For Immediate Release: October 27, 2016
Contact: Nina Tognazzini, (949) 933-7533, Shallman Communications
NGUYEN RENEGES ON CAMPAIGN PROMISES, VOTES IN HIS OWN SELF-INTEREST
Bao Nguyen’s Record Reveals a Troubling Pattern of Prioritizing Personal Gain Over the Well-being of his Constituents
Santa Ana, CA– Bao Nguyen is not a true progressive. He has made a career out of promising one thing to voters, but then immediately abandoning his principles the moment it becomes personally or politically expedient to do so. That’s why it is not surprising that he failed the residents of Garden Grove both as their School Board Member and later, as their Mayor.
In the 2012 and 2014 elections, Bao vowed to protect our children’s future and provide teachers with the tools they needed to successfully do their jobs. In reality, he broke this promise and protected neither. In 2013, in an attempt to fix the $60 million deficit he helped create on the Garden Grove School Board, Bao voted to cut teachers’ hours, increase class sizes and decrease the overall number of teachers on four separate occasions. Rather than eliminating bureaucratic waste and creating a bright future for our children, Bao voted to renege on his campaign promises and reduce the resources available to our students and teachers. Continue reading
