Helen Tran (politician)
American politician
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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, making her the city's first Asian American mayor,[4] and the first Vietnamese American woman elected mayor of any American city.[5]
Helen Tran | |
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| 35th Mayor of San Bernardino | |
| Assumed office December 21, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | John Valdivia |
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| Born | 1981 or 1982 (age 43–44) San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| University of California, Santa Cruz | |
Early life and education
Tran was born to Vietnamese refugees in San Diego.[2][6] 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.[7]
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.[8]
In a special city council meeting called on 2 February, Tran vetoed an amendment to San Bernardino's city charter which would have eliminated her position while setting term limits on the council members. The amendment was passed 4–3, which the charter allowed Tran as the mayor at-large to veto.[9]
