55-45% vote. A year later, Nguyen won re-election and in 2011, she was nominated by Mayor Chuck Reed and was approved unanimously by the city council to be Vice Mayor. She is also the first Vietnamese Vice Mayor in the history of San Jose. 2014 mayoral campaign Nguyen ran unsuccessfully in the 2014 San Jose mayoral election, placing third in the first round, thus, failing to advance to the runoff election. Nguyen formally filed to run for mayor on December 19, 2012, becoming the second candidate to do so. Per Mike Rosenberg of The Mercury News, Nguyen centered her candidacy heavily on her life story, with less emphasis on her record or policy positions. During her campaign, Rosenberg wrote that Nguyen, "has an inspiring rags-to-riches story stemming from her family’s escape from Vietnam and has built a coalition of supporters — especially the city’s large immigrant population — who see a rare politician they can connect with." 2016 State Assembly campaign In April 2015, Madison Nguyen announced her intention to run for California State Assembly District 27, an open seat being vacated by term-limited Nora Campos.[circular reference] The primary election was in June 2016, followed by a November general election, which coincided with the next presidential contest. Nguyen began rolling out her campaign platform soon after her announcement. Her first significant proposal was to support a new University of California campus, and to locate it in San Jose. Her first notable endorsement came from San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo. Other declared candidates included San Jose City Councillor Ash Kalra, Santa Clara County Board of Education Trustee Darcie Green, activist Cong Do, and Republican Van Le. Madison won a decisive victory in the primary, with more than 11,000 more votes than her closest competitor. Originally predicted to easily win the general election over Ash Kalra, she ultimately lost in an upset, in part after Kalra managed to run effective mailers focusing on police shortages in San Jose. Subsequent career In February 2017, Nguyen became executive director for the nonprofit Hunger at Home. Nguyen served as the executive vice president of the Silicon Valley Organization from January 15, 2018, to 2021. Electoral history San Jose City Council San Jose mayor California state assembly References External links Campaign homepage Official page on the San Jose city government website What's Happening in San Jose Vietnamese Community from the Vietnamese American Council; contains several news