Al Hoang
Al Hoang was a candidate for Precinct 5 Harris County constable in Texas. He was defeated in the primary election on March 1, 2016.
Hoang was a 2014 Republican candidate for District 149 of the Texas House of Representatives.[1]
Biography
Hoang is the son of immigrant parents who fled Vietnam in 1954, eventually settling in Houston, Texas.[2]
Hoang earned his B.A. in philosophy from the University of Houston in 1989. He then went to Vietnam to work with activists attempting to overthrow the communist regime. In 1992, he was detained and imprisoned in solitary confinement for 16 months. Hoang was released in 1993 as part of negotiations between the United States and Vietnam to lift the United States' embargo on Vietnam.[2]
After returning to the United States, Hoang earned his law degree Texas Southern University in 1999.[2] He has been practicing law in Houston, Texas, since that time.[2]
In addition to practicing law, Hoang was active in efforts to overthrow the communist regime in Vietnam. In 2001, Hoang went to Vietnam with the intent to bomb two Ho Chi Minh statutes, but abandoned the plan.[2]
Hoang is active in the Vietnamese community and the greater Houston community. In 2007, he was elected president of the Vietnamese Community of Houston. In 2009, he was the first Vietnamese-American to be elected as a Houston city council member. He was re-elected to that position in 2011.[2]
Elections
2016
Harris County held elections for county commission, justices of the peace, constables, district attorney, county attorney, sheriff, county tax assessor-collector, and the Harris County Department of Education Board of Trustees in 2016. The general election was held on November 8, 2016. A primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and a primary runoff took place on May 24, 2016. The filing deadline for those wishing to run in this election was December 14, 2015.[3] Ted Heap defeated Al Hoang in the Harris County constable Precinct 5 Republican primary.
| Harris County Constable, Precinct 5 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Ted Heap |
87.33% | 63,636 |
| Al Hoang | 12.67% | 9,235 |
| Total Votes | 72,871 | |
| Source: Harris County Elections, "2016 Republican Primary Results," March 8, 2016 | ||
2014
Elections for all 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 4, 2014. Those candidates who did not receive 50 percent or more of the vote in their party primary on March 4 faced an additional May 27 primary runoff. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was December 9, 2013. Incumbent Hubert Vo was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Al Hoang defeated Nghi T. Ho in the Republican primary. Vo defeated Hoang in the general election.[1][4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Hubert Vo Incumbent |
54.9% | 11,954 | |
| Republican | Al Hoang | 45.1% | 9,820 | |
| Total Votes | 21,774 | |||
Personal
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Hoang and his wife, Diana, have three children.[2]
Recent news
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See also
- Texas State Legislature
- Texas state legislative districts
- Texas House of Representatives
- Texas House of Representatives elections, 2014
External links
- Official campaign website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Al Hoang on Facebook
- Al Hoang on Twitter
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current ELECTION HISTORY," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Vote Al Hoang: "Biography," accessed January 26, 2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed September 1, 2016
- ↑ The Libertarian Party of Texas, "2014 Texas Representative Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Green Party of Texas, "Greens Release Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
