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Orange County, CA November 4, 2008 Election
Member of the State Assembly; District 68 Voter Information

Results as of Nov 26 1:08pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (293/293)
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Van Tran Click here for more information about this candidate 71,943 votes 54.1%

  • Party: Republican
  • Occupation: California State Assemblyman
  • Assemblyman Van Tran has made quick work to advance common-sense solutions to some of the biggest challenges facing California.
  • Assemblyman Van Tran's efforts include an act to expand the number of Enterprise Zones in California and help create new jobs.
  • He also introduced a measure cutting the excessive salary for members of part-time boards and commissions, saving California over $5 million per year.
  • Assemblyman Tran's agenda includes balancing the budget deficit through spending restraint, eliminating waste in the bureaucracy...
  • ...and improving our local roads - NOW! As an immigrant himself, Assemblyman Van Tran is passionately for legal immigration and passionately...
  • ...against illegal immigration. That is why he introduced a bill requiring state prisons to verify the immigration status of any felons.
Priorities:
  • In an effort to encourage a greater role for parents in the education of their children and to strengthen education by ensuring textbook accuracy,
  • Assemblyman Tran was able to push the state to provide public Internet access of school textbooks - so that teachers, parents, and concerned ...
  • ...community leaders can verify the accuracy of what our children are learning.
Kenneth "Ken" Arnold Click here for more information about this candidate 61,095 votes 45.9%
  • Party: Democratic
  • Occupation: Business Systems Analyst
  • Computer Scientist and Consultant
  • Success in businesses of all sizes
  • Native Southern Californian, raised in OC
  • Father of 2 sons raised in OC
  • Husband of lovely multi-talented Thanh-Thanh Ho
Priorities:
  • Political Renewal and Reform
  • Environment and Energy
  • Education and Public Safety

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