Amy Phan West

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Amy Phan West
Council Member Amy Phan West, District 1, Westminster, 2025.jpg
Official portrait, 2025
Member of the Westminster City Council from the 1st district
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 2022
Personal details
Party Republican Party
SpouseJeremy West
Children3
Education Orange Coast College (AA) California State University, Long Beach (BA)

Amy Phan West is a Vietnamese-American politician who serves on the Westminster City Council, representing District 1 since 2022. She is a member of the Republican Party. [1]

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Early life and education

Amy Phan West and her family left Vietnam in 1985 and migrated to the United States, initially settling in Huntington Beach. [2] [3]

Phan West earned an associate's degree in business from Orange Coast College and a bachelor's degree in education from California State University, Long Beach. [2] She runs a business renting out cars through Turo. [4] [5]

Political career

2020 U.S. House election

In 2020, Phan West ran to represent California's 47th congressional district. She lost in the primary election to Alan Lowenthal and John Briscoe. [6]

2022 U.S. House election

In 2022, Phan West ran to represent California's 47th congressional district. Phan West lost in the 2022 primary election to Scott Baugh and Katie Porter. [7]

Westminster City Council

After being defeated in the 2022 congressional primary election, Phan West ran in the 2022 general election to represent District 1 on the Westminster City Council. [8] She won her bid for the Westminster City Council by 21 votes. [9]

As a Westminster City Council Member, Phan West has attracted publicity for her behavior on the dais, which led to the City of Westminster suing her and her fellow council member NamQuan Nguyen for having "repeatedly disrupted meetings." [10] [11] Phan West attempted to challenge the lawsuit based on First Amendment concerns, but on July 29, 2025, a judge ruled against Phan West's motion. The lawsuit will move forward, with the trial date set for July 27, 2026. [12]

Phan West also attracted attention when she was charged with bribery in January 2025. [13] In April 2023, Phan West attempted to bribe Westminster parking control officers to avoid having her husband's vehicle towed. [5] According to the Orange County District Attorney's office, Phan West is also accused of "telling the parking control officers how much she loves the Westminster Police Department, that she is close friends with the Westminster police chief, and that she is in the process of getting raises for police department personnel." [14] In August 2025, a judge ordered Phan West to complete ethics training and 20 hours of community service as part of a six-month misdemeanor diversion program. [5] [15]

In November 2025, Phan West's resolution to declare October 14 as Charlie Kirk Day passed in Westminster City Council. [16]

2024 Midway City Sanitary District Board of Directors election

Phan West ran for Midway City Sanitary District Board of Directors in the 2024 general election. She was defeated by former California State Assembly member Tyler Diep and incumbent Midway City Sanitary District [17] Director Chi Charlie Nguyen, who is also the mayor of Westminster. [18]

2026 U.S. House election

On September 27, 2025, Phan West announced her campaign to challenge Democratic Rep. Derek Tran in the race for California's 45th Congressional District. [19]

Personal life

Phan West is married to Jeremy West, with whom she has three sons. [20]

References

  1. ↑ "Form 1 for Amy West for Congress". Federal Election Commission. July 17, 2019. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Council Member Amy Phan West, District 1". City of Westminster. Archived from the original on August 11, 2025. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
  3. ↑ Phan West, Amy (September 27, 2025). "I'm Amy Phan West, and I'm thrilled to announce my candidacy for California's 45th Congressional District!". Instagram. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Westminster councilmember granted a misdemeanor diversion program in bribery allegation". Orange County Register. August 12, 2025. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 "Westminster councilwoman gets diversion in bribery case". Daily Pilot, Los Angeles Times. August 12, 2025. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  6. ↑ "2020 Primaries and Caucuses California Results". NPR. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
  7. ↑ "California Primary Election Results". The New York Times. June 7, 2022. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Amy Phan West, Westminster District 1 City Council candidate, Election 2022 questionnaire". Orange County Register. October 5, 2022. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  9. ↑ "2022 Orange County midterm election: Live results". Los Angeles Times. December 2, 2022. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  10. ↑ Elattar, Spencer Custodio, Hosam (December 10, 2024). "Westminster Asks a Judge to Help Rein in Unruly City Council Meetings". Voice of OC. Retrieved October 13, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. ↑ San Román, Gabriel (September 12, 2024). "Westminster City Council meetings continue to be disruptive despite new rules". Daily Pilot, Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Judge denies 1st Amendment arguments in Westminster lawsuit against two councilmembers for disrupting meetings". Orange County Register. July 30, 2025. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  13. ↑ Farzan, Yusra (January 23, 2025). "OC DA charges Westminster councilmember with trying to bribe parking officer". LAist. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Westminster City Councilmember Charged with Trying to Bribe City Parking Control Officer to Avoid Having Husband's Jeep Towed". Orange County District Attorney. January 23, 2025. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  15. ↑ Elattar, Hosam (August 11, 2025). "Westminster Councilwoman Accused of Attempted Bribery to Get Ethics Training". Voice of OC. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  16. ↑ Román, Gabriel San (November 14, 2025). "Charlie Kirk Way and Day: Westminster votes to honor slain conservative activist". Los Angeles Times Daily Pilot. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
  17. ↑ https://www.midwaycitysanitaryca.gov/
  18. ↑ Certified Statement of the Votes Cast at the Presidential General Election November 5, 2024 in the County of Orange, State of California (PDF), Orange County, California: County of Orange Registrar of Voters, December 3, 2024.
  19. ↑ Elattar, Hosam (October 21, 2025). "As Immigration Aid Expands in OC, A Westminster Official Wants Police Working With ICE". Voice of OC.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  20. ↑ "Meet Amy". Amy Phan West for Congress. Archived from the original on August 17, 2022. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
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