Joe is the son of Vietnamese refugees and a current Washington State Senator who has already made a big splash in the legislature with his effective and community-based leadership style and unwavering commitment to progressive values and working people. Driving the passage of historic bills on progressive taxation, police accountability, and economic justice, he knows what it takes to get things done.

Han Tran, who grew up in Bothell, is proudly running for its City Council Position 1 in a bid to bring progressive values and modern management strategies to City Hall plus give back to the community that raised her. Han’s immigrant story follows the much lived experiences of many Vietnamese Americans in the Pacific Northwest who fled via boat after the Vietnam-American War. Her family had to start all over in the States with nothing and lived in a low-income, multi-generational, extended-family household. Through her own personal experience with this, she has first-hand knowledge that can help shape policy into community-driven solutions for poverty.