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Chi Charlie Nguyen

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Chi Charlie Nguyen
File:Mayor Chi Charlie Nguyen, Westminster, CA, 2025.jpg
Official portrait, 2025
Mayor of Westminster, California
Assumed office
2022
Personal details
Political partyRepublican

Chi Charlie Nguyen (Nguyễn Mạnh Chí) is a Vietnamese-American politician who currently serves as Mayor of Westminster, California.[1] Nguyen was also elected to the board of directors of the Midway City Sanitary District in 2016 and still serves on the board.[2] He is a Republican.[3]

Early life, education, and career

Chi Charlie Nguyen was born in Vietnam and fled the country by boat in 1979.[4] He obtained a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from California State University, Fullerton and a master's degree from California State University, Long Beach. Nguyen previously worked as an engineer for Boeing and other aerospace companies.[1]

Political career

Midway City Sanitary District

In 2016, Nguyen successfully ran for Midway City Sanitary District Board of Directors.[5] He also won re-election to the Midway City Sanitary District Board of Directors in 2024.[2]

Westminster City Council

Nguyen was first elected to the Westminster City Council in 2018.[6]

In 2018, Nguyen said he opposed allowing any cannabis dispensaries to open in Westminster, opposed limiting how much local police can enforce federal immigration laws, and supported incentives to encourage developers to build low-income housing in the city.[7]

In 2019, a group called "Westminster United" initiated a recall effort against Nguyen, Kimberly Ho, and Tri Ta, who sat on the Westminster City Council at the time.[8] However, the recall effort failed, with the majority of Westminster voters rejecting the recall.[9]

Nguyen then successfully ran for mayor in the citywide election in 2022 against council member Kimberly Ho, council member Tai Do, and Moses Castillo.[10]

In December 2024, Nguyen voted with council members Carlos Manzo and Mark Nguyen to approve hiring a law firm to file a lawsuit against council members Amy Phan West and NamQuan Nguyen for disrupting city council meetings.[11]

In November 2025, Nguyen introduced a proposal to honorarily designate a street in Westminster as "Charlie Kirk Way," following Charlie Kirk's assassination.[12] Nguyen stated that he put forward the proposal because "Charlie Kirk's message has inspired countless young Americans to think critically, serve their communities and appreciate the freedom we enjoy."[13] The proposal was approved by a majority of the Westminster City Council.

2026 U.S. House election

Further information: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in California § District 45

In late August 2025, Nguyen announced to the Vietnamese-language media, including the Nguoi Viet Daily News newspaper, that he was launching his campaign to challenge Democratic Rep. Derek Tran in the race for California's 45th congressional district.[14][15] Nguyen described himself as a conservative Republican who supports President Trump and his America First agenda when discussing his campaign with ABC7.[16] Nguyen failed to advance from June's top-two primary election.[17]

Electoral history

Westminster, California mayoral election, 2022[18]
Candidate Votes %
Chi Charlie Nguyen 7,665 32.93
Kimberly Ho 5,980 25.69
Moses F. Castillo 5,042 21.66
Tai Do 4,354 18.70
Terry Rains 237 1.02
Total votes 23,278 100.0

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Mayor and City Council Members | Westminster, CA". www.westminster-ca.gov. Archived from the original on 2025-08-31. Retrieved 2025-10-13. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Chi Charlie Nguyen". Midway City Sanitary District. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
  3. ↑ "FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1913867". Federal Election Commission. September 4, 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
  4. ↑ Horwitz, Jonathan (2025-04-28). "Memories flood as Little Saigon community prepares fall of Saigon commemoration". Orange County Register. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
  5. ↑ "Sở Vệ Sinh Midway City: Kỹ Sư Chí Charlie Nguyễn Tuyên Thệ". Việt Báo (in Tiếng Việt). Archived from the original on 2022-10-04. Retrieved 2025-10-13. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  6. ↑ Do, Anh (2018-11-07). "Vietnamese American candidates score big in Orange County elections". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
  7. ↑ "Election 2018: Westminster council candidates share their priorities and thoughts on local issues". Orange County Register. 2018-10-25. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
  8. ↑ Do, Anh (2019-09-01). "Targets of Westminster City Council recall campaign accuse opponents of misleading tactics". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
  9. ↑ Do, Anh (2020-04-10). "Westminster City Council majority survives recall election". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
  10. ↑ "Westminster's Chi Charlie Nguyen leading in mayoral race". Orange County Register. 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
  11. ↑ San Román, Gabriel (2024-12-13). "Westminster sues two council members over 'dysfunctional and raucous' meetings". Daily Pilot, Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
  12. ↑ Fry, Hannah (2025-11-15). "O.C. city leaders designate street to honor Charlie Kirk". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
  13. ↑ Farzan, Yusra (2025-11-13). "Westminster leaders vote to honor slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk". LAist. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
  14. ↑ "NGUYEN, CHI CHARLIE - Candidate overview". FEC.gov. 2023-01-01. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
  15. ↑ Đỗ, Dzũng (2025-08-23). "Thị Trưởng Chí Charlie Nguyễn của Westminster tranh cử dân biểu liên bang Địa Hạt 45". Nguoi Viet Online. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
  16. ↑ Haskell, Josh (18 March 2026). "Congressman Derek Tran campaigns for re-election in California's 45th Congressional District against crowded GOP field". ABC7 Los Angeles. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  17. ↑ "California 45th Congressional District Primary Election Results". The New York Times. 2 June 2026. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  18. ↑ "Orange County Cumulative Results Report" (PDF). OCVote.gov. p. 51. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-12-02. Retrieved 2026-01-10. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)

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