Orange County is a county located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area in Southern California,United States. As of the 2020 census,the population was 3,186,989,making it the third-most-populous county in California,the sixth-most-populous in the United States,and more populous than 19 American states and Washington,D.C. Although largely suburban,it is the second-most-densely-populated county in the state behind San Francisco County. The county's three most-populous cities are Anaheim,Santa Ana,and Irvine,each of which has a population exceeding 300,000. Santa Ana is also the county seat. Six cities in Orange County are on the Pacific coast:Seal Beach,Huntington Beach,Newport Beach,Laguna Beach,Dana Point,and San Clemente.
Loretta Lorna Sanchez is an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1997 to 2017,representing parts of central Orange County,California. A member of the Democratic Party,she was first elected in 1996,when she defeated long-serving Republican U.S. Representative Bob Dornan by fewer than 1,000 votes. During her time in the House of Representatives,Sanchez was a member of the Blue Dog Coalition of moderate-to-conservative Democrats.
Garden Grove is a city in northern Orange County,California,United States. The population was 171,949 at the 2020 census. State Route 22,also known as the Garden Grove Freeway,passes through the city in an east–west direction. The western portion of the city is known as West Garden Grove.
Westminster is a city in western Orange County,California,United States. Westminster was founded in 1870 by Rev. Lemuel Webber as a Presbyterian temperance colony and was incorporated in 1957.
Little Saigon is a name given to ethnic enclaves of expatriate Vietnamese mainly in English-speaking countries. Alternate names include Little Vietnam and Little Hanoi,depending on the enclave's political history. To avoid political undertones due to the renaming of Saigon to Ho Chi Minh City,it is occasionally called by the neutral name Vietnamtown. Saigon is the former name of the capital of the former South Vietnam,where a large number of first-generation Vietnamese immigrants emigrating to the United States originate from,whereas Hanoi is the current capital of Vietnam.
Thomas John Umberg is an American politician currently serving in the California State Senate. A Democrat,he represents the 34th district,which encompasses parts of northern Orange County and a small portion of Long Beach. Previously,he served in the California State Assembly,representing the 69th District. He is a partner at Umberg Zipser LLP in Orange County.
Madison Nguyen is an American politician from California. She served on the San Jose City Council from 2005 to 2014,representing District 7,and she additionally served as Vice-Mayor from 2011 to 2014. She was the first Vietnamese-American elected to the city council.
Orange Unified School District (OUSD) is a public school district headquartered in Orange,California.
Janet Q. Nguyen is an American politician who serves in the California State Senate. A Republican,she represents the 36th district,which includes coastal Orange County,Little Saigon,and parts of Los Angeles County. She previously was a member of the State Senate for the old 34th district from 2014 to 2018,before narrowly losing reelection to Tom Umberg.
Jose Luis Correa is an American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 46th congressional district since 2017. His district is based in Orange County and includes the communities of Anaheim and Santa Ana,as well as parts of Orange. A member of the Democratic Party,Correa represented the 34th district in the California State Senate from 2006 to 2014.
The Orange County Board of Supervisors is the five-member governing body of Orange County,California along with being the executive of the county.
The Westminster School District (WSD) is an elementary school district in Orange County,California,established in 1872 and headquartered in Westminster. It operates schools in Westminster,Garden Grove,Huntington Beach,and Midway City.
The Little Saigon district straddling the cities of Garden Grove and Westminster in Orange County,California is the largest Little Saigon in the United States. Saigon is the former name of the capital of the former South Vietnam,where a large number of first-generation Vietnamese immigrants originate.
Vietnamese has more than 1.5 million speakers in the United States,where it is the sixth-most spoken language. The United States also ranks second among countries and territories with the most Vietnamese speakers,behind Vietnam. The Vietnamese language became prevalent after the conclusion of the Vietnam War in 1975,when many refugees from Vietnam came to the United States. It is used in many aspects of life,including media,commerce,and administration. In several states,it is the third-most spoken language,behind English and Spanish. To maintain the language for later generations,Vietnamese speakers have established many language centers and coordinated with public school systems to teach Vietnamese to students who are born and raised in the United States.
Andrew Do is an American attorney and politician who is a member of the Orange County Board of Supervisors for the first district. A Republican,he previously served as both chair and vice chair of the board for two and three terms respectively. Do was a candidate for California State Treasurer in 2022,but was eliminated in the primaries. Before serving on the board of supervisors,Do served as a member of the Garden Grove city council and was an Orange County deputy district attorney.
The 2018 California's 39th congressional district election was held on Tuesday,November 6,2018,with a primary election being held on June 5,2018.
The 2020 Orange County Board of Supervisors elections was held on March 3,2020 as part of the primary election on March 3,2020. Two of the five seats of the Orange County,California Board of Supervisors were up for election.
Mayoral elections in Irvine,California,are held every two years.
Tri Ta 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.
