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John Nguyen
Image of John Nguyen
Prior offices
Alief Independent School District, Position 5
Successor: Harvey Anh Tong

Elections and appointments
Last election

November 5, 2019

Education

Bachelor's

University of Houston

Personal
Birthplace
Fort Worth, Texas
Profession
Computer Specialist

John Nguyen was a member of the Alief Independent School District in Texas, representing Position 5. He assumed office on November 20, 2017. He left office on November 16, 2021.

Nguyen ran for election to the Houston City Council to represent District F in Texas. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2019.

Nguyen completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. Click here to read the survey answers.

Nguyen is the Position 5 representative on the Alief Independent School District school board in Texas. Nguyen won a first term in the by-district general election on November 7, 2017.


Biography

John Nguyen was born in Fort Worth, Texas. He received a bachelor's degree from the University of Houston in 2001. His professional experience includes working as a computer specialist.[1]

Elections

2019

See also: City elections in Houston, Texas (2019)

General runoff election

General runoff election for Houston City Council District F

Tiffany Thomas defeated Van Huynh in the general runoff election for Houston City Council District F on December 14, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tiffany Thomas
Tiffany Thomas (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
56.0
 
4,519
Van Huynh (Nonpartisan)
 
44.0
 
3,556

Total votes: 8,075
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General election

General election for Houston City Council District F

The following candidates ran in the general election for Houston City Council District F on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tiffany Thomas
Tiffany Thomas (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
38.7
 
3,577
Van Huynh (Nonpartisan)
 
22.6
 
2,095
Image of Richard Nguyen
Richard Nguyen (Nonpartisan)
 
17.2
 
1,590
Anthony Nelson (Nonpartisan)
 
8.1
 
747
Jesus Zamora (Nonpartisan)
 
7.5
 
697
Image of John Nguyen
John Nguyen (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
5.3
 
494
Image of Adekunle Elegbede
Adekunle Elegbede (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) Candidate Connection
 
0.6
 
52

Total votes: 9,252
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Endorsements

John Nguyen was endorsed by Houston Professional Firefighters.[2]

2017

See also: Alief Independent School District elections (2017)

Four of seven seats on the Alief Independent School District board of trustees in Texas were up for at-large general election on November 7, 2017. No incumbents filed for re-election, leaving four open seats and guaranteeing newcomers would make up a majority of the board.

In Position 4, newcomer Darlene Breaux defeated newcomer Jesus Zamora. Newcomer John Nguyen defeated newcomer Donald Murphy Guillory in the race for the Position 5 seat. The Position 6 seat drew newcomers Anton Dowls and Jennifer Key, with Key defeating Dowls. In Position 7, Natasha Butler defeated Janet Spurlock, and Soren Valverde[3][4]

Results

Alief Independent School District,
Position 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png John Nguyen 58.85% 1,829
Donald Murphy Guillory 41.15% 1,279
Total Votes 3,108
Source: Harris County, Texas, "Cumulative Report - Official," accessed November 22, 2017

Campaign themes

2019

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

John Nguyen completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Nguyen's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Footnotes

  1. Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 23, 2019
  2. Facebook, "HFD - Politics and Firefighters on October 14, 2019," accessed October 28, 2019
  3. Marielle Bricker, "Email communication with Edith Williams," September 6, 2017
  4. Harris County, Texas, "Cumulative Report - Official," accessed November 22, 2017