Khmer-American Woman Nominated by Democratic Party

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Khmer-American Woman Nominated by Democratic Party

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September 10, 2020
Former refugee to contest in US state election
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Vanna Howard, a former refugee who immigrated to the United States to escape the horrors of the Pol Pot regime, has won the Democratic Party’s nomination to contest for a seat in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.

Howard defeated incumbent David Nangle and first-time candidate Lisa Arnold in the Democratic primary for the 17th Middlesex District state representative seat, which was held a few days ago. Winning in the Democratic primary is almost equivalent to winning in the general election in the heavily-Democratic Party state.

The Lowell Sun reported that Howard received 2,681 votes, 715 more than Nangle. Arnold finished third with 1,474 votes.

The 17th Middlesex District covers part of the city of Lowell and the town of Chelmsford. Lowell is known for having a large Cambodian population. Nangle has held the seat for more than 20 years.
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Lawmaker Tears Up Remembering the Family She Lost Fleeing Cambodia as a Kid: ‘I Never Shared This’
"I went through the killing field. I lost many of my family. If I could go through that and come out of it and survive?" Massachusetts state Rep. Vanna Howard said. "This ... is nothing"
By Sean NeumannMay 14, 2021 01:39 PM

Massachusetts state Rep. Vanna Howard has known sweet victory and wrenching loss — a journey she reflected on in a recent interview, including describing her harrowing flight from Cambodia to the United States as a child.

The newly-elected lawmaker won her 2020 election after ousting David Nangle, an 11-term incumbent, in last year's Democratic primary.

"I never shared this to my team, but I considered dropping out," Howard, a Cambodian-American immigrant, told Boston TV station WBTS earlier this month, pointing to racist anti-Asian rhetoric amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

But Howard has been through far worse, she said.

"I went through wars. I went through the killing field. I lost many of my family. If I could go through that and come out of it and survive?" she said. "This ... is nothing."

Howard's father, siblings and grandparents were killed during the Cambodian Civil War, under the regime of Pol Pot when approximately two million in the country died from conflict and famine, experts say.

At moments during her interview with WBTS, Howard broke down.

"I remember my dad…," she said, choking up. "I'm sorry. I never shared this, I'm sorry."

"What I remember the most, when I witnessed that my sister had passed was that when they opened up the mat, that there were ants crawling all over her," Howard told WBTS, tears running down her face. "So that's the image that I carried to this day."

Howard told Lowell TeleMedia Center last year that, in 1979, her dad was detained by two members of the Khmer Rouge, Pot's communist regime, while waiting in a local community line for food.

"I remember standing just there with other folks in line and two men on bicycles just come over and take him away," she said. "I remember walking back by myself, but before walking back the other folks in line just looked at me. They knew what was going on."

Howard said the looks on her neighbors' faces told her that her father wasn't coming home.

"It just hit me," she said last year, holding back tears. "I'll never forget it."
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The newly-elected lawmaker won her 2020 election after ousting David Nangle, an 11-term incumbent, in last year's Democratic primary.


Sounds very impressive until you dig up the reason why anyone was trying to challenge Mr Nagle for such a rock solid seat. In the end she still only manged to get 2681 votes compared to Mr Nagle's 1966 votes.

February 24, 2021
Former State Rep. David Nangle Pleads Guilty To Fraud Charges


Former Massachusetts State Rep. David Nangle has admitted to illegally using campaign funds to pay for his personal expenses. The 60-year-old Democrat from Lowell who was arrested last February [2020] changed his plea to “guilty” on Wednesday.

Prosecutors said Nangle defrauded a bank to get loans to purchase his home and repay personal debts. Nangle allegedly used campaign funds to pay for thousands of dollars in Lowell Golf Club dues, rental cars to drive to casinos, flowers for his girlfriend and restaurant bills.

Nangle officially pleaded guilty to 10 counts of wire fraud, four counts of bank fraud, four counts of making false statements to a bank and five counts of filing false tax returns, prosecutors said.

“Elected representatives are expected to work for the benefit of their constituents, not to line their own pockets,” said United States Attorney Andrew Lelling in a statement. “Mr. Nangle violated his obligations to the public by siphoning campaign dollars to cover the cost of his personal lifestyle, violating both federal law and the trust placed in him by voters.”

Nangle served in the House for two decades, representing the 17th Middlesex District and chairing the ethics committee.

The judge scheduled sentencing for June 24 2021


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Doc67 wrote: Sun May 16, 2021 9:58 am
The newly-elected lawmaker won her 2020 election after ousting David Nangle, an 11-term incumbent, in last year's Democratic primary.



Former Massachusetts State Rep. David Nangle has admitted to illegally using campaign funds to pay for his personal expenses. The 60-year-old Democrat from Lowell who was arrested last February [2020] changed his plea to “guilty” on Wednesday.



“Elected representatives are expected to work for the benefit of their constituents, not to line their own pockets,” said United States Attorney Andrew Lelling in a statement.




See............. good thing it doesn't happen here :facepalm:

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