Tri Ta
Tri Ta (* 1973 in Saigon , South Vietnam ) is a US local politician and mayor of Westminster , California .
Tri Ta came to the United States with his family at the age of 19. He graduated from California State University, Los Angeles , with a bachelor's degree in political science . He then worked for a Californian MP and most recently worked for a bilingual nail care magazine.
Tas began his political career in 2006 as a Westminster City Councilor. After a successful re-election in 2010, he applied for the office of mayor. With the support of the Vietnamese community and through his predecessor Margie Rice , who was no longer running , Ta won the election in November 2012. He became the first directly elected mayor of Vietnamese origin in the USA - before Tri Ta, the Vietnamese-born John Tran was mayor of Rosemead but only as a temporary chairman of a city council college.
Tri Ta belongs to the Republicans , although he is annoyed by their policies towards immigrants.
Web links
- City of Westminster: Brief Biography of Mayor Ta
- Profile: Westminster's Tri Ta first elected Vietnamese American mayor ( English ) December 7, 2012. Accessed May 16, 2013.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ta, Tri |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-Vietnamese local politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1973 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saigon , South Vietnam |