Daniel Nguyen (politician)

Daniel Nguyen is an American Democrat politician serving the 38th district in the Oregon House of Representatives.

For the tennis player, see Daniel Nguyen. For the field hockey player, see Dan Nguyen. For the poker player, see Danny Nguyen.
Daniel Nguyen
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives
from the 38th district
Assumed office
January 9, 2023
Preceded byAndrea Salinas
Personal details
BornCamas, Washington, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic[1]
Residence(s)Lake Oswego, Oregon, U.S.
OccupationBusiness owner

Career

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]

Personal life

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]

Committees

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]

References
  1. "Representative Daniel Nguyen Home Page". Oregonlegislature.gov. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  2. Johanson, Ethan; Huiskes, Helen (June 29, 2022). "In a First for the Nation, Five Vietnamese American Candidates Are Bound for the Oregon Legislature". Willamette Week. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  3. Stites, Sam (November 26, 2018). "First person of color elected to Lake Oswego council". Portland Tribune. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  4. "Daniel Nguyen wins Democratic primary for House District 38 by 28 votes". The Oregonian. June 14, 2022.
  5. https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Committees/HECDSB/Overview
  6. https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Committees/JCTE/Overview
  7. https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Committees/JWMPS/Overview


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