Below is a press release from the Tram Nguyen for Congress campaign:
ANDOVER, MA — State Representative Tram Nguyen recently announced earning the endorsement of Newburyport City Councillor At-Large Sarah Hall. A former Vice Chair of the Newburyport School Committee, Councillor Hall brings the twenty-second endorsement earned by Representative Nguyen in her campaign for Congress from a local elected leader in the 6th Congressional District.
“Tram has the perfect combination of personal, professional, and political experience to be the legislator we need at this moment for MA’s 6th district,” said Councillor Hall. “As a lawyer and State Representative, she has dedicated her career to making people’s lives easier and better. She listens, she cares, and she knows how to get things done.”
State Representative Tram Nguyen also has announced earning the endorsement of former Salem School Committee member and local leader Dr. Brendan Walsh.
“As someone whose life’s work has been education, I tend to look at candidates very closely,” shared Dr. Walsh. “Tram Nguyen passes every test! Tram knows how critical it is to invest in our students, teachers, and public education system. Her commitment to expanding access to high-quality early education and diversifying career paths through investment in vocational learning, combined with her personal knowledge of the power of public education, makes her exactly the kind of leader I want representing me in Congress. Tram will be a huge supporter, ally and champion for our schools and the students they are preparing to be the productive Americans of the future.”
Dr. Walsh is a former classroom teacher, career education coordinator, director of a million-dollar Title 1 program, and principal of the Carlton School. He spent over twelve years representing the interests of students and teachers alike on the Salem School Committee. Dr. Walsh is the twelfth endorsement from a Salem leader of Representative Nguyen in her campaign for Congress.
About Tram T. Nguyen
State Representative Tram Nguyen has overcome tough challenges her entire life. At just five years old, Tram came to the United States as a refugee after her family fled Vietnam’s authoritarian regime with only $100, a few suitcases, and a dream. She is the first in her family to graduate from college, earning degrees from Tufts University, Northeastern School of Law, and the Harvard Kennedy School.
Before entering public service, Tram served as an attorney at Greater Boston Legal Services, where she led the Civil Legal Assistance for Victims of Crime program. She stood up for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, veterans, immigrants, low-wage workers, and people with disabilities—people who needed not just a lawyer but a relentless advocate. In that role, Tram became a member of UAW Local 2320.
In 2018, Tram took on a deeply entrenched Republican incumbent and won by ten points, making history as the first Vietnamese American woman ever elected to public office in Massachusetts. Since then, she has served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives as a bold champion for climate action, affordable housing, workers’ rights, and economic opportunity for all.
Tram Nguyen’s journey from refugee to state leader is a testament to the power of resilience, the promise of opportunity, and the belief that when we fight for one another, we all rise together.
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