Amy Phan West
CA-45 primary: first place
$926.08
JUN 6, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleCouncil Member
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyTrump-aligned Republican
GenderFemale
LocationCalifornia
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BackgroundPolitician
EducationOrange Coast College (AA, business)
Notable personal detailsAmy Phan West is a Vietnamese-American politician and business owner who has served on the Westminster City Council (District 1) since November 2022. She has run for U.S. House previously (CA-47 in 2020 and 2022) and is a Republican candidate for California's 45th Congressional District in the 2026 cycle. She attended Orange Coast College and earned a bachelor's degree in education from California State University, Long Beach.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports lowering taxes and cutting wasteful government spending, opposes tax increases on working families, and has promoted keeping taxes low as a Westminster city councilmember to benefit small businesses.
Healthcare
The candidate emphasizes reducing government spending and opposing government overreach while supporting improvements to veterans' healthcare and VA access. The campaign frames healthcare within a broader platform of lowering costs by cutting wasteful spending and reducing regulations.
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Immigration & Border
Supports finishing the border wall, ending catch-and-release, increasing support for law enforcement in immigration enforcement, and tightening enforcement while fixing legal immigration processes.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate identifies as pro‑life and opposes taxpayer funding for abortions and organizations like Planned Parenthood; she has criticized late‑term/9‑month abortions and frames herself as opposing broad abortion access. Her public statements emphasize restricting abortion access rather than supporting codified unrestricted access.
Climate & Energy
Supports expanded fossil fuel production (including hydraulic fracturing), emphasizes energy independence and national security, and favors limiting stricter environmental regulations in favor of economic and energy-security priorities.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports Second Amendment rights and opposes defunding police while advocating full funding for police departments and qualified immunity for officers. Emphasizes supporting law enforcement with the resources they need and favors law-and-order approaches to public safety.
News
Amy Phan West is drawing attention in California’s 45th Congressional District race, where recent coverage has sharply criticized her candidacy. The reporting focuses on questions about her qualifications, credibility, conduct, and policy positions, including her views on housing, immigration, and Trump. It also points to her contentious record on the Westminster City Council and a prior attempted bribery case.
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