Tri Ta

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Tri Ta
Tạ Đức Trí
File:Tri Ta, 2022 (cropped).jpg
Official portrait, 2022
Member of the California State Assembly from the 70th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 5, 2022
Preceded byPatrick O'Donnell
Mayor of Westminster
In office
2012–2022
Preceded byMargie Rice
Succeeded byChi Charlie Nguyen
Personal details
Born (1973-04-10) April 10, 1973 (age 53)
Saigon, South Vietnam (now Vietnam)
PartyRepublican
Alma materCalifornia State University, Los Angeles (BA)

Tri Ta (born April 10, 1973) is a Vietnamese-born American politician currently serving as a member of the California State Assembly. He represents Assembly District 70, which consists of much of the Little Saigon area of northwestern Orange County. He previously served as Mayor of Westminster, California.

Early life and education

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Ta was born in Saigon in Vietnam (now Ho Chi Minh City). In 1992, he and his parents immigrated to the United States as refugees. Ta was 19 at the time.[1]

He attended California State University, Los Angeles and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science.[1]

Political career

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Ta served as a city councilor in Westminster before being elected mayor. He became mayor in 2012 and was the city's first Vietnamese-American mayor.[1][2] Ta was reelected in 2018. He is a Republican and has advocated for the Republican Party to take a greater interest in Vietnamese voters. Vietnamese Americans traditionally voted Republicans, but Democrats have made gains recently, especially in Orange County.[3]

In 2019, Ta attracted publicity for clashing with other members of Westminster's city council. He and fellow council members Kimberly Ho and Chi Charlie Nguyen frequently sparred with the remaining members. Notably, they passed a controversial resolution alleging that the Vietnamese government was improperly interfering in city politics.[4] This dispute culminated in the three voting to change the council's procedures over the objections of other members.[5] Opponents of the three councilors filed for a recall election in response.[6] In April 2020, Ta and his allies survived the recall attempt.[7]

In January 2022, Ta announced his intention to run for election to the California State Assembly in district 70, which was being vacated by incumbent Janet Nguyen.[8] He placed second in the top-two primary in June and faced Garden Grove City Councilwoman Diedre Thu-Ha Nguyen in the November general election.[9] That same year, a council dispute over renewing Westminster's sales tax placed the city at risk of bankruptcy.[10][11] Ta was also censured for false statements he made about other councilors.[12]

In November 2022, Ta won the election to represent the 70th district in the California State Assembly.[13] He took office in December.

As a delegate for Trump, Ta has supported Donald Trump as U.S. President in the 2024 presidential election.[14]

Electoral history

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Westminster Mayor

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Westminster, California mayoral election, 2012
Candidate Votes %
Tri Ta 11,861 44.6
Penny Loomer 7,677 28.8
Al Hamade 4,885 18.4
Ha Mach 1,191 4.5
Tamara Sue Pennington 998 3.8
Total votes 26,612 100.0
Westminster, California mayoral election, 2014
Candidate Votes %
Tri Ta (incumbent) 14,198 84.8
Andy Truc Nguyen 2,540 15.2
Total votes 16,738 100.0
Westminster, California mayoral election, 2016
Candidate Votes %
Tri Ta (incumbent) 16,094 56.4
Margie L. Rice 9,220 32.3
Raymond De La Cerda 2,004 7.0
Visual William 1,232 4.3
Total votes 28,550 100.0
Westminster, California mayoral election, 2018[15]
Candidate Votes %
Tri Ta (incumbent) 18,344 72.7
Christopher Ochoa 6,878 27.3
Total votes 25,222 100.0
Westminster, California mayoral recall election, 2020
Choice Votes %
Referendum failed No 10,165 59.32
Yes 6,970 40.68
Total votes 17,135 100.00
Source: Orange County Registrar of Voters[16]

California State Assembly

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2022 California State Assembly 70th district election[17][18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Diedre Thu-Ha Nguyen 31,293 39.7
Republican Tri Ta 16,708 21.2
Republican Ted Bui 10,968 13.9
Republican Kimberly Ho 10,936 13.9
Republican Emily Hibard 5,278 6.7
Republican Jason Gray 3,624 4.6
Total votes 78,807 100.0
General election
Republican Tri Ta 64,849 53.8
Democratic Diedre Thu-Ha Nguyen 55,661 46.2
Total votes 120,510 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic
2024 California State Assembly 70th district election[19][20]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tri Ta (incumbent) 46,752 59.5
Democratic Jimmy D. Pham 31,812 40.5
Total votes 78,564 100.0
General election
Republican Tri Ta (incumbent) 96,083 54.7
Democratic Jimmy D. Pham 79,587 45.3
Total votes 175,670 100.0
Republican hold

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