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Contests in 2008

Federal Contests

Ed Chau (D)
Candidate for U.S. House
California -  District 42 (Rowland Heights, Chino, Mission Viejo)
Montebello School Board Member & Attorney
www.edchau.com 
Primary: June 3, 2008

Raymond Chui (R)
Candidate for U.S. House
California -  District 13 (Alameda, Fremont, Hayward)
Insurance Agent/Broker
3450 Ellery Cmn
Fremont, CA 94538
510-744-0744 (Business)
Primary: June 3, 2008

Michael Honda (D) (i)
U.S. House
California -  District 15 (San Jose)
2004
election results:
Michael Honda (D)  72%
Raymond Chukwu (R)  28%
2006 Primary results: unopposed
2006 election results:
Honda: 72%
Chukwu: 28%

Doris Matsui (D) (i)
U.S. House 
California – District 5 (Sacramento)
2005 election results: 69%
2006 Primary results: unopposed
2006 election results:
Matsui: 71%
Yan: 23%

Navraj Singh (R)
Candidate for U.S. House, California – District 27 (Northridge, Sherman Oaks)
Business Owner
19207 Dunure Pl
Northridge
, CA 91326
818-645-1431 (Business)
navrajsingh1 at yahoo.com  

Hank Eng (D)
Candidate for U.S. House
Colorado – District 6 ( Littleton , Centennial, Aurora )
Aviation Consultant, Aeronautical Engineer & Ex-Appleton (WI) City Councilman
www.hankeng.com
Primary: August 12, 2008

Quoc Van (D)
Candidate for U.S. House
Florida - District 8 (Orlando, Conway, Ocoee, Eustis)
Law school student
http://vanforcongress.com
Primary: August 26, 2008

Mazie Hirono (D)
U. S. House
Hawaii - District 2 (rural Oahu-neighbor islands)
2006 election results:
Hirono  61%
Hoque: 39%

Open seat!
J. Ashwin Madia (D)

Candidate for U.S. House
Minnesota – District 3 (Minneapolis suburbs)
Attorney, Marine veteran
www.madiaforcongress.com
Primary: September 9, 2008


Open seat!
Michael Hsing (R)
Candidate for U.S. House
New Jersey - District 7 (Hunterdon, Middlesex, Somerset and Union counties)
Bridgewater Township Councilman
Primary: June 6, 2008

David Wu (D) (i)
U.S. House
Oregon - 1st District
david@wuforcongress.com
www.wuforcongress.com
1998: won with 52%
2000: won with 58%
2002: won with 62%
2004: won with 58%
2006 election results:
Wu: 63%
Kitts: 34%


State Contests

(California candidates listed by district)


Wilma Chan (D)
Candidate for California Senate - District 9 (Oakland , Berkeley)
former member of California Assembly
www.wilmachan.org 
Primary: June 3, 2008

Teddy Choi (R)
Candidate for California Senate – District 21 (Altadena)

Businessman
445 S. Fair Oaks Ave
Pasadena
, CA 91105
818-207-4766 (Business)
teddythchoi at yahoo.com

Primary: unopposed

Carol Liu (D)
Candidate for California Senate – District 21 (Altadena)
former member of California Assembly
www.carolliu.net
Primary: unopposed

Harry Sidhu (R)
Candidate for California Senate - District 33 (Anaheim, Fullerton )

Anaheim city councilman
www.joinharry.com
Primary: June 3, 2008

Paul Singh (D)
Candidate for California Assembly - District 2 
(Cottonwood, Esparto, Live Oak, Yuba City )
Millwright/Farmer/Businessman
2933 Date St.
Live Oak , CA 95953
530-695-8810 (Business)
singh4assembly2 at live.com
Primary: unopposed

Christopher Cabaldon (D)
Candidate for California Assembly - District 8 (Yolo and Solano counties)
West Sacramento Mayor
www.cabaldon.org
Primary: June 3, 2008
4/17/08: cash on hand $334,000
If elected, Cabaldon would be the first Filipino-American to serve in the
California Legislature.  The Filipino-American community is the largest Asian-American group in the 8th Assembly District.

Ms. Mariko Yamada (D)
Candidate for California Assembly - District 8 (Yolo and Solano counties)
Yolo County Supervisor
www.marikoyamada.net 
Primary: June 3, 2008
4/17/08: raised $187,000

Fiona Ma (D) - incumbent
California Assembly – District 12 (San Francisco)
www.fionama.com
2006 election results:
Ma: 71.0%
Epstein: 16.4%
Primary: unopposed

Mary Hayashi (D) - incumbent
California Assembly - District 18 (Oakland, Alameda County)
22734 Main St .  
Hayward, CA
510-885-1970
www.assembly.ca.gov/hayashi
2006 election results:
Hayashi: 67.9%
Buck: 32.1%
Primary: June 3, 2008

Jason Teramoto (D)
Candidate for California Assembly - District 18 (Oakland, Alameda County)
Consultant
3056 Castro Valley Blvd, Ste. 168
Castro Valley , CA 94546
www.teramoto2008.com 

Primary: June 3, 2008

Alberto Torrico (D) - incumbent
California Assembly, District 20 
(Fremont, Union City, Newark, Milpitas and parts of San Jose, Hayward, 
Pleasanton and Castro Valley)
www.assembly.ca.gov/torrico
2006 election results:
Torrico: 65.3%
Nishimura: 34.7%
Primary: unopposed

Paul Fong (D)
Candidate for California Assembly - District 22 
(Cupertino, Mountain View, Sunnyvale)
Community College Trustee/Professor
www.paulfong.org
Primary: June 3, 2008

Anna E. Song (D)
Candidate for California Assembly - District 22 
(Cupertino, Mountain View, Sunnyvale)
Governing Boardmember, Santa Clara County Board of Education
P.O. Box 2307
Santa Clara , CA 95055
650-906-7587 (Business)
www.annasong.org
Primary: June 3, 2008

Kris Wang (D)
Candidate for California Assembly - District 22 
( Cupertino , Mountain View , Sunnyvale )
Councilwoman, City of Cupertino
1715 Ludy Ave, Ste. 200
San Jose , CA 95131
408-392-9130 (Business)
www.kriswang.com
Primary: June 3, 2008

Juan Arambula (D) - incumbent
Candidate for California Assembly - District 31
www.assembly.ca.gov/Arambula
2006 election results: unopposed
Primary: unopposed

Mike Eng (D) - incumbent
California Assembly - District 49 (Alhambra, Monterey 
Park, Rosemead, San Gabriel in Los Angeles County)
www.assembly.ca.gov/eng
2006 Primary results:
Mike Eng:  52.9%
Daniel R. Arguello:  35.9%
2006 election results:
Eng: 63.3%
Siegrist: 28.9%
Primary: unopposed

Ted Lieu (D) - incumbent
California Assembly - District 53 (Venice, Torrance)
www.assembly.ca.gov/lieu
2005 election results: 60%
2006 election results:
Lieu: 58.5%
Ford: 36.9%
Primary: unopposed

Warren Furutani (D) - incumbent
California Assembly - District 55 ( Long Beach )
4180 Woodruff Ave., Ste. 2-255
Lakewood , CA 90713-3103
310- 430-4162 (Business)
www.warrenfurutani.org
 
Primary: unopposed

Van Tran (R) - incumbent
California Assembly - District 68 (Costa Mesa)
www.assembly.ca.gov/tran
First Vietnamese-American elected to California Assembly
2006 Primary results:

Van Tran: 87.3%
Long Kim Pham: 12.7%
2006 election results:
Tran: 61.7%
Lucas: 38.3%
Primary: unopposed

Darren Kasai (D)
Candidate for California Assembly - District 75 ( San Diego )
Small Business Owner
9919 Maya Linda Rd #12
San Diego , CA 92126
info at kasaiforassembly.com
Kim Tran (R)
Candidate for California Assembly, District 76 (San Diego)
Retired Physician Assistant
7710 Balboa Ave , 218-A
San Diego , CA 92111
858-292-1473 (Business)
www.kimtranforstateassembly.com
Primary: June 3, 2008
Arlie Ricasa (D)
Candidate for California Assembly - District 78 (Bonita)
Sweetwater Union High School District Trustee
Arlie Ricasa 2008
P.O. Box 253
Bonita, CA  91908

www.votericasa.com
Primary: June 3, 2008

William Tong (D) - incumbent
Connecticut House of Representatives - 
District 147 (Westover, North Stamford, New Canaan)
www.williamtong.com.
2006 election results:
Tong: 53.1%
Sherer: 46.9%

Susan Chew (D) - incumbent
Idaho State Legislature, District 17-B (Boise)
2006 election results:
Chew: 58.4%
Miller: 38.4%

Jonathan Bedi (D)
Candidate for Illinois State Senate, District 5 (Chicago)
Attorney
(Punjabi Shikh/Irish)
www.jonathanbedi.com
(no Republican candidate)

Aurora Austriaco (D)
Candidate for Illinois State House, District 65 (Des Plaines)
Attorney
www.auroraaustriacoforstaterep.com

Ms. Swati Dandekar (D) - incumbent
Iowa State House - District 36
Born in India, Dandekar has lived in Marion, Iowa for 27 years. 
2002 was the first time she ran for a legislative office.
http://www.swatidandekar.com/
2006 Primary results: unopposed
2006 election results:
Dandekar: 52.6%
Wagner: 47.4%


Raj Goyle (D) -
incumbent
Kansas State House - District 87 (Wichita)
http://www.rajforkansas.com/
2006 election results:
Goyle: 56%
Huy: 44%


Kumar Barve (D) - incumbent
House majority leader
Maryland House of Delegates - District 17 (Montgomery County)
1688 East Gude Dr., Suite 202
Rockville, MD 20850
http://www.kumarbarve.com
District 17 is a multi-representative district and is 
represented by three officials in the General Assembly.
2006 election results:
Barve (D): 23.7%
Simmons (D): 23.9%
Gilchrist (D): 25.4%

Susan Lee (D) - incumbent 
House Deputy Whip
Maryland House of Delegates - District 16 (Bethesda, Montgomery County)
Lowe House Office Building, Room 221C
84 College Ave.
Annapolis, MD 21401 - 1991
301-858-3019, 410-841-3019
1-800-492-7122, ext. 3019 (toll free)
fax: 301-858-3026, 410-841-3026
Susan_Lee@house.state.md.us  
Friends of Susan C. Lee
P.O. Box 5992
Bethesda, MD  20824
301-493-9051
susanfordelegate@yahoo.com
 
www.delegatesusanlee.com
District 16 is a multi-representative district and is 
represented by  three officials in the General Assembly
2006 election results:
Lee (D): 25%
Bronrott (D): 25%
Goldwater (D): 25.1%

Ms. Kris Valderrama (D)
Maryland House of Delegates - District 26 (Prince George’s County)
http://www.krisvalderrama.org    
District 26 is a multi-representative district and is 
represented by  three officials in the General Assembly.
2006 election results:
Turner (D): 34.1%
Valderrama (D):  30.5%
Jay Walker (D): 30.4%

Mr. Hoon-Yung Hopgood (D) - incumbent
Michigan House - 22nd District (Taylor and Romulus around Detroit's airport)
probably first Asian-American elected to Michigan House
Hopgood was born in Inchon, South Korea, and adopted by American 
parents when he was two years old.
2006 election results:
Hopgood: 74.0%
Armstrong: 22.6%

Satveer Chaudhary (D) - incumbent
Minnesota State Senate, new District 50
1601 North Innsbruck Dr.
Fridley, MN 55432
763-571-0897
satveerc@aol.com
http://www.chaudhary.org/ 
2006 election results:
Chaudhary: 63.2%
Anderson: 36.6%

Mee Moua (D) - incumbent
Senate Majority Whip
Minnesota State Senate - District 67
Eastsiders for Mee
1797 3rd Street East
St. Paul, MN 55119
651-793-0104
Fax: 651-793-0106
info@meemoua.com 
Campaign website 
2006 election results:
Moua: 69.0%
Mulkern: 30.7% 

Mr. Cy Thao (D) - incumbent
Minnesota House of Representatives - District 65A
Box 102
995 University Ave. W.
St. Paul, MN 55104
cythao@hotmail.com
(Hmong)
2006 election results:
Thao: 80.2%
Holmgren: 19.2%

Saghir Tahir (R) - incumbent
New Hampshire House of Representatives - 
 District 9 (Hillsborough County)
510-252-9858
(Pakistani)
2006 election results:
Tahir (R): 18.6%
Hackett (D)  18.3%

Ellen Young (D) - incumbent
New York Assembly - 22nd District (Flushing, Queens)
2006 election results:
Young: 78.9%
Migliaccio: 21.1%

Jay Goyal (D) - incumbent
Ohio State Assembly - 73rd District (Richland)

www.jaygoyal.com 
2006 election results:
Goyal: 63.3%
Holloway: 36.7%

John Lim (R) - incumbent
Oregon Legislature - District 50
Friends of John Lim
P.O. Box 1616
Gresham , OR 97030
2006 election results:
Lim: 62.9%
Selman-Ringer: 33.8%

Nikki Randhawa Haley (R) - incumbent
South Carolina Legislature - 87th district
2004 results: defeated incumbent in primary, no Democratic opponent
First Republican Indian American elected to a state legislature
first Asian American elected to South Carolina Legislature
2006 election results: unopposed

Angie Chen Button (R)
Candidate for
Texas House of Representatives - District 112 
(Garland and Richardson, Dallas suburbs)
www.angiebutton.com
Runoff results: won with 53%


Hubert Vo (D) - incumbent
Texas House of Representatives - District 149 (Houston)
http://www.hubertvo.com
2004 election results
Hubert Vo (D)  50.06%  (20584 votes)
Talmadge Heflin (R) incumbent  49.94% (20532 votes)
2006 election results:
Vo (D): 54.3%
Heflin (R): 45.7%


Curtis Oda (R)  -  incumbent
Utah Legislature - District 14 (Clearfield)
first Asian American elected to Utah Legislature
2004 election results: won with 80%
2006 election results:
Oda: 64.1%
Abel (D): 36.0%

ChangMook Sohn  (D)
Candidate for Washington State Treasurer
Retired State Revenue Forecast Council Director & Economist
www.changmooksohn.com 
Primary: August 19, 2008

Bob Hasegawa (D) -  incumbent
Washington House of Representatives, District 11 (Seattle)
2006 election results:
Hasegawa: 72.3%
Potter: 27.7%

Sharon Tomiko Santos (D) (incumbent)
Washington House of Representatives, 
 District 37 (Rainier Valley, Madrona, North Beacon Hill)
P.O. Box 40600
Mod 1 Building - rm 109
Olympia, WA 98504-0600
360-786-7944
2006 election results: unopposed

Jon Amores (D) - incumbent
West Virginia House of Delegates - District 30
914 Chester Rd.
Charleston, WV 25302
304-343-1692
(Filipino)
First Elected: 1994
2004 election results: re-elected
2006 election results: re-elected

Andrew Shaw
Candidate for Mayor
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
www.shawformayor.com
Election: April 2008

Contests in 2009

John Liu (D) - incumbent
New York City Council (Flushing, Queens )
2005 election results: re-elected (no Republican opponent)

7/23/07 NY Daily News: "Lotta loot for Liu's future: Queens politician's 1.6M in campaign cash is tops in Council,"
by Frank Lombardi
    John Liu has banked $1.6 million for an unspecified campaign in 2009.
    Queens Councilman John Liu is relatively new to politics, but he's raising cash like a seasoned pro - pulling in more than even Council Speaker Christine Quinn.     
    Liu has banked $1.6 million for an unspecified campaign in 2009, when his term-limited stint on the Council must end.
    The Democrat is outpacing all his Council colleagues, including Quinn, who has raised $1.4 million for her likely mayoral bid, according to finance records.
    Liu, 40, was born in Taiwan and, in 2001, became the first - and, to date, only - Asian-American elected to the City Council.
    He represents a district anchored by Flushing, and is among 38 Council members facing term limits in 2009.
    He said it's premature to target his next stop in politics, but knows one thing is certain: He'll need lots of money.
    "I'm open to anything from dogcatcher to top dog. I know I want to serve in a citywide capacity," Liu said, even as he acknowledged it's a stretch to consider a mayoral bid. "No matter what is down the road, it doesn't change the need to fund-raise."
    Liu's contributions come from varied sources, many of them New Yorkers of Asian heritage. And many donors have maxed out - given the maximum of $4,950 to a municipal candidate for citywide office.
    "I'm humbled by the amount of community pride out there," Liu said. "A common trait among my donors is that they have not contributed to political campaigns before now."



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In 1998, winning U.S. House candidates spent an average of $675,478.  The 
winning U.S. Senate candidates spent an average $4,660,847.   10/8/99 
Dallas Morning News
, p. 31A.

Fewer than half of all challengers for a House seat raised more than $100,000.  
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