Meet Kathy

Conozca a Kathy - 캐띠를 만나세요 - gặp kathy

I fled Vietnam with my parents as boat refugees when I was just seven months old. Although many other countries offered us asylum, my family waited 13 months for the United States to accept our application. My family risked everything to come to America because, for my parents, this country has always represented hope, opportunity and freedom. Now, I’m a mom of five kids, ages 4 to 16, and I’m running to represent the 18th House District and to continue fighting for these values.

From my service in the Virginia House of Delegates to my time as a civil servant at the U.S. Department of Labor to my advocacy work at the National Immigration Forum, I am committed to ensuring all families have the same opportunities that mine had to achieve their American Dream.

As Delegate, I have introduced and supported bills to expand healthcare and reproductive rights, invest in public schools, reduce gun violence, increase affordable housing, expand voting access, support working families, preserve the environment, and make Virginia more welcoming and inclusive.

This November, I hope you will join me in standing up for our communities by voting Kathy Tran for Delegate! 

Election Day is Tuesday, November 4th 2025 and early voting starts Friday, September 19th 2025. If you need to register to vote you can click here.  

Kathy graduated from Duke University and earned her Master of Social Work from the University of Michigan. The past president of her local PTA, she and her husband Matt live in West Springfield with their five children, all avid Washington Nationals fans.

Credit:Timothy C. Wright for the Washington Post.

Credit:Timothy C. Wright for the Washington Post.