Tyler Diep


Tyler Diep is an Vietnamese-American politician who serves in the California State Assembly. A Republican, he represents the 72nd Assembly District, which encompasses parts of northern coastal Orange County which includes the cities of Huntington Beach, Garden Grove, Westminster, Fountain Valley, Seal Beach, Los Alamitos, and the unincorporated areas of Midway City and Rossmoor.

Political career

For the 2019–20 legislative session, Assemblyman Diep serves as vice-chair for the Housing and Community Development Committee and the Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism, and Internet Media. He also serves as a member of the Appropriations, Public Safety, Transportation, Labor and Employment, and the Joint Legislative Audit Committee.
At the age of twenty-three, Diep was first elected as Director to the Midway City Sanitary District in 2006 and retired from this position at the end of 2018 after serving three consecutive 4-year terms.
Concurrently Diep was also elected to the Westminster City Council in 2008 and in 2014. He was unanimously selected as Vice Mayor in 2010 and 2018. Professionally, he served as a senior adviser and small business outreach specialist with the California State Board of Equalization and the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration. In addition, he is also a proud small business owner in Huntington Beach.
Diep graduated with a degree in Public Administration from San Diego State University and currently resides in Westminster.
In July 2019, Diep apologized for using anti-semitic stereotypes in his campaign mailers the previous year against his opponent, Josh Lowenthal. The stereotypes in question depicted Lowenthal "with an enlarged nose and clutching $100 bills."
In 2019, Diep introduced a bill, AB 317, to prohibit private companies from selling DMV appointments. It passed.
In the state Assembly, Diep compiled a moderate record and broke with his party on key issues. Lyft funded a $2 million campaign to unseat Diep, due to his stance on Assembly Bill 5, which categorized rideshare drivers as employees rather than independent contractors. Uber also gave $200,000 to a similar PAC. Partly as a result, he was defeated in the primary by former state Senator Janet Nguyen.

2018 election results

2020 election