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'''Tan Duc Nguyen''' (born 1973) was a two-time candidate for the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] in [[California]].  In 2004, he sought the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] nomination to run against incumbent [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Dana Rohrabacher]] in [[California's 46th congressional district]].  In 2006, he ran as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Repu(contracted; show full)am by boat]] and emigrated to the United States.  They settled in California, where Nguyen attended the [[University of California, Los Angeles]].  He later graduated from the [[University of Minnesota]] with a baccalaureate and emphases on business-economics, biochemistry, and Asian studies.  Nguyen married Hanh Lam and settled in southern California, working for [[American Express]].

==2004 Congressional campaign as a Democrat==
In 2004, Nguyen lost the [[California's 46th congressional district|46
<sup>th</sup>th district]] [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] primary to [[Jim Brandt]],<ref>[http://primary2004.ss.ca.gov/Returns/usrep/4600.htm Official 2004 primary election results] from the [[Secretary of State of California]]</ref> who lost to incumbent [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Dana Rohrabacher]] by a 30% margin.<ref>[http://vote2004.ss.ca.gov/Returns/usrep/4600.htm Official 2004 general election results] from the [[Secretary of State of California]]</ref>

==2006 Congressional campaign as a Republican==

Nguyen won the Republican Party's endorsement to run for the 47th Congressional District of California in the June 6, 2006 primary election with 55.4% of the votes in a three-way race. His staff included Thomas Fuentes, the former 20-year chairman of the Orange County Republican Party (1984-2004), arguably the most-influential County GOP chair in California’s long history.  <ref>[http://primary2006.ss.ca.gov/Returns/usrep/4700.htm Official 2006 primary election results;http://sdrostra.com/?p=7856] from the [[Secretary of State of California]]</ref>  Nguyen lost to incumbent [[Loretta Sanchez]] in the November election, receiving 37.6% of the votes.<ref>[http://vote2006.ss.ca.gov/Returns/usrep/4700.htm Official 2006 election results] from the [[Secretary of State of California]]</ref>

===Campaign mailing controversy===

(contracted; show full)s Office for the Central District of California and the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department.<ref name=NYTimes>{{cite news |title=California: Campaign Flier Case  |author= |newspaper=[[New York Times]] |date=October 3, 2008 |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C00E6DA123FF930A35753C1A96E9C8B63;http://www.fbi.gov/losangeles/press-releases/2011/la021411.htm}}</ref> There were two jury trials which were presided over by United States District Court Judge David O. Carter.
  <ref name=>{{cite news |title=Candidate's trial delayed |author=MARTIN WISCKOL |newspaper=[[Orange County Register]] |date=July 31, 2009 |url=http:/FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation/http://www.fbi.gov/losangeles/press-releases/2011/la021411.htm }}</ref> Nguyen was found guilty by a jury and was sentenced in February 2011 by Federal judge David Carter to one year in prison and six months in a halfway house.<ref>http://www.ocregister.com/news/nguyen-288239-sentence-carter.html</ref>

Nguyen's conviction was upheld on appeal to the [[U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit]].<ref>''United States v. Nguyen'', slip op. (9th Cir. Mar. 23, 2012).[http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2012/03/23/11-50061.pdf]</ref>

==See also==
*[[Caging list]]
*[[Voter turnout]]

==References ==
{{reflist|colwidth=30em}}

== External links ==
*[http://65.45.193.26:8026/cms/acct/tan4congress/main Tan Nguyen Campaign Website]
*[http://www.joincalifornia.com/candidate/6409 Tan Nguyen Election History]

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