Diedre Thu-Ha Nguyen is Mayor Pro Tem of Garden Grove, a laboratory cancer scientist, wife and mother of three active sons.
As a Council Member for the City of Garden Grove, she has worked closely to build coalitions with the Garden Grove Unified School District, nonprofits, labor, and first-responders to collaboratively promote education, public safety, and enhance business growth and career opportunities in the City of Garden Grove.
Diedre was first elected to serve on the Garden Grove City Council in 2016 and re-elected in 2018. During the pandemic, she has championed financial relief for renters who desperately need it, assistance to small businesses, and funding for non-profits providing direct help to local residents.
We must lead on climate change if there’s any hope of stopping its effects on our planet, our country, and our state. Drought, famine, and species decline or extinction are imminent problems. In California, destructive conditions, such as wildfires and sea level rise are here. It’s also an issue of national security that is already impacting military readiness, increasing threats to troops, and jeopardizing military installations at home and around the world.
I will support policies that harness the power of our unequaled science and technology sectors to overcome climate change’s threats and expand our renewable energy sources and speed battery technologies that are key to our clean energy future.