GARDEN GROVE, CA — After announcing major endorsements from Congresswoman Katie Porter, Congresswoman Sara Jacobs, Congresswoman Jill Tokuda, and CHC BOLD PAC, Kim Bernice Nguyen’s congressional campaign today announced another huge endorsement from Congresswoman Linda Sanchez. This support comes after the campaign also released endorsements from the LA/OC Building and Construction Trades Council, State Senator Tom Umberg, Former State Assemblyman Tom Daly, Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris, Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva, Assemblyman Josh Lowenthal, United Association Local 250, and OC Supervisor Katrina Foley, among many others.
Congresswoman Linda Sanchez (D-California)
Upon endorsing Ms. Nguyen, Rep. Sanchez stated:
“Kim Bernice Nguyen is a homegrown leader and champion for working families who will fight every day on behalf of her community in Washington. Kim is the right choice for CA-45 and I’m proud to endorse her for Congress. Please join me in supporting Kim Bernice Nguyen to flip this seat and take back the House in 2024!”
Since announcing her congressional campaign, Kim Bernice Nguyen has amassed over 50 federal, state, county, local, education, and labor endorsements, showing that she is the Democrat who can win the primary and ultimately defeat MAGA Republican Michelle Steel.
The daughter of a Vietnamese refugee and a Mexican immigrant, Kim Bernice Nguyen was the first in her family to graduate high school and college. At just 25, she won a historic election as the youngest person and first Latina ever elected to the Garden Grove City Council. A leader on women’s issues, Ms. Nguyen has stood up to harassment and sought equality and justice throughout Southern California and has fought to ensure that immigrants, like her parents, have the dignity and opportunity to succeed in our communities. A homegrown leader, Ms. Nguyen attended Clinton-Mendenhall Elementary, Doig Intermediate, and Santiago High School. As a healthcare expert, she will bring a much-needed public health background to Congress, having formerly worked for CalOptima and now as a Program Manager for a large health plan.
CA-45 is one of the top pickup opportunities for Democrats in 2024. It is a Biden +6 district with a Democratic registration advantage of 5.6%. Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) and Latino voters are a majority of the district at 51.6% – with Vietnamese voters making up the largest block of AAPI voters at 58.4%. If elected, Ms. Nguyen would be the first person of Vietnamese descent ever elected to Congress in California and only the third in US history. She would also be the first Asian-Latina in Congress and one of a growing group of millennials seeking to make change on our most crucial issues.
