John Tran
John Tran | |
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| Preceded by | John Nunez |
| Succeeded by | Margaret Clark |
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| Born | November 20, 1975 Saigon, South Vietnam |
| Children | Joshua, Andre and Jack Dylan |
| Profession | Real estate agent and consultant[1] |
John Tran is an American politician who served on the Rosemead, California city council as that city's first Asian-American mayor.
Early and personal life
John Tran was born in Saigon, South Vietnam on November 20, 1975, [2] the fourth child in a family of six children. Sponsored by an American family,[3] the Tran's left Communist-controlled Vietnam in 1979 in order to immigrate to the United States; they originally settled in the state of Oklahoma. After several moves, the Tran's settled in Monterey Park, California. [4] Tran graduated from Mark Keppel High School in 1993.[5]
Upon graduation from high school, Tran married his first wife, an American citizen. When Tran turned 18 years old, he became a naturalized United States citizen.[6] Tran is the father of three sons, two from his first marriage and one from his relationship with his current wife. He has lived in Rosemead for over 18 years. [7]
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.[8] 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.[9]
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.[10] As with many cities in the state of California,[11] 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.[12]
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.[13]
External links
References
- ^ Who's Who in Young Asian Americans [1]
- ^ Who's Who in Young Asian Americans[2]
- ^ asianweek.com - Tran Becomes Rosemead's First Vietnamese Mayor; April 4, 2007[3]
- ^ - Upon graduation from high school, Tran married his first wife.
- ^ 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]