CA-45 primary: first place
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JUN 6, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleMayor
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
GenderMale
LocationCalifornia
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BackgroundPolitician
EducationCalifornia State University, Fullerton — B.S. Engineering (engineering discipline not consistently specified)
Notable personal detailsChi "Charlie" Nguyen is a Vietnamese-American politician and Republican who serves as mayor of Westminster, California (elected in 2022). He has also served as an elected director of the Midway City Sanitary District board. In 2026, he ran for U.S. House in California’s 45th Congressional District. He has described himself publicly as a conservative Republican aligned with the America First agenda.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports lowering taxes and cutting burdensome regulations to help small businesses and reduce costs for families; emphasizes lowering energy costs, protecting American farmland, and policies to spur job growth and workforce training rather than expanded taxation or redistribution.
Immigration & Border
Supports strict enforcement of immigration laws and backing law enforcement; opposes limits on local police enforcing federal immigration laws. Positions emphasize public safety and enforcement rather than expanded legal pathways or asylum protections.
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Climate & Energy
Advocates lowering energy costs by cutting regulatory red tape and emphasizes affordability and supporting American agriculture; campaign messaging frames energy policy around reducing costs rather than aggressive emissions targets. Public materials do not promote Green New Deal–style goals or explicit climate-mitigation targets.
Public Safety & Guns
The candidate emphasizes public safety by saying they will hold criminals accountable, support law enforcement, and enforce immigration laws; no specific positions on firearm policy (e.g., background checks, assault weapons, red flag laws, or Second Amendment/constitutional carry) are stated on the campaign site or available public materials found.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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