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This came across the wire from the Long Pham for Assembly campaign:

Proven Tax Fighter Long Pham Just What the Doctor Ordered for 72^nd Assembly District Taxpayers

This tax day Orange County voters have a candidate with a proven record of fighting for lower taxes 

(Fountain Valley, CA) – 72^nd Assembly District GOP contender Dr. Long Pham continues to stand out as the proven conservative in a field of candidates for this Orange County seat. With his calls for renewing California’s commitment to limiting government and fostering economic growth to reduce burdensome regulations and taxes, Pham doesn’t just talk about it, he’s actually done it before.

“I have a track record of success in helping others to cut burdensome regulations and taxes. That is the way to create jobs for our citizens,” said Pham. “I know we can get this economy growing again by lowering taxes and cutting regulations and my career has been all about identifying problems and bringing people together to fix them. The people of California have identified this problem, and I want to be a part of fixing it to give back to the State and Nation that have given me so much.”

Dr. Pham was appointed by former Governor Pete Wilson to the Regulatory Reform Roundtable Task Force in 1996, which enabled Governor Wilson to repeal 3900 outdated regulations and simplify over 1700 more. He was elected nationwide as Vice President of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers from 2000-2003 and successfully lobbied for passage of the education tax credit which lowered taxes on families across America.

In 1988, Dr. Pham formed Fullerton Engineering and was hired by Rockwell International after the Challenger disaster to create the pressure vessel certification program that improved safety for NASA. He then conducted the final certification of the new shuttle Endeavour in 1992. Following the success of that project, Dr. Pham joined Southern California Edison (SCE) as a nuclear engineer. Since he joined SCE, Dr. Pham has served as a founder and president of the Vietnamese Affinity Group to connect the company with the Vietnamese community.

Long and Mary Pham have been married for 36 years and have four grown children, including his son who joined the U.S. Air Force in 2006 and a daughter who joined the Navy in 2011. They make their home in Fountain Valley.

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