John Tran

John Tran (Vietnamese: Trần Diệc Tuyền; born November 20, 1975) is an American former politician who served on the Rosemead, California city council.

Early and personal life John Tran was born in Saigon, Southern Vietnam on November 20, 1975, the fourth of six children. Sponsored by an American family, Tran and his family left Communist controlled Vietnam in 1979, immigrating to the United States and settling originally in Oklahoma. After moving to Arizona, the Tran family next moved to Monterey Park, California when Tran was 10 years old. They later settled in Rosemead, California.

Upon graduation from high school, Tran married his first wife, an American citizen. When Tran turned 18 years old, he became a naturalized United States citizen. Tran is the father of two sons, Andre Tran and Joshua Tran, from his first marriage and two children with his current wife. He has lived in Rosemead for over 19 years.

Career and public service Tran started his public service career as a member of the Garvey School District Board of Education in 1999. At age 23, Tran was the youngest member to be elected to the board; he later served as Garvey's school board president in 2002.

On November 3, 2009, Tran contested and won the seat of a two-term incumbent on The El Monte Union High School District School Board. Tran announced his candidacy for the California State Assembly's 49th district seat, vacated by termed out Assemblyman Mike Eng, in August 2011. On February 3, 2012, Tran resigned his position as governing board member for the El Monte Union High School District, and withdrew his candidacy for the 49th district assembly seat.

Corruption Charge by the FBI The corruption case against Tran was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. On February 3, 2012, a plea agreement was made public where Tran pleaded guilty to one charge of public corruption. The plea bargain revealed that Tran extorted more than $10,000 in cash payments from a developer while Tran was a member and Mayor of the Rosemead city council. and request a jury trial.

The FBI has charged, Tran also attempted to derail federal prosecution by turning in other corrupt politicians

Post Prison Comeback

Tran served 15 months of his prison term, when he was released in 2015. Tran attempted to run for public office in November 2018 to replacing outgoing councilman Bill Alarcon. His application was denied due to his felony conviction.