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Van Tran Assembly District 68, Republican


Term limit: 2010

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Capitol office
Room4009
State Capitol
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 319-2068
Fax: (916) 319-2168

Committees:
Assembly Floor

Assembly Committee on Banking and Finance

Assembly Committee on Business and Professions

Assembly Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials

District voter registration
Democrat: 31%
Republican: 46%
Other: 23%

District makeup
Suburban Orange County cities of Costa Mesa, Fountain Valley, most of Stanton (83%) and Westminster (69%) and a sliver of Anaheim (10%) and Newport Beach (10%)

Source: California Target Book

   
Manufacturers' legislative scorecard
Tran's voting record on bills important to manufacturers:
2005-06: 96% (22-1) OVERALL: 96% (22-1)
  VOTE  Indicates vote for manufacturers' interests or an Abstain vote
Tran's
votes
2008 votes
AB 1946 - Expands the likelihood of civil action by the Attorney General, district and city attorneys.
NO
AB 1946 - Expands the likelihood of civil action by the Attorney General, district and city attorneys.
NO
AB 1946 - Expands the likelihood of civil action by the Attorney General, district and city attorneys.
NO
AB 2279 - Makes it illegal to consider an employee's use of marijuana outside of the workplace when hiring
NO
AB 2386 - "Card Check" - Prohibits private union votes in agricultural industry
NO
AB 2547 - Makes costly and unnecessary changes to California's oil spill prevention and response law
NO
AB 2648 - Expands "multiple pathways" for Career Technical Education
Abstained
AB 2855 - Provides high school education in green technology and goods movement
YES
AB 2944 - Undermines a corporate director's accountability to shareholders
Abstained
AB 2947 - Prohibits a residential care facility for the elderly from requiring an elder from waiving rights afforded under the EADACPA as a condition of admission
NO
AB 2969 - Any licensed physician conducting a utilization review be licensed in California
NO
AB 437 - Eliminates statue of limitations on benefits or salary lawsuits
Abstained
SB 1113 - Authorizes a court to award attorneys fees and costs to a successful party against opposing parties
NO
SB 1115 - Drives up work comp costs by changing apportionment
NO
SB 1161 - Extends the sunset date for the program from 2011 to 2016.
YES
SB 1313 - Unnecessarily moves up, by 5 years, perfluorinated compounds phase-out to 2010.
NO
SB 1338 - Allows employee to pre-designate physician outside of employer's medical provider network
NO
SB 1338 - Allows employee to pre-designate physician outside of employer's medical provider network
NO
SB 1608 - Equal access for individuals with disabilities in public accommodations
YES
SB 1717 - Doubles permanent disability employer costs
NO
SB 1762 - Circumvents CARB process and mandates new energy costs for Climate Change Institute
Abstained
SB 375 - Exposes manufacturers to unfounded industrial development litigation. YES
SB 974 - Imposes a $400 million per year container tax on port container cargo
NO
2007 votes
AB 1045 - Forces one-size fits all indoor heat regulations for manufacturers
NO
AB 1673 - Imposes California-only instantaneous on-site rebate-system
NO
AB 8 - Requires employers to pay 7.5% of payroll for employee healthcare
NO
SB 936 - Increases cost of workers' comp system by doubling permanent disability payments
NO
SB 836 - Increases employee absenteeism by adding "familial status" to protected class
NO
SB 727 - Expands California's already most stringent family leave law
NO
AB 1108 - Bans phthalates without evidence it poses a threat to consumers
NO
AB 537 - Expands California's already most stringent Family Leave law
NO
AB 1618 - Creates a tax increase on business by removing the ability to deduct interest expense
NO
2006 votes
AB 1835 - Increases the state minimum wage by $1.25 over next two years
NO
AB 2593 - Interferes with potential regulatory solution to industry meal and rest period laws YES
AB 2778 - Removes fossil fuel combustion technologies from the Self-Generation Incentive Program
NO
AB 32 - Increases costs on manufacturers and will not reduce overall global warming emissions
NO
SB 1368 - Limits the available power sources to meet California's energy demands and increases the price of electricity
NO
SB 927 - $60 per container tax on all containers processed at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
NO
SB 1414 - Requires companies with over 10,000 California employees to spend 8% of their annual payroll costs on health care insurance for employees
NO
SB 1414 - Requires companies with over 10,000 California employees to spend 8% of their annual payroll costs on health care insurance for employees
NO
SB 1737 - Further regulates manufacturers' and retailers' rebates to consumers.
NO
SB 1737 - Further regulates manufacturers' and retailers' rebates to consumers.
NO
SB 815 - Doubles permanent disability workers' compensation benefits
NO
SB 1489 - Increases litigation by awarding more costs and attorney fees to the Attorney General's Office
NO
2005 votes
AB 1698 - Mandates employer health care for dependants until they are 26 years old
NO
SB 426 - Slows the construction of LNG terminals
NO
SB 600 - Creates chemical monitoring program with no scientific basis or deignated funding
NO
SB 109 - Allows criminal prosecution for minor air violations
NO
SB 174 - Expands "sue your boss" provision and increases litigation and costs
NO
SB 484 - Creates duplicative and costly reporting for cosmetic manufacturers
NO
SB 1023 - Adds costly penalties to the state's reformed workers' compensation system
NO
AB 1700 - Severely restricts settlements and protective orders in litigation
NO
AB 48 - Increases minimum wage
NO
AB 391 - Forces employers to pay unemployment benefits for workers' missing work during trade disputes
NO
AB 815 - Gives hazardous waste regulatory authority to an agency with no manufacturing knowledge or experience
NO
AB 153 - Increases litigation costs by allowing AG to recover all costs in actions alleging anti-competitive practices
Abstained
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AD 68 is home to
389 manufacturers
List all
  
12 companies engaged in grassroots
American Delphi, Inc.
American Pacific Plastic
AsiaGlobal, LLC
Best Dental Ceramics, Inc.
Cove Fourslide and Stamping
Filipino American Chamber of Commerce
GHN Neon, Inc.
Hunt Dabney & Associates
J.D.R. / Judicial Dispute Resolution, Inc.
Newport-Mesa Unified School District
Rotary Club of Newport-Balboa
Technical Resource Group
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Van Tran biography:
Assemblymember Van Tran represents the 68th district, which includes Anaheim, Costa Mesa, Garden Grove, Fountain Valley, Newport Beach, Stanton, and Westminster.

He is the first American of Vietnamese descent to be elected to the California State Assembly.

Van Tran was first elected to the Garden Grove City Council in November 2000, gaining more votes for city council than any other candidate in Garden Grove history.

Only the second American of Vietnamese descent to be elected to public office in the United States, Van Tran quickly earned a reputation as a prudent fiscal conservative. Van also gained the confidence and respect of his fellow council members who have now twice elected him to serve as Mayor Pro-Tem. The Orange County Register recognized him in 2001 as, "a person to watch."

Van Tran is the managing partner of Van Thai Tran & Associates law firm. Prior to founding his law firm, Van served as a staff aide to Congressman Robert K. Dornan and then-State Senator (now Congressman) Ed Royce. He was the first Vietnamese American to serve on the personal staff of a Member of Congress.

Van Tran is Chairman of the Vietnamese Committee of the Orange County Republican Party. He is also a member of Congressman Ed Royce’s Asian-Pacific Congressional Advisory Board, and he serves as Vice Chairman of the Orange County based "El Capitan" District of the Boy Scouts of America.

In the 1990's, Van founded the Vietnamese-American Voters Coalition (VAVOCO), a non-profit organization that promotes voter education and awareness.

At the age of 10, Van Tran emigrated with his family to the United States from Saigon, Vietnam. He completed his Bachelors Degree in Political Science from the University of California, Irvine, and then went on to earn both a Master's Degree in Public Administration and a Juris Doctorate from Hamline University School of Law in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

  
Headlines
Bill seeks balance of health, culture (Dec. 25) -  Dec. 26
Around the Vietnamese lunar New Year festival Tet, Vivian Pham watches customers grab dozens of ...  Judy Lin in the Contra Costa Times

Assemblyman Tran to run for state Senate seat -  Jan. 17
Assemblyman Van Tran, R-Westminster, announced Monday that he will vie for the state Senate seat ...  Hahn Kim Quach in the Orange County Reg.

High-pay, little-work state jobs must go -  Jan. 10
When Democrats complain that there is nothing to do to fix the state's red-ink-soaked budget ...  Van Tran in the Orange County Reg.

CMTA Capitol Updates
Flexible workweek legislation introduced
Assemblymember Van Tran (R-Costa Mesa) has introduced AB 141, the Workplace Flexibility Act of ...   Jan. 30 update

Assembly Republicans establish E3 committee
The Assembly Republican Caucus formed a new policy committee, called E3, to discuss issues related ...   Feb. 22 update

Energy-telecom committees named for 2007-08 session

Legislative leaders have named the members of the energy and telecommunications ...   Jan. 25 update