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Irvine City Council Candidate Gang Chen's Bio (My story):

 

My fellow Irvine residents,

 

My name is Gang (pronounced "Gong") Chen. I have been a resident of Irvine for 18 years. I am a Christian, a USC alumnus, a licensed architect in California, and an expert in LEED, green buildings and sustainable development. I care more about getting the job done. I am more a middle of the road guy, or a centrist.

 

Like many Americans, I worked hard and realized my American Dream. I am one of you. America is the greatest place, and it has given me so much.

 

As a citizen who was given such a great opportunity to achieve the American Dream, I now have the desire and responsibility to give back and serve our community.

 

I believe public service is one of the best ways to give back, and I believe I can best do so by serving as a city council in my own city, the beautiful city of Irvine.

 

I graduated in 1987 from South China University of Science and Technology (SCUT) with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Architecture.  In 1990, I was honored to receive a scholarship from the University of Southern California (USC) to come the United States to study. I earned a Master of Landscape Architecture degree from the School of Architecture in 1993 and also enrolled and studied for one year in the PhD program of the USC School of Planning, with a Research Assistantship focusing on traffic studies.


I am a real estate broker (DRE license # 01232392) and a licensed architect in California,  and a LEED AP BD+C. I have extensive training and experience and made substantial contributions in Urban and Regional Planning, Master Planning, LEED, Green Building and sustainable development, Architecture, and Landscape Architecture.  Many of the projects I was in charge of, or participated in, have been published extensively in Architecture, Architectural Record, The Los Angeles Times, The Orange County Register, etc. I played a leading role in many unusual projects, including a number of regional and neighborhood shopping centers in Southern California. My books on green buildings and LEED have been consistently ranked as the bestsellers in the world on the subject.

 

I have been actively involved in community services and activities.  As early as 1990, I was a board member of a student association in USC.  In Irvine, I have also been involved in many community activities and have led the efforts of Irvine residents to call, write and send e-mails to city, county and state governments to express their concerns on critical issues that affect the quality of life of Irvine. I have the courage to fight for you and the desire to serve the community.

 

Irvine is a great place to work and live. Irvine was one of the first great master planned cities in America. As an experienced architect, I desire to bring Irvine back to its roots and to ensure that the feeling of "a family ranch" is never lost as we become a modern international destination. I will lead the effort to re-evaluate and revamp the original Irvine Master Plan prepared by my fellow Architect, William Pereira, to meet the needs of Irvine's current and projected population, and create smart and sustainable growth.

 

The issues that Irvine faces are complex but there are solutions. See my campaign platform for my specific solutions to Irvine's unique issues and challenges.

 

I would be honor to have your vote. Join me in restoring the Irvine government to "government of the people, by the people, for the people." Please vote for me and ask all your friends and relatives to vote for me. Together, we can make Irvine a better city for YOU! May God bless America! May God bless Irvine!

 

Selected list of Endorsements/Supporters:
Mike Carroll, Chairman of the Great Park and current Irvine city council 
Christina Shea, Former Irvine Mayor and Irvine Councilmember
Steven Choi, former Mayor and City Councilmember of Irvine,  former member of the 68th State Assembly District
Scott Peotter, Former City of Irvine Planning Commissioner, Former Newport Beach City Council 
The Republican Party of Orange County (OCGOP)
Irvine Republican Assembly (IRA), a chapter of California Republican Assembly, the Party of Ronald Reagan
California Republican Assembly (CRA)
Steven Shen, Former City of Irvine Finance Commissioner
Diane Dixon, Assemblywoman Diane Dixon, 72nd State Assembly District
Lisa Bartlett, former Orange County supervisor for district 5
Denis Bilodeau, former Director, Orange County Transportation Authority, former Councilman, City of Orange
Tim Shaw, Orange County Board of Education, City of La Habra, Mayor in 2012 and 2018 City Council (elected in 2008 an 2020)
Nick Dunlap, Mayor, City of Fullerton
Amy Phan West, City of Westminster, Council Member, District 1
Mike Munzing, Mayor, City of Aliso Viejo
Rhonda Shader, City Council / Mayor, City of Placentia
David Pan, Professor at UC Irvine and Editor of Telos
Baron Night, 65th Assembly District Central Committee, OCGOP
Mark William Bucher, 68th Assembly District Central Committee, OCGOP
Mike Tardif, 68th Assembly District Central Committee, OCGOP
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Friends and neighbors and business:

Jack Oh

June Oh

May DePriest

Gary Depriest

Alex Rodriguez

Megan Czirok

Arthur Doering

Peter Sun

Valora Benhar

Erik Muniz

Gang Ding

Lianyu Chu

Steve Shen

Jennifer Chen

Mandy Chen

Suiping Huang

Gordon Li

Ying-Min Li

Michael Chu

Wen Ke

Xiang Wang

Michael Wang

Linda Kuo

Shampa Chakraborty

Anirban Chakraborty

Rita Chen

Michael Kim

Alla Samardak

Hiapweng Eng

Anton Dolzhenkov

Torin Nelsen

Gil Nelsen

Rob Nelsen

Cassandra Napoli

Jenna Wood

Emma Woodman

Linh Phung

Kent Lew

Haixia Yang

Qinwen Li 

Haiying Chen

Guoneng Wang

Chun Li

Xiaoping You

Markisha Barnes

James Zhan

James Wu

Penny Chen

Sherry Cui

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ACE MARKETING DEVELOPMENT LLC

DELIGHT FUNDING INC

NELSEN MARKETING LLC

98 Shop

United Regent Funding Inc

Penny Pioneer Corp

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"MR. CHEN is a hardworking professional and very trustworthy.

I endorse Mr. Chen's efforts for a better IRVINE.  Consider your vote for CHEN.

 

PAUL Merritt [charter LAGUNA NIGUEL CITY COUNCILMEMBER]

FORMER planning commissioner

President LAGUNA BEACH TAXPAYERS [oldest volunteer tax group in O.C]

Deputy reserve sheriff/  REAL ESTATE BROKER

Two term NIGUEL parks director

Registered Independent

---Paul  Merritt *[Christiansen]"

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E-mail: gangchen138@gmail.com

Tel: (949) 872-5359

WeChat ID: aa_gangchen

微信:aa_gangchen  

                                                                         

Paid for by Gang Chen for City Council 2024, FPPC# 1435308  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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