Tram Nguyen Nominated For EMILY’S List Rising Star Award

Press release from state Rep. Tram Nguyen's office:

Rep. Tram T. Nguyen (D-Andover) is proud to announce that she has been nominated as a finalist for the EMILY’s List Gabrielle Giffords Rising Star Award. Named in honor of the courageous Arizona Congresswoman and gun safety advocate, the Rising Star Award celebrates extraordinary women serving in state or local office who demonstrate commitment to community, dedication to women and families, determination, and civility. Previous Rising Star Award recipients include former Georgia House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams and Congesswoman Ayanna Pressley. Nominated with Rep. Nguyen are Georgia State Representative Park Cannon, New York Assemblywoman Catalina Cruz, Texas County Judge Lina Hidalgo, Washington State Legislator Debra Lekanoff, and Pennsylvania State Representative Jennifer O’Mara.

“It’s an incredible honor to be included as a finalist with these accomplished women,” said Rep. Nguyen. “As the first Vietnamese American woman elected into office in Massachusetts, I appreciate the barriers that my fellow nominees have broken. Like Congresswoman Giffords, I am committed to fighting for working families, for women and children, and for survivors of domestic violence and violent crimes. I’m grateful to EMILY’s List for helping me further that goal.”

Having immigrated to the U.S. from Vietnam when she was five, Nguyen graduated from Tufts University and Northeastern University School of Law. During her entire legal career,, she was a Legal Services attorney for Greater Boston Legal Services, representing domestic violence survivors, workers, seniors, veterans, and children. In 2018, she was elected as State Representative for the 18th Essex district, becoming the first Vietnamese American woman elected to office in Massachusetts. She is a fierce fighter for workers’ rights, passing several bills to protect workers during the COVID crisis, and advancing legislation for racial and social justice, economic development, education reform, environmental protection, victims’ rights, and more. She has been recognized with the Young Democratic Elected of the Year Award, Council of State Government 20 under 40 Award; Women's Empowerment Award, and Asian American Women Political Initiative Legislator of the Year Award. She was recently named the Vice-Chair of the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development, the first Asian American woman to serve as a House vice chair.

“Tram continues to fight for working families during the COVID-19 pandemic by co-sponsoring bills to streamline the vaccination process and provide relief to small businesses. After an overwhelming win in 2020 for her second term, Tram has proven she is a force and the EMILY’s List community is thrilled to nominate her for the 2021 Gabrielle Giffords Rising Star Award,” said Emily Cain, executive director of EMILY’s List.

The final winner of the Gabrielle Giffords Rising Star Award is determined by public vote April 19-23 at the following website: https://secure.emilyslist.org/page/s/20210413_website_RisingStarNguyen.

Nguyen needs your vote to get her over the finish line! All finalists will participate in a moderated panel at the virtual We are EMILY National Conference on May 17, and the winner will speak live at the conference on May 18. For more information, visit https://www.emilyslist.org/.

ABOUT TRAM NGUYEN:

Tram T. Nguyen is the State Representative of Massachusetts 18th Essex District, representing parts of Andover, Boxford, North Andover, and Tewksbury. She lives in Andover with her partner Nate and three adorable dogs. For more information on Tram, please visit: votetram.com.

This press release was produced by state Rep. Tram Nguyen's office. The views expressed are the author's own.