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Attorney Van Tran was recently appointed to the Orange County Water District (OCWD) Board of Directors to represent Division 4, which includes the cities of Los Alamitos, Seal Beach, and parts of Cypress, Fountain Valley, Garden Grove, Westminster, and Buena Park.
“I am honored to serve on the OCWD Board representing the residents and businesses of Division 4,” said Director Tran. “Water is one of our most important resources, and I will work hard to guide policies that ensure its sustainability for generations to come.”
OCWD’s Board of Directors appointed Tran after the Division 4 seat was vacated by former Director Tri Ta, who was elected to represent California’s 70th Assembly District.
Director Tran is an attorney and former elected official, having served as a member of the California State Assembly, representing District 68. Tran was the first Vietnamese American in the nation to serve in any state legislature. During his three terms of service between 2004 and 2010, he served as Assistant Minority Leader as well as on several important policy committees including Vice-Chairman of the Assembly Committee on Environmental and Toxic Materials.
Prior to serving in the Assembly, Tran was elected to the Garden Grove City Council with the highest number of votes in city history and became only the second Vietnamese American to be elected to office in the United States. Tran, married with three children, resides in Westminster.
