1. Dean A Tran is an American politician from Fitchburg, Massachusetts, who was elected to the Massachusetts Senate in 2017 in a special election.
19 Facts About Dean Tran
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Dean Tran represented the Worcester and Middlesex District, and is a Republican.
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Dean Tran was born in Saigon, since renamed Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam into a successful business family.
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Dean Tran emigrated with his family to the United States at the age of 4.
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Dean Tran continued his education, earning a bachelor's degree from Brandeis University in 1997.
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In 2005, Dean Tran became the first person of color elected to the Fitchburg City Council.
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On December 5,2017, after 12 years as city councilor, Dean Tran won a special election to replace outgoing state senator Jennifer Flanagan for State Senate representing the Worcester and Middlesex district, by less than 700 votes.
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Dean Tran ran as an advocate for fiscal discipline and low taxes.
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Dean Tran is the first Vietnamese American to hold an elected office in Massachusetts.
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On December 20,2017, Dean Tran was officially sworn in to the State Senate.
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Dean Tran was re-elected in the general election in November 2018, but he lost re-election in the 2020 general election to Democrat John Cronin, by less than 700 votes.
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On February 2,2022 Dean Tran officially kicked off his campaign to challenge Lori Trahan in the 2022 Midterm election for the 3rd congressional district.
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Dean Tran was stripped of his leadership post, as assistant minority whip, in March 2020 after the Senate Ethics Committee ruled he violated ethics and campaign rules by having staffers work on his 2018 re-election campaign while on state time.
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On July 1,2022, Dean Tran was indicted on multiple firearms charges stemming from an incident when he allegedly stole a firearm from an elderly woman and lied to investigators about it.
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Dean Tran filed suit in federal court on July 27,2022 against Attorney General of Massachusetts Maura Healey, alleging the case against him is politically motivated by a partisan Democratic political figure.
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Dean Tran pled "absolutely not guilty" on all charges on July 28,2022.
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In June 2023, Dean Tran's home was raided by the FBI as part of a federal investigation unrelated to the firearm charges.
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Dean Tran was then sentenced to 18 months in prison.
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Dean Tran continues to help families in need as Dean Tran and staff were able to raise monetary donations to purchase food and Christmas gifts for the Perez children as well as give hundreds of dollars to the family to use for expenses.