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==Milpitas City Council==
==Milpitas City Council==
Phan later moved to [[Milpitas, California|Milpitas]], and in 2016 sought and won a seat on city council.</ref>
Phan later moved to [[Milpitas, California|Milpitas]], and in 2016 sought and won a seat on city council.


==Honors==
==Honors==

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Anthony "Ngọc Trí" Phan
藩玉知
Councilmember, City of Milpitas
Assumed office
December 2016
Personal details
BornNovember 27, 1993
San Jose, California
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Milpitas, California
OccupationPolitician

Anthony "Ngọc Trí" Phan is an American politician currently serving as a member of the Milpitas City Council.[1] Elected at the age of 22,[2] he is one of the youngest elected officials in the US.

Public service background

In 2013, Phan was unanimously appointed by the San Jose City Council to oversee the city's public library system as a member of the Library and Early Education Commission.

In 2014, Phan campaigned for a seat on the East Side Union High School District Board of Trustees. He lost a margin of less than 1.5%. Phan was endorsed by the South Bay Labor Council and Santa Clara County Democratic Party as well as then-California State Controller John Chiang.

Milpitas City Council

Phan later moved to Milpitas, and in 2016 sought and won a seat on city council.

Honors

In 2015, Mochi magazine named Anthony on their list of "25 Hottest Asian American Men Worth Watching" for his accomplishments in public service.[3]

Electoral history

Governing Board Member, East Side Union High School District, General Election 2014
Candidate Votes %
J. Manuel Herrera (inc.) 40,934 24.09
Frank Biehl (inc.) 34,785 20.47
Van T. Le (inc.) 33,933 19.97
Anthony Phan 31,551 18.57
Patricia Martinez-Roach 28,716 16.90
Councilmember, City of Milpitas, General Election 2016
Candidate Votes %
Jennifer Strohfus 4,506 14.49
Bob Nunez 7,465 24.00
Gwan Alisantosa 3,207 10.31
Anthony Phan 6,480 20.83
Evelyn Chua 5,787 18.60
Mark Tiernan 3,663 11.78

References

  1. ^ Mohammed, Aliyah (December 8, 2016). "Milpitas: New council, school board to be sworn in on Dec. 13". Mercury News. Bay Area News Group. Retrieved December 20, 2016. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  2. ^ Mohammed, Aliyah (December 14, 2016). "Milpitas: Richard Tran sworn in as mayor". Mercury News. Bay Area News Group. Retrieved April 13, 2017. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  3. ^ Magazine, Mochi (June 1, 2015). "Mochi's 25 Hottest Asian American Men Worth Watching". Mochi Magazine. Mochi Magazine. Retrieved September 18, 2016. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)