Lan Diep is a son of Vietnamese refugees, someone who has spent his life helping marginalized communities gain access, and a believer in the ability of every individual to make a positive impact through public service. As a San Jose city councilmember, Lan worked to bring efficiency, transparency, and fiscal responsibility to America’s tenth largest city so that limited resources could go further towards improving everyone’s quality of life.
Now he’s running for state assembly to bring that same sensibility to California. As the state with the world’s fifth largest economy, we will continue to lead and innovate. But the state’s foremost priority must be to excel at the basic services Californians expect from state government.
He will continue to work on behalf of all Californians to ensure that the state is prepared for the increasing threat of wildfires, that our power grid is resilient and modernized, broadband access is expanded, highways and state roads are better maintained, and customer service at state-run offices such as the DMV or EDD improve to meet 21st century standards.
The cost of housing in California is much too high. Yet our policies tend to obstruct rather than encourage the building of more housing supply. We need reforms to make it more feasible to build housing of all sorts throughout California – from income-restricted units to high-rise condos – so that young adults, working professionals, growing families, and retirees alike can afford to live here.
Read moreCalifornia is blessed with a highly educated workforce and a diverse economy. But as covid-19 increases remote-work, the high costs of living causes many to flee the state, and disruptions from wildfires, supply-chain bottlenecks, or pandemic-era restrictions impact our way of life, California must focus on economic resilience by fostering new industries and helping our workforce acquire relevant skills.
Read moreCovid-19 laid bare the weaknesses in our public health system, and we must work to rectify those shortcomings. I’ll fight for affordable access to quality healthcare for every Californian. The role of government will change as covid becomes endemic and we need to be nimble enough to lower and heighten precautions as circumstances require.
Read moreI’m proud to have the endorsements of the Mercury News and East Bay Times editorial boards, who independently concluded that I'm most prepared of the field of candidates, after interviewing us as a group for over an hour and testing us on the issues and how we would approach them.
