We write as community organizations, leaders, and members who are deeply concerned over recent revelations surrounding the allocation of public funds in Orange County and the potential ethical violations involving Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do. In light of these serious allegations, we demand Supervisor Do’s immediate resignation and a thorough investigation and audit of all public funds allocated under his oversight.

As reported by the LAist, Supervisor Do did not publicly disclose his family connection when he allocated $3.1 million in two contracts to Warner Wellness Center, a nonprofit where Supervisor Do’s daughter serves as president. Do previously played a role in sending $4.2 million to its parent group, even though it “was not a legally registered nonprofit.” In addition, last year Supervisor Do was fined $12,000 by the California Fair Political Practices Commission for engaging in “pay-to-play” politics by steering lobbyist contracts to his own campaign donors while serving on the board of CalOptima, the agency that oversees OC’s medical insurance plan for the poor. These actions reek of corruption and raise serious questions about ethical conduct and financial stewardship within the realm of public office.

Time and time again, elected officials like Supervisor Do have demonstrated a dedication to lining his own pocket and those of his close circle, rather than serving the public. These actions by Supervisor Do – which are so common that they have become “business as usual” – erode public trust in government and contribute to the very inequities he claims he is working to combat.

Additionally, as the Supervisor for District 1, where the largest concentration of Vietnamese community members reside, Andrew Do holds one of the most powerful seats in local government and is one of the most high-profile Vietnamese elected officials locally. He has been known to mentor and collaborate with a number of other Vietnamese elected officials in the county. The act of channeling millions of dollars in public funds to his daughter’s nonprofit cannot be accomplished by one person alone. There is an ecosystem of people in local politics who have not only enabled this but have also conspired with Supervisor Do to make this happen.

In the interest of maintaining public trust and mending the integrity of our local government, we call on the Orange County Board of Supervisors to take the following actions:

1. Accept the resignation of Supervisor Andrew Do.

2. Initiate an immediate, impartial investigation into the reported ethics violations.

3. Conduct a comprehensive audit of all public funds allocated under Supervisor Do’s oversight.

We also call on local elected officials to call for Supervisor Do’s resignation and an immediate investigation and audit into the reported ethics violations.

These measures are imperative to ensuring transparency, accountability, and the restoration of public trust in our local government. Our community deserves elected officials who adhere to the highest standards of ethical conduct. The public has an undeniable right to timely disclosure of the full extent of Supervisor Do’s potential ethics violations – justice delayed only deepens the impact of these abuses of power.

Signed, the following organizations,

1. VietRISE
2. Harbor Institute for Immigrant and Economic Justice
3. Orange County Justice Fund
4. National Day Laborer Organizing Network
5. Vietnamese American Federation of Southern California
6. Arab American Civic Council
7. OCCORD
8. Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ)
9. Tenyuca Labor Project
10. Orange County for Justice in Palestine

Signed, the following individuals,

1. Khue Bui, Garden Grove
2. Allison Vo, Garden Grove
3. Brenda Nguyen, Garden Grove
4. Paul Gagnon, Garden Grove
5. Mary B., Westminster
6. Norris Vo, Westminster
7. Nancy T., Westminster
8. Niki N., Westminster
9. Jennifer Ly, Garden Grove
10. Luke Han, Westminster
11. Joey G, Cypress
12. Tiffany T., Fountain Valley
13. Tin Nguyễn, Garden Grove
14. Xavier Godinez, Garden Grove
15. Tu Hoang, Garden Grove
16. Anonymous, Garden Grove
17. Valerie M., Santa Ana
18. Jenn Au, Santa Ana
19. Anonymous, Santa Ana
20. Tiffany N., Santa Ana
21. Vincent Tran, Fountain Valley
22. Don Hua, Garden Grove
23. Jorge F. Rodriguez
24. Anonymous, Fountain Valley
25. Adam Overton
26. Bích Ngọc C., Los Angeles
27. Emma Tran, Los Angeles
28. Jacqueline Do, Garden Grove
29. Michelle Tran, Garden Grove
30. Paul Kim, Irvine
31. Mai Tran, Irvine
32. Anonymous, Garden Grove
33. Mike Rodriguez, Fullerton
34. Anonymous, Garden Grove
35. Anonymous, Garden Grove
36. Carlos Perea, Santa Ana
37. Niko Le
38. Celeste Vazquez, Santa Ana
39. Andrew Hausermann, Buena Park
40. Callan S., Newport Beach
41. Roxzel Soto, North Tustin
42. Stephen Griggs
43. John Vazquz
44. Anonymous, Orange
45. Angela L., Buena Park
46. Caroline N., Garden Grove
47. Anonymous, Garden Grove
48. SG Sarmiento
49. Anonymous, Stanford
50. Anonymous, Huntington Beach
51. Anonymous, Westminster
52. Melissa N., Irvine
53. Hang N., Garden Grove
54. Jackie T., Stanford
55. Jacob S., Michigan
56. Anonymous, Westminster
57. Lisa N., Westminster
58. Evelyn Kuo, Union City
59. Michael Mai
60. Patricia H., Fullerton
61. Anonymous, Westminster
62. Craig Wong, East San Gabriel
63. Allegra Minor, Chicago
64. Nancy C., Edison
65. Casey Nguyễn, Westminster
66. Jackie N., Fairfax
67. Jasmine H., Westminster
68. Jason C., Los Angeles
69. Anonymous, Santa Ana
70. Christine N., Baldwin Park
71. Jennifer Rojas
72. Timothy B., La Verne
73. Anonymous, La Verne
74. Benjamin Vazquez, Santa Ana
75. Greg C, Santa Ana
76. Arlene H., Fullerton
77. Desiree Nguyễn, Anaheim
78. Rashad Al-Dabbagh, Anaheim
79. Kourosh Karimi-cherkandi
80. Anonymous, Irvine
81. Celine Nguyễn
82. Indigo Vu, Santa Ana
83. Anonymous, Santa Ana
84. Anonymous, Santa Ana
85. Tracy La, Santa Ana
86. Zeena A., Laguna Niguel
87. Andy L., Anaheim
88. Anne H., Anaheim
89. Dan T., Anaheim
90. Marisol Ramirez, Anaheim
91. Kylie T, Anaheim
92. Tania O., Asnières-sur-Seine
93. Vincent Chim
94. Lexie M., Carlsbad
95. Charlie Praphatananda
96. Parshan Khosravi, Laguna Hills
97. Juliana M., Santa Ana
98. Dwight Hua, Santa Ana
99. Sarah Ngo, Santa Ana
100. Tim Phan
101. Anonymous, Stanford
102. Anonymous, Stanton
103. Phuong L., Santa Ana
104. Cyndi B., South Gate
105. Adriana P., Norwalk
106. Adrienne Pham, Irvine
107. Anonymous, Baldwin Park
108. Wolfgang Shane
109. Tuong Vo, Westminster
110. Tracy T., Stanton
111. Yenni D., Santa Ana
112. Yusef Abouremeleh
113. Anonymous, Santa Ana
114. Eric Noel, Costa Mesa
115. Evan P.
116. Faby Jacome
117. Anonymous, Santa Ana
118. Ray J.
119. Anonymous, Long Beach
120. Anonymous, Santa Ana
121. Taylor Smith, Oklahoma City
122. Anonymous, Buena Park
123. Saine C., Garden Grove
124. Sana Q., Irvine
125. Sarah L., Fullerton
126. lina b., Long Beach
127. Sean Hartnett
128. Anonymous
129. Steven H., Yorba Linda
130. Alexis Teodoro, Santa Ana
131. Michelle Y., Banning
132. Mohamad Abdelfattah, Anaheim
133. Anonymous, Irvine
134. Alice N., Westminster
135. Lindsey Chou, Garden Grove
136. Linh L., Yukon
137. Justin Tezeno
138. Karina T., Anaheim
139. Anonymous, Santa Ana
140. Nicole P., Cupertino
141. Pat Davis, Anaheim
142. Anonymous, North Tustin
143. Anonymous, Anaheim
144. Anonymous, Chicago
145. Anonymous, Irvine
146. Christian Ahmed, Fullerton
147. Hoang Tran, Fountain Valley
148. Don L., Garden Grove
149. Anonymous, Placentia
150. Duc T., Irvine
151. Jason Kim, Campbell
152. Anonymous, Anaheim
153. Quỳnh Tom
154. Tate W.
155. Anonymous, Santa Ana
156. Taylor Smith, Oklahoma City