SANTA ANA, Calif.—State Sen. Janet Nguyen (R-Huntington Beach) will be returning to the Orange County Board of Supervisors after defeating Democratic Cypress City Councilwoman Frances Marquez in the battle to claim the seat previously held by Andrew Do, who resigned last week and pleaded guilty to a federal bribery charge.
Although ballots were still being tallied, Nguyen had claimed 63 percent of the vote as of early Wednesday morning, compared to 37 percent for Marquez.
Do was once Nguyen’s chief of staff when she served on the Board of Supervisors, before he was elected to the Garden Grove City Council, then won a special election for Orange County supervisor when Nguyen became a state lawmaker….