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Tri Ta
2022 - Present
2026
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Tri Ta (Republican Party) is a member of the California State Assembly, representing District 70. He assumed office on December 5, 2022. His current term ends on December 7, 2026.
Ta (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the California State Assembly to represent District 70. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Tri Ta was born in Saigon, Vietnam, and lives in Westminster, California. Ta earned a degree in international relations from California State University, Los Angeles. He was elected to the Westminster City Council in 2006. In 2008, he was selected to serve as the mayor pro tem and was elected mayor in 2012.[1][2]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Ta was assigned to the following committees:
- Aging and Long-Term Care Committee, Vice Chair
- Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee
- Governmental Organization Committee
- Higher Education Committee, Vice Chair
- Military and Veterans Affairs Committee
- Revenue and Taxation Committee
Elections
2024
See also: California State Assembly elections, 2024
General election
General election for California State Assembly District 70
Incumbent Tri Ta defeated Jimmy Pham in the general election for California State Assembly District 70 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tri Ta (R) | 54.7 | 96,083 |
 | Jimmy Pham (D) | 45.3 | 79,587 | |
| Total votes: 175,670 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 70
Incumbent Tri Ta and Jimmy Pham advanced from the primary for California State Assembly District 70 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tri Ta (R) | 59.5 | 46,752 |
| ✔ | | Jimmy Pham (D) | 40.5 | 31,812 |
| Total votes: 78,564 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ta received the following endorsements.
2022
See also: California State Assembly elections, 2022
General election
General election for California State Assembly District 70
Tri Ta defeated Diedre Nguyen in the general election for California State Assembly District 70 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tri Ta (R) | 53.8 | 64,849 |
| Diedre Nguyen (D) | 46.2 | 55,661 | ||
| Total votes: 120,510 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 70
The following candidates ran in the primary for California State Assembly District 70 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Diedre Nguyen (D) | 39.7 | 31,293 | |
| ✔ | | Tri Ta (R) | 21.2 | 16,708 |
| Ted Bui (R) | 13.9 | 10,968 | ||
| Kimberly Ho (R) | 13.9 | 10,936 | ||
| Emily Hibard (R) | 6.7 | 5,278 | ||
| Jason Gray (R) | 4.6 | 3,624 | ||
| Total votes: 78,807 | |||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Orange County, California (2020)
General election
General election for Orange County Water District District 4
Incumbent Tri Ta defeated Kris Beard, Jasmin Carmadella, Tai Do, and Samantha Nguyen in the general election for Orange County Water District District 4 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tri Ta (Nonpartisan) | 46.4 | 45,913 |
| Kris Beard (Nonpartisan) | 23.9 | 23,678 | ||
| Jasmin Carmadella (Nonpartisan) | 14.0 | 13,875 | ||
| Tai Do (Nonpartisan) | 10.4 | 10,304 | ||
| Samantha Nguyen (Nonpartisan) | 5.2 | 5,178 | ||
| Total votes: 98,948 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Tri Ta did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Tri Ta did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Tri Ta did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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2024
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In 2024, the California State Legislature was in session from January 3 to August 31. A special session in the Assembly was from August 31, 2024 to October 14, 2024 and another special session started on December 2, 2024.
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2023
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In 2023, the California State Legislature was in session from January 1 to September 14.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate California State Assembly District 70 |
Officeholder California State Assembly District 70 |
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Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Patrick O'Donnell (D) |
California State Assembly District 70 2022-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Orange County Water District District 4 2018-2022 |
Succeeded by Van Tran |
| Preceded by - |
Mayor of Westminster -2022 |
Succeeded by - |
