for the State Senate seat being vacated by term limited Democrat Joe Dunn. Tran opted not to join the race, allowing Assemblywoman Lynn Daucher to win the Republican nomination with nominal opposition, and she went on to lose the general election to Correa by a 1% margin. On November 7, 2006, Tran was re-elected to the Assembly with 62% of the vote. 2010 Tran challenged and lost to Democratic incumbent Loretta Sanchez. Tran was endorsed by Senator John McCain. 2014 Tran announced that he would run for State Board of Equalization representing District 4. He ran, but lost the primary to state Assemblywoman Diane Harkey, who went on to easily win the general election. Personal life Tran married Cindy Nguyen. He and Cindy welcomed their first child, Alexander Tran. References External links Official Campaign web site Financial information at OpenSecrets.org The New Face of the Grand Old Party Two GOP Reps. hit the road in search of candidates Join California Van Tran 1964 births Asian American and Pacific Islander state legislators in California Living people California politicians of Vietnamese descent California lawyers Hamline University alumni Republican Party members of the California State Assembly University of California, Irvine alumni Vietnamese emigrants to the United States Hamline University School of Law alumni 21st-century American politicians Asian conservatism in the United States