An East Bay professor and Oakland resident is the latest candidate in the race for U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee's seat in Congress.
Tran was born and raised in Oakland, the daughter of Vietnamese refugees and said problems such as safety and homelessness must be solved at the federal level. She said East Bay communities need a leader at the federal level with experience on the ground. She said if elected, she will work to ensure residents are safe, supported and have opportunities to flourish.
Tran is up against BART board member Lateefah Simon and three others, including Alameda Vice Mayor Tony Daysog, Denard Ingram, chair of Oakland's Housing, Residential Rent and Relocation Board, and Tim Sanchez, who has been an entrepreneur, small business owner, active-duty service member and financial services professional. A majority of Californians say Sen.
Nearly two-thirds of registered voters in California feel that Sen. Dianne Feinstein is no longer fit to continue serving as a senator, a new poll released Thursday morning by the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies found. All the candidates, including Tran, are running for Lee's seat as Democrats. Lee, D-Oakland, is running to fill the
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