Fountain Valley City Council candidate ordered to correct campaign statement

The Fountain Valley Chamber of Commerce filed for and secured a writ of mandamus in Orange County Superior Court to have Tom Nguyen, a candidate for Fountain Valley City Council, remove false information that appeared in his candidate statement.

Nguyen had stated on both his campaign website and in his candidate statement that he was serving as a board member for the Fountain Valley Chamber of Commerce. The candidate, who is one of seven vying for two seats on the City Council this November, is a director for the Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce.

As of Wednesday afternoon, Nguyen’s campaign website was down.

A court order was signed granting the Fountain Valley Chamber of Commerce’s petition on Sept. 2. Among the stipulations made by the order, Nguyen must identify that he is a director of the Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce and delete all statements that he is a director or member of the Board of Directors of the Fountain Valley Chamber of Commerce. This must be done for any form or avenue in which the misinformation appeared, including Nguyen’s website, political candidate forums and publications.

Nguyen must also clarify that Janet Nguyen is a former state senator, Dana Rohrabacher is a former congressman and David Valentin is the police chief of the Santa Ana Police Department. The candidate’s statement said that he is endorsed by all three.

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