her microphone was turned off. Senator Nguyen continued anyway, and Lara later ordered a sergeant-at-arms to escort her out of the room. The entire episode was caught on video, and elicited serious criticism from the Senate GOP Caucus, particularly in the shadow of a similar censure of U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren during the confirmation hearings of Jeff Sessions. For her actions the Los Angeles Times referred to Nguyen as "a rising Republican star", while the Huffington Post supported the actions of the legislative body to stop Nguyen from speaking. 2018 State Senate election In 2018, Nguyen was challenged for re-election by Democratic former state Assemblyman Tom Umberg. In a major upset, Nguyen was narrowly defeated in the general election. 2020 State Assembly election In 2020, Nguyen ran for the seat in California State Assembly's 72nd district. She placed first in the primary, helping unseat incumbent Republican Tyler Diep, who placed third and thus could not advance to the general election. In the general election, she defeated the Democrat, Garden Grove City Councilwoman Diedre Nguyen (no relation) by 8%. 2022 State Senate election On December 21, 2021, Nguyen announced that she would be a candidate for state Senate District 36, which is newly created. She won the November 2022 general election against Democrat Kim Carr with 56.9% of the vote. Electoral history 2007 Special Election for Orange County Supervisor, 1st District Janet Nguyen (R), 10,919 - 24.1% Trung Nguyen (R), 10,912 - 24.1% Tom Umberg (D), 9,725 - 21.4% Carlos Bustamante (R), 7,460 - 16.5% Mark Rosen (D), 2,181 - 4.8% Brett Elliott Franklin (R), 1,739 - 3.8% Kermit Marsh (R), 1,335 - 2.9% Larry Phan (R), 417 - 0.9% Lupe Moreno (R), 383 - 0.8% Benny Diaz (D), 273 - 0.6% 2008 Election for Orange County Supervisor, 1st District Janet Nguyen (R), 21,350 - 56.6% Dina Nguyen (R), 10,465 - 27.7% Hoa Van Tran (D), 5,928 - 15.7% 2012 Election for Orange County Supervisor, 1st District Janet Nguyen (R), 37,106 - 74.2% Steve Rocco (I), 12,902 - 25.8% 2014 Primary Election for California State Senator, 34th District Janet Nguyen (R), 46,445 - 52.0% Jose Solorio (D), 29,793 - 33.3% Long Pham (R), 13,102 - 14.7% 2014 General Election for California State Senator, 34th District Janet Nguyen (R), 95,792 - 58.1% Jose Solorio (D), 69,220 - 41.9% 2018 California State Senate 2020 California State Assembly References External links Official Campaign web