Jay Chen for Congress

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Lt. Commander Jay Chen Statement on CA45 Race

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, November 15, 2022 CONTACT: press@chenforcongress.com, (714) 696-6048 GARDEN GROVE, CA – Lieutenant Commander Jay Chen issued the following statement, following a hard fought Congressional campaign in California’s 45th District against incumbent Michelle Steel. The attacks on Chen, a United States Naval Officer, were widely condemned, with CNN calling one ad “perhaps the most dishonest TV campaign […]

11.15.22

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CA-45: Jay Chen’s Statement on Preliminary Results

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, November 8, 2022 CONTACT: press@chenforcongress.com, (714) 696-6048 GARDEN GROVE, CA – While votes continue to be tabulated in both Orange and Los Angeles County, Lt. Commander Jay Chen issued the following statement regarding California’s 45th Congressional District’s vote tabulation. With the Registrar of Voters for Orange and Los Angeles Counties still counting votes, and […]

11.08.22

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CA45 ICYMI: Jake Tapper Calls Attack on Jay Chen “The Most Dishonest TV Campaign Ad We Have Ever Seen”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, November 2, 2022 CONTACT: press@chenforcongress.com, (714) 696-6048 GARDEN GROVE, CA – Yesterday on CNN tonight with Jake Tapper, Tapper blasted the National Republican Campaign Committee for disseminating “perhaps the most dishonest TV campaign ad we have ever seen” against Lieutenant Commander  Jay Chen (res). While Lt. Commander Chen continues to campaign on issues like strengthening American […]

11.02.22

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CA-45 ICYMI: Steel Faces Growing Pressure as California’s Highest Ranking Korean-American State Elected Official Condemns Her Racist Campaign Tactics

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, November 1, 2022 CONTACT: press@chenforcongress.com, (714) 696-6048 GARDEN GROVE, CA – Yesterday, State Senator Dave Min, released a statement to the press condemning Michelle Steel for her racist campaign attacks against Lt. Commander Jay Chen. Senator Min’s release comes after the LA Times covered Steel’s ‘McCarthyism’ tactics and a protest by AAPI community groups outside her campaign office on Saturday. […]

11.01.22

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MEDIA ADVISORY: Congressman Lowenthal Disavows Disinformation in the 45th and Campaigns Alongside District’s True Fighter: Jay Chen

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sunday, October 30, 2022 CONTACT: press@chenforcongress.com, (714) 696-6048 WHAT: CA-45 Democratic candidate Lieutenant Commander (res.) Jay Chen will host a press conference and canvass launch alongside outgoing incumbent Congressman Lowenthal. Congressman Lowenthal is slated to speak out against Michelle Steel’s effort to manipulate voters. Lowenthal has represented Orange County in Congress for nearly […]

10.30.22

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FOX11: Lt. Commander Jay Chen Confronts Michelle Steel Calling Him Un-American On Live TV – Steel Refuses To Appear

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, October 28, 2022 CONTACT: press@chenforcongress.com, (714) 696-6048 GARDEN GROVE, CA – Lieutenant Commander (res.) Jay Chen appeared live on the Fox 11 Los Angeles Special Report Thursday night to address Congresswoman Steel’s xenophobic disinformation campaign. Co-Hosts Elex Michelson and Marla Tellez expressed frustration over Congresswoman Steel’s refusal to join the program and questioned Steel’s commitment to […]

10.28.22

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CA-45: ICYMI: Anti-Communist Ads In OC House Race Get Pushback In Little Saigon

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, October 26, 2022 CONTACT: press@chenforcongress.com, (714) 696-6048 GARDEN GROVE, CA – While Michelle Steel weathers intensifying condemnation for her deceptive and xenophobic campaign tactics, LAist reported on the Vietnamese community’s on-the-ground pushback against Steel’s disinformation campaign that preys on the community’s trauma. Read the full article here. “The Vietnamese community in CA-45 is tired of Steel’s […]

10.26.22
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