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Contests in 2008
Federal Contests
Ms. Hong Tran (D)
Candidate for U.S. Senator
Washington state
14419 Greenwood Ave N PMB 359
Seattle, WA 98133
hong at hongtran.com
Ed Chau (D)
Candidate for
U.S.
House
California -
District 42
(Rowland Heights, Chino, Mission Viejo)
Montebello School Board Member & Attorney
www.edchau.com
Primary: won with 47.8% of vote
Raymond Chui (R)
Fremont,
CA
94538
510-744-0744 (Business)
Primary: unopposed
Michael Honda (D) (i)
U.S. House
California - District 15 (San Jose)
2004 election results:
Michael Honda (D) 72%
Raymond Chukwu (R) 28%
2006 Primary results: unopposed
2006 election results:
Honda: 72%
Chukwu: 28%
2008 primary: unopposed
Doris Matsui (D) (i)
U.S.
House
California District 5 (Sacramento)
2005 election results: 69%
2006 Primary results: unopposed
2006 election results:
Matsui: 71%
Yan: 23%
2008 primary: unopposed
Navraj
Singh (R)
Candidate for
U.S.
House,
California
District 27 (Northridge,
Sherman
Oaks)
Business
Owner
19207 Dunure Pl
Northridge,
CA
91326
818-645-1431 (Business)
navrajsingh1 at yahoo.com
2008 primary: unopposed
Hank
Eng (D)
Candidate for
U.S.
House
Colorado
District 6 (
Littleton
, Centennial,
Aurora
)
Aviation Consultant, Aeronautical Engineer & Ex-Appleton (WI) City
Councilman
www.hankeng.com
Primary: August 12, 2008
Quoc Van
(D)
Candidate for U.S. House
Florida - District 8 (Orlando, Conway, Ocoee, Eustis)
Law school student
http://vanforcongress.com
Primary: August 26, 2008
Mazie Hirono (D)
U. S. House
Hawaii - District 2 (rural Oahu-neighbor islands)
2006 election results:
Hirono 61%
Hoque: 39%
Lih
Young (D)
Candidate for U.S. House
Maryland - District 8
P.O. Box 10286
Rockville, MD 20849
lyoung2K at yahoo.com
Open
seat!
J.
Ashwin Madia (D)
Candidate for U.S. House
Minnesota District 3 (Minneapolis
suburbs)
Attorney, Marine veteran
www.madiaforcongress.com
Primary: September 9, 2008
3/31/08
www.opensecrets.org: cash on hand:
$190,368, the most among the Democratic candidates
David
Wu (D) (i)
U.S. House
Oregon - 1st District
david@wuforcongress.com
www.wuforcongress.com
1998: won with 52%
2000: won with 58%
2002: won with 62%
2004: won with 58%
2006 election results:
Wu: 63%
Kitts: 34%
Amit K. Singh (R)
Candidate for U.S. House
Virginia District 8
(Alexandria City, Arlington County, Fairfax County, Falls Church City)
Businessman, Electrical Engineer & Ron Paul Campaign Activist
www.amit08.com
Primary results:
Singh 44%
Ellmore 56%
State Contests
(California candidates listed by district)
Scott Kawasaki (D)
Alaska
House of Representatives - District 9 (
Fairbanks
)
http://house.legis.state.ak.us/kaw.php
elected 2006
Wilma Chan (D)
Candidate for California Senate -
District 9 (Oakland
, Berkeley)
former member of
California
Assembly
www.wilmachan.org
Teddy Choi (R)
Candidate for California Senate District 21 (Altadena)
Businessman
445 S. Fair Oaks Ave
Pasadena,
CA
91105
818-207-4766 (Business)
teddythchoi at yahoo.com
Primary: unopposed
Carol Liu (D)
Candidate for California Senate District 21 (Altadena)
former member of California Assembly
www.carolliu.net
Primary: unopposed
Harry Sidhu (R)
Candidate for
California
Senate - District 33 (Anaheim,
Fullerton
)
Anaheim city councilman
www.joinharry.com
Primary results:
Sidhu 26%
Walters 74%
Paul Singh (D)
Candidate for California Assembly - District 2
(Cottonwood, Esparto, Live Oak,
Yuba City
)
Millwright/Farmer/Businessman
2933 Date St.
Live Oak
,
CA
95953
530-695-8810 (Business)
singh4assembly2 at live.com
Primary: unopposed
Christopher Cabaldon (D)
Candidate for California Assembly - District 8
(Yolo and Solano counties)
West Sacramento Mayor
www.cabaldon.org
Primary results:
Yamada 52%
Cabaldon 48%
Ms. Mariko Yamada (D)
Candidate
for California Assembly - District 8 (Yolo and Solano counties)
Yolo County Supervisor
www.marikoyamada.net
Primary results:
Yamada 52%
Cabaldon 48%
Fiona Ma (D) -
incumbent
California Assembly District 12 (San Francisco)
www.fionama.com
2006 election results:
Ma: 71.0%
Epstein: 16.4%
Primary: unopposed
Mary Hayashi (D) - incumbent
California
Assembly - District 18 (Oakland,
Alameda
County)
22734 Main St
.
Hayward, CA
510-885-1970
www.assembly.ca.gov/hayashi
2006 election results:
Hayashi: 67.9%
Buck: 32.1%
Primary results:
Hayashi 84%
Teramoto 16%
Jason Teramoto (D)
Candidate for California Assembly - District 18 (Oakland, Alameda County)
Consultant
3056 Castro Valley Blvd, Ste. 168
Castro Valley
,
CA
94546
www.teramoto2008.com
Primary results:
Hayashi 84%
Teramoto 16%
Alberto Torrico (D) - incumbent
California Assembly, District 20
(Fremont, Union City, Newark, Milpitas and parts of San Jose, Hayward,
Pleasanton and Castro Valley)
www.assembly.ca.gov/torrico
2006 election results:
Torrico: 65.3%
Nishimura: 34.7%
Primary: unopposed
Paul Fong
(D)
Candidate for California Assembly - District 22
(Cupertino, Mountain View, Sunnyvale)
Community College Trustee/Professor
www.paulfong.org
Primary results:
Fong 38%
Caserta
30%
Wang 17%
Song 15%
Anna E. Song (D)
Candidate for California Assembly - District 22
(Cupertino, Mountain View, Sunnyvale)
Governing Boardmember, Santa Clara County Board of Education
P.O. Box 2307
Santa Clara
,
CA
95055
650-906-7587 (Business)
www.annasong.org
Primary results:
Fong 38%
Caserta
30%
Wang 17%
Song 15%
Kris Wang (D)
Candidate for
California
Assembly - District 22
(
Cupertino
,
Mountain View
,
Sunnyvale
)
Councilwoman, City of
Cupertino
1715 Ludy Ave,
Ste.
200
San Jose
,
CA
95131
408-392-9130 (Business)
www.kriswang.com
Primary results:
Fong 38%
Caserta
30%
Wang 17%
Song 15%
Juan Arambula (D) - incumbent
Candidate for California Assembly - District 31
www.assembly.ca.gov/Arambula
2006 election results: unopposed
Primary: unopposed
Mike Eng (D) - incumbent
California Assembly - District 49 (Alhambra, Monterey
Park, Rosemead, San Gabriel in Los Angeles County)
www.assembly.ca.gov/eng
2006 Primary results:
Mike Eng: 52.9%
Daniel R. Arguello: 35.9%
2006 election results:
Eng: 63.3%
Siegrist: 28.9%
Primary: unopposed
Ted Lieu (D) - incumbent
California Assembly - District 53 (Venice, Torrance)
www.assembly.ca.gov/lieu
2005 election results: 60%
2006 election results:
Lieu: 58.5%
Ford: 36.9%
Primary: unopposed
Warren Furutani (D) - incumbent
California
Assembly - District 55 (
Long Beach
)
4180 Woodruff Ave., Ste. 2-255
Lakewood
,
CA
90713-3103
310- 430-4162 (Business)
www.warrenfurutani.org
Primary: unopposed
Van Tran (R) - incumbent
California Assembly - District 68 (Costa Mesa)
www.assembly.ca.gov/tran
First Vietnamese-American elected to California Assembly
2006 Primary results:
Van Tran: 87.3%
Long Kim Pham: 12.7%
2006 election results:
Tran: 61.7%
Lucas: 38.3%
Primary: unopposed
Darren Kasai (D)
Candidate for
California
Assembly - District 75 (
San Diego
)
Small Business Owner
9919 Maya Linda Rd #12
San Diego,
CA
92126
info at
kasaiforassembly.com
Primary: unopposed
Kim Tran (R)
Candidate for California Assembly, District 76 (San Diego)
Retired Physician Assistant
7710 Balboa Ave
, 218-A
San Diego
,
CA
92111
858-292-1473 (Business)
www.kimtranforstateassembly.com
Primary results:
Tran 41%
Denney 59%
Arlie Ricasa (D)
Candidate for California Assembly - District 78 (Bonita)
Sweetwater Union High School District Trustee
Arlie Ricasa 2008
P.O. Box 253
Bonita,
CA
91908
www.votericasa.com
Primary results:
Ricasa 14%
Block 36%
Sherard 35%
Arabo 15%
William Tong (D) -
incumbent
Connecticut House of Representatives -
District 147 (Westover, North Stamford, New Canaan)
www.williamtong.com.
2006 election results:
Tong: 53.1%
Sherer: 46.9%
Susan Chew (D) -
incumbent
Idaho
State
Legislature, District 17-B (Boise)
2006 election results:
Chew: 58.4%
Miller: 38.4%
Jonathan Bedi (D)
Candidate for Illinois State Senate, District 5 (Chicago)
Attorney
(Punjabi Shikh/Irish)
www.jonathanbedi.com
Primary results:
Mertens 25%
Aurora Austriaco (D)
Candidate for Illinois State House, District 65
(Des Plaines)
Attorney
www.auroraaustriacoforstaterep.com
Ms. Swati Dandekar (D)
Candidate for Iowa Senate District 18
currently Iowa State House Representative - District 36
Born in India, Dandekar has lived in Marion, Iowa for 27 years.
2002 was the first time she ran for a legislative office.
http://www.swatidandekar.com/
2006 Primary results: unopposed
2006 election results:
Dandekar: 52.6%
Wagner: 47.4%
2008 primary: unopposed
Raj Goyle (D) -
incumbent
Kansas State House - District 87 (Wichita)
http://www.rajforkansas.com/
2006 election results:
Goyle: 56%
Huy: 44%
Mr. Saqib Ali (D) - incumbent
Maryland House of Delegates - District 39 (Montgomery County)
http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa14612.html
http://www.alifordelegate.com/
Kumar Barve (D) - incumbent
House majority leader
Maryland House of Delegates - District 17 (Montgomery County)
1688 East Gude Dr., Suite 202
Rockville, MD 20850
http://www.kumarbarve.com
District 17 is a multi-representative district and is
represented by three officials in the General Assembly.
2006 election results:
Barve (D): 23.7%
Simmons (D): 23.9%
Gilchrist (D): 25.4%
Susan
Lee (D) - incumbent
House Deputy Whip
Maryland House of Delegates - District 16
(Bethesda, Montgomery County)
Lowe House Office Building, Room 221C
84 College Ave.
Annapolis, MD 21401 - 1991
301-858-3019, 410-841-3019
1-800-492-7122, ext. 3019 (toll free)
fax: 301-858-3026, 410-841-3026
Susan_Lee at house.state.md.us
susanfordelegate
at yahoo.com
www.delegatesusanlee.com
District 16 is a multi-representative district and is
represented by
three officials in the General Assembly
2006 election results:
Lee (D): 25%
Bronrott (D): 25%
Goldwater (D): 25.1%
Ms. Kris Valderrama (D)
Maryland House of Delegates - District 26
(Prince Georges County)
http://www.krisvalderrama.org
District 26 is a
multi-representative district and is
represented by three officials in the General Assembly.
2006 election results:
Turner (D): 34.1%
Valderrama (D): 30.5%
Jay Walker (D): 30.4%
Satveer Chaudhary (D) - incumbent
Minnesota State Senate, new District 50
1601 North Innsbruck Dr.
Fridley, MN 55432
763-571-0897
satveerc@aol.com
http://www.chaudhary.org/
2006 election results:
Chaudhary: 63.2%
Anderson: 36.6%
Mee Moua
(D) - incumbent
Senate
Majority Whip
Minnesota State Senate - District 67
Eastsiders for Mee
1797 3rd Street East
St. Paul, MN 55119
651-793-0104
Fax: 651-793-0106
info@meemoua.com
Campaign website
2006 election results:
Moua: 69.0%
Mulkern: 30.7%
Mr. Cy Thao (D) - incumbent
Minnesota House of Representatives - District 65A
Box 102
995 University Ave. W.
St. Paul, MN 55104
cythao@hotmail.com
(Hmong)
2006 election results:
Thao: 80.2%
Holmgren: 19.2%
Saghir Tahir (R) - incumbent
New Hampshire House of Representatives -
District 9 (Hillsborough County)
510-252-9858
(Pakistani)
2006 election results:
Tahir (R): 18.6%
Hackett (D) 18.3%
Ellen Young (D) - incumbent
New York Assembly - 22nd District (Flushing, Queens)
2006 election results:
Young: 78.9%
Migliaccio: 21.1%
Jay Goyal (D) - incumbent
Ohio State Assembly - 73rd District (Richland)
www.jaygoyal.com
2006 election results:
Goyal: 63.3%
Holloway: 36.7%
John Lim (R) - incumbent
Oregon
Legislature - District 50
Friends of John Lim
P.O. Box 1616
Gresham
,
OR
97030
2006 election results:
Lim: 62.9%
Selman-Ringer: 33.8%
Nikki
Randhawa Haley (R) - incumbent
South Carolina Legislature - 87th district (Lexington County)
2004 results: defeated incumbent in primary, no Democratic opponent
First Republican Indian American elected to a state legislature
first Asian American elected to South Carolina Legislature
2006 election results:
unopposed
Angie Chen Button (R)
Candidate for Texas House of
Representatives - District 112
(Garland and Richardson, Dallas suburbs)
www.angiebutton.com
Runoff results:
won with 53%
Sandra Phuong Vule (D)
Candidate for Texas House of Representatives -
District 112
(Garland and Richardson, Dallas suburbs)
www.sandravule.com
Hubert Vo (D) - incumbent
Texas House of Representatives - District 149 (Houston)
http://www.hubertvo.com
2004 election results
Hubert Vo (D) 50.06% (20584 votes)
Talmadge Heflin (R) incumbent 49.94% (20532 votes)
2006 election results:
Vo (D): 54.3%
Heflin (R): 45.7%
Don
Chae (D)
Candidate for Justice,
Texas
5th Court of Appeals District,
Place 3 (
Dallas
)
Tina
Yoo (D)
Candidate for Justice,
Texas
5th Court of Appeals District,
Place 8 (
Dallas
)
Curtis Oda (R) - incumbent
Utah Legislature - District 14 (Clearfield)
first Asian American elected to Utah Legislature
2004 election results: won with 80%
2006 election results:
Oda: 64.1%
Abel (D): 36.0%
ChangMook Sohn (D)
Candidate for Washington State Treasurer
Retired State Revenue Forecast Council Director & Economist
www.changmooksohn.com
Primary: August 19, 2008
Leslie Kae Hamada (D)
Candidate for Washington House of Representatives,
District 47, position 1 (
King
County
)
28026-189th
Ave SE
Kent
,
WA
98042
253-631-3895
leslieglenhamada at prodigy.net
Primary: August 19, 2008
Bob Hasegawa (D) - incumbent
Washington House of Representatives, District 11 (Seattle)
2006 election results:
Hasegawa: 72.3%
Potter: 27.7%
Primary: August 19, 2008
Mr. Tan Lam (R)
Candidate for Washington House of Representatives,
District 33, position 2 (King County)
www.tancares.com
Primary: unopposed
Sharon Tomiko Santos (D) (incumbent)
Washington House of Representatives, District 37,
position 1 (Rainier Valley, Madrona, North Beacon Hill)
http://www.leg.wa.gov/House/santos
2006 election results: unopposed
2008: unopposed
Jon Amores (D)
- incumbent
West Virginia House of Delegates - District 30
914 Chester Rd.
Charleston, WV 25302
304-343-1692
(Filipino)
First Elected: 1994
2004 election results: re-elected
2006 election results: re-elected
Contests in 2009
John Liu (D) - incumbent
New York City Council (Flushing,
Queens
)
2005 election results: re-elected (no Republican opponent)
7/23/07 NY Daily News: "Lotta loot for Liu's future: Queens politician's 1.6M in campaign cash is tops in Council,"
by Frank Lombardi
John Liu has banked $1.6 million for an unspecified campaign in 2009.
Queens Councilman John Liu is relatively new to politics, but he's raising cash like a seasoned pro - pulling in more than even Council Speaker Christine Quinn.
Liu has banked $1.6 million for an unspecified campaign in 2009, when his term-limited stint on the Council must end.
The Democrat is outpacing all his Council colleagues, including Quinn, who has raised $1.4 million for her likely mayoral bid, according to finance records.
Liu, 40, was born in Taiwan and, in 2001, became the first - and, to date, only - Asian-American elected to the City Council.
He represents a district anchored by Flushing, and is among 38 Council members facing term limits in 2009.
He said it's premature to target his next stop in politics, but knows one thing is certain: He'll need lots of money.
"I'm open to anything from dogcatcher to top dog. I know I want to serve in a citywide capacity," Liu said, even as he acknowledged it's a stretch to consider a mayoral bid. "No matter what is down the road, it doesn't change the need to fund-raise."
Liu's contributions come from varied sources, many of them New Yorkers of Asian heritage. And many donors have maxed out - given the maximum of $4,950 to a municipal candidate for citywide office.
"I'm humbled by the amount of community pride out there," Liu said. "A common trait among my donors is that they have not contributed to political campaigns before now."
Mr. Upendra J. Chivukula (D)
New Jersey General Assembly - District 17
http://www.upendraforassembly17.com
2005 election results: 62%
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