayor’s position; Tran was appointed mayor of Rosemead in March, 2007. Running for re-election to the city council in March 2009, Tran lost the bid by only one vote.[11]
On November 3, 2009, Tran contested and won the seat of a two-term incumbent on The El Monte Union High School District School Board.[12]
Tran is also a licensed real-estate agent and consultant. [13]
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Who's Who in Young Asian Americans[1]
- ^ asianweek.com - Tran Becomes Rosemead's First Vietnamese Mayor; April 4, 2007[2]
- ^ asianweek.com - Tran Becomes Rosemead's First Vietnamese Mayor; April 4, 2007[3]
- ^ LA Times - May 24, 2009 [4]
- ^ Man of the Town[5]
- ^ Who's Who in Young Asian Americans [6]
- ^ Who's Who in Young Asian Americans [7]
- ^ Who's Who in Young Asian Americans [8]
- ^ Who's Who in Young Asian Americans [9]
- ^ asianweek.com - Tran Becomes Rosemead's First Vietnamese Mayor; April 4, 2007[10]
- ^ The LA Times; By one vote, an election in lost in Rosemead, May 24, 2009 - Carla Hall [11]
- ^ svgtribune.com; New faces on San Gabriel Valley school boards - Amanda Baumfeld and Maritza Velazquez, Staff Writers, 11/04/2009 [12]
- ^ Who's Who in Young Asian Americans [13]
