Van Tran | |
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| Member of the California State Assembly from the 68th district | |
| In office December 6, 2004 – November 30, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Ken Maddox |
| Succeeded by | Allan Mansoor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 19, 1964 Saigon, South Vietnam |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Cyndi Nguyen (m. 2004) |
| Children | 2 |
Van Thai Tran (Vietnamese: Trần Thái Văn; born October 19, 1964) is a Vietnamese American attorney and politician in California, formerly serving as a Republican member of the California State Assembly, representing portions of Orange County. Tran and Texas State Representative Hubert Vo were the highest-ranking Vietnamese American elected officials in U.S. history until Joseph Cao was elected to the United States House of Representatives in December 2008. Tran took office one month before Vo did, making him the first Vietnamese American to serve in a state legislature. He served in the Assembly as Assistant Republican Leader.