Daniel Nguyen | |
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Member of the
Oregon House of Representatives from the 38th district | |
Assumed office January 9, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Andrea Salinas |
Personal details | |
Born | Camas, Washington, U.S. |
Resting place | Daniel Nguyen Signature.png |
Political party | Democratic [1] |
Residence(s) | Lake Oswego, Oregon, U.S. |
Occupation | Business owner |
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Daniel Nguyen is an American Democrat 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 | % | |
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Democratic | Daniel Nguyen | 25,949 | 68.0 | |
Republican | Alistair Firmin | 12,200 | 32.0 | |
Write-in | 22 | 0.1 | ||
Total votes | 38,171 | 100% |
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