Vietnamese-American Woman Elected to the State Legislature of Oregon, USA

Thuy Tran received 72% of the votes cast in the US Democratic primaries, compared to 28% for Thomasson, an environmental consultant and former doctor.

Thuy Tran is the owner of Rose City Vision Care. Photo: Long story

Thuy Tran arrived in the US when she was 9 years old. She eventually joined the small group of Asian Americans in the legislature.

“I am proud that we were able to bring together community members in, leaders, and organizations from across Oregon to create change,” Train shared. “Next year's legislature will face big responsibilities, working to address homelessness, the rising price of housing and health care, climate change, and providing safety for all members of our community.”

Emerge Oregon, which prepares Democratic women to run for politics, helped Tran's campaign. In the Democratic primary for District 47 in 2012, she ran before but was unsuccessful.

She later became a member of the Parkrose School Board that year after being appointed to it.

Thuy Tran is a board member of Family Forward Oregon as of 2019. At Portland National Air Force Base, she serves as a lieutenant colonel in the 142nd Medical Group.

She was raised in a low-income Portland family. She will speak out in favor of measures that aid working families, such as those that increase access to care and permit families to take vacations. kid care. She added that she would back legislation to combat homelessness, offer affordable housing, increase access to healthcare, and combat the effects of climate change.

As of May 11, Thuy Tran had surpassed Thomasson, earning $73,000 while spending $47,000 on her campaign.

She received $8,500 from the Oregon Association of Trial Lawyers, $5,000 from the Oregon Optometry Public Affairs Council, $4,000 from the Network, and $5,000 from the Oregon Hospital and Health System Association.

Thuy Tran will run as a Democratic candidate in Oregon for the US election in November.

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