Daniel Nguyen | |
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| Member of the OregonHouseofRepresentatives from the 38th district | |
| Assumed office January 9, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Andrea Salinas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Camas,Washington,U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence(s) | Lake Oswego,Oregon,U.S. |
| Alma mater | Univ. of Puget Sound (BA) Marylhurst University (MBA) [1] |
| Occupation | Business owner |
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Daniel Nguyen is an American Democratic politician serving the 38th district in the Oregon House of Representatives.
Nguyen founded a restaurant,Bambuza Vietnam Kitchen in 2008. As of 2022,it was the longest-running storefront in South Waterfront,Portland. [2] He was elected to the Lake Oswego City Council in 2018,becoming the first person of color elected to the body. [3] He also served as a director of the Immigration Counseling Service Business for a Better Portland and co-chair of the PCC School of Business &Entrepreneurship advisory committee.
Nguyen won the Democratic nomination for House District 38 in the Oregon House of Representatives;he beat his primary opponent by just 28 votes. [4] He went on to defeat Republican opponent Alistair Firmin in the 2022 general election by a wide margin. [2]
Nguyen was born to Vietnamese refugees who came to the United States in 1975 and settled in Camas,Washington,where Nguyen grew up. [3] The family moved to Lake Oswego in 2010. [3]
He serves as the Vice Chair of the House Committee on Economic Development and Small Business, [5] and the Joint Committee on Tax Expidentures, [6] and also the Joint Committee On Ways and Means,in the Subcommitee Public Safety. [7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Daniel Nguyen | 25,949 | 68.0 | |
| Republican | Alistair Firmin | 12,200 | 32.0 | |
| Write-in | 22 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 38,171 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Daniel Nguyen | 30,385 | 97.9 | |
| Write-in | 664 | 2.1 | ||
| Total votes | 31,049 | 100% | ||
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