Helen Tran
35th Mayor of San Bernardino
Assumed office
December 21, 2022
Preceded byJohn Valdivia
Personal details
Born1981 or 1982 (age 41–42)
San Diego, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materUniversity of California, Santa Cruz

Helen Tran (born 1981/1982)[1] is an American politician and the mayor of San Bernardino, California.[2][3] Tran was elected in the 2022 San Bernardino mayoral election and is the city's first Asian American mayor.[4]

Early life and education

Tran was born to Vietnamese refugees in San Diego.[2][5] She attended Cajon High School and became the first in her family to earn a college degree when she graduated from University of California, Santa Cruz with a bachelor's degree in American studies in 2004.[6]

Career

Tran worked for the City of San Bernardino for nearly fourteen years within human resources and served as the Director of that department for four years. In 2019 she worked for the City of West Covina as the Director of Human Resources and Risk Management. She has stated that she will resign from this role once her term in office begins.[7]

References

  1. ^ Toohey, Grace (November 10, 2022). "Daughter of Vietnamese refugees to become San Bernardino's first Asian American mayor". The Los Angeles Times. The daughter of Vietnamese refugees, Tran, 40, is also poised to take office as San Bernardino's third female mayor.
  2. ^ a b "Daughter of Vietnamese refugees to become San Bernardino's first Asian American mayor". Los Angeles Times. November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  3. ^ "Helen Tran poised to become first Asian American mayor of San Bernardino". San Bernardino Sun. November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  4. ^ "These Southern California candidates will make history with election wins". Orange County Register. November 23, 2022. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  5. ^ "Helen Trần, phụ nữ gốc Việt đầu tiên được bầu làm thị trưởng ở Mỹ". Nguoi Viet Daily News. November 12, 2022.
  6. ^ "Helen Tran announces campaign for San Bernardino mayor". Inland Empire Community News. January 26, 2021. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  7. ^ "Helen Tran leads Jim Penman in San Bernardino mayor's race". San Bernardino Sun. November 8, 2022. Retrieved November 24, 2022.


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