Van Tran Flexes Muscle In GOP Congressional Primary
Aug/090
Posted by Martin Wisckol, Orange County Register Politics reporter
August 24th, 2009, 11:48 am
…As I noted, Assemblyman Van Tran, R-Westminster, is the beltway favorite and has the backing of the National Republican Congressional Committee.
Tran also has the backing of the five Republicans in the O.C. congressional delegation, as you can see on this invitation to Tran’s Sept. 3 fundraising breakfast. Among those on hand will be House Chief Deputy Whip Kevin McCarthy…
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Two GOP Reps. hit the road in search of candidates
Aug/090
By PATRICK O’CONNOR | 8/5/09 4:16 AM EDT
According to Politico, during summer 2009, GOP leaders like Rep. Kevin McCarthy and Lynn Westmoreland will travel parts of the country to recruit candidates to run against incumbent Democrats for the next election cycle in 2010. “McCarthy likes to talk about Van Tran, a Vietnamese-born Orange County Republican he has recruited to run against Democratic Rep. Loretta Sanchez. Tran raised more than $250,000 in his first three months campaigning, ensuring Sanchez will have a fight on her hands for the first time in years.”*
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