Joe is the son of Vietnamese refugees and a current Washington State Senator who has already made a big splash in the legislature with his effective and community-based leadership style and unwavering commitment to progressive values and working people. Driving the passage of historic bills on progressive taxation, police accountability, and economic justice, he knows what it takes to get things done.
Han Tran, who grew up in Bothell, is proudly running for its City Council Position 1 in a bid to bring progressive values and modern management strategies to City Hall plus give back to the community that raised her. Han’s immigrant story follows the much lived experiences of many Vietnamese Americans in the Pacific Northwest who fled via boat after the Vietnam-American War. Her family had to start all over in the States with nothing and lived in a low-income, multi-generational, extended-family household. Through her own personal experience with this, she has first-hand knowledge that can help shape policy into community-driven solutions for poverty.
Carolyn Tran is running to be the Democratic nominee for New York City Council District 25 which encompasses neighborhoods Elmhurst & Jackson Heights in Queens, New York in the upcoming primary on June 22nd. As her campaign emphasizes intersectionality, her top priorities are expanding universal care, centering impacted communities on the road to recovery from COVID-19 and expanding democracy so that every voice and every community in the district can fully participate.
PIVOT is proud to re-endorsed Virginia State Delegate Kathy Tran for her re-election campiagn in the 42nd district. Kathy fled Vietnam with her parents as boat refugees when she was just seven months old. Her family risked everything to come to America in search of hope, opportunity, and freedom –values Kathy fights for everyday in the House of Delegates. As Delegate for Virginia’s 42nd District over the last four years, Kathy has passed 29 bills, including bills to protect coverage for pre-existing conditions, expand voter access, improve worker’s rights, protect our waterways, and make Virginia more welcoming and inclusive.
Yen is an educator with 16 years of classroom experience. She is running because she wants to be a voice of this diverse community to fix aging schools, provide teachers with more resources and create more opportunities for students to succeed after graduation.
Kim-Khanh Van is running for King County Council, District 9. The district covers South Bellevue, Newcastle, East/NE Renton, East Kent, Fairwood, Covington, Maple Valley, Black Diamond, Enumclaw, Ravensdale, and unincorporated areas to Issaquah. Currently, the primary for King County Council District 9 is on August 3, 2021.
Nick is running for the Minneapolis City Council in Ward 7, a diverse part of the city that includes parts of downtown, the chain of lakes neighborhoods and other vibrant parts of the city. He is running to unseat a 24-year incumbent at a time when Minneapolis is faced with choices around how to reimagine public safety, ensure that neighbors have homes and how the city is taking a bold approach to combating climate change.
The mission of PIVOT is to engage and empower Vietnamese Americans through leadership development, civic engagement, as well as evaluation and advocacy of progressive policies and candidates.
PIVOT members are Vietnamese Americans and others who support our mission. Our members include those from all age groups and Vietnamese American generations. We have a wide range of technical expertise and come from all the major Vietnamese population centers in the United States. Our financial support is currently provided solely by our membership.
