Nancy Phung

SDSU graduate with a BA in International Security and Conflict Resolution (Global Systems emphasis) and a minor in Anthropology. Raised in San Diego in a bi-cultural Vietnamese family. Passionate about philosophy and educational discourse.

Ted Cruz Says Feds Should Not Interfere in States that Legalize Marijuana

In an interview with Texas Tribune reporter Jay Root, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), now a 2016 presidential candidate, answered several questions on a vast array of topics, including

By Nancy Phung

/ March 25, 2015

Ted Cruz Says Feds Should Not Interfere in States that Legalize Marijuana

Asm. Cheryl Brown: Education Is Top Budget Issue In California

In 2010, California's budget negotiations stalled for over three months past the constitutional deadline. Partisan gridlock muddied the debate over how to manage the state's $60

By Nancy Phung

/ February 18, 2015

Asm. Cheryl Brown: Education Is Top Budget Issue In California

5 Key Races Independent Voters Will Decide on Election Day

On Tuesday, November 4, all 435 seats in the U.S. House, 36 U.S. Senate seats, 36 governorships, and several state and local offices will be up for election.

By Nancy Phung

/ November 4, 2014

5 Key Races Independent Voters Will Decide on Election Day

Calif. AD-15 Candidate Elizabeth Echols Discusses Same-Party Race, Key Issues

Editor's note: The initial published draft of this article said the California School Employees Association endorsed Tony Thurmund, but the organization actually issued a dual endorsement for both

By Nancy Phung

/ October 31, 2014

Calif. AD-15 Candidate Elizabeth Echols Discusses Same-Party Race, Key Issues

Kings' New Arena Could Sway Voters in Dem v. Dem Race for Assembly District 7

Assembly District 7 saw a 24.2 percent turnout in June’s top-two primary, a drop from the 28.6 percent turnout it had in the 2010 primary. A plurality

By Nancy Phung

/ October 28, 2014

Kings' New Arena Could Sway Voters in Dem v. Dem Race for Assembly District 7

Peters, DeMaio Race in Calif. Reflects Current State of Politics in America

Students, community members, faculty, and news stations filled La Jolla Country Day School on Monday. The private school's Advance Placement Government and U.S. History classes led a

By Nancy Phung

/ October 22, 2014

Peters, DeMaio Race in Calif. Reflects Current State of Politics in America

ETC Conference: Media Has Tainted Political Civility in the U.S.

With less than a month until the general elections, community and political leaders came together to discuss the environment of political discourse at the University of California-San Diego’s Ethics,

By Nancy Phung

/ October 21, 2014

ETC Conference: Media Has Tainted Political Civility in the U.S.

Focus Rests on Issues, Experience in Rep. v. Rep. Race for Calif. AD-74

Former Newport Beach Mayor Keith Curry and current Huntington Beach Mayor Matthew Harper are going head-to-head for the seat in California Assembly District 74. The two Republican candidates advanced to

By Nancy Phung

/ October 15, 2014

Focus Rests on Issues, Experience in Rep. v. Rep. Race for Calif. AD-74

Party Labels Will Not Define Dem v. Dem Race in Calif. Senate District 26

California Senate District 26 saw a crowded pool of 8 candidates in the June 3 nonpartisan, top-two open primary. There were no Republican candidates in the race. There was, however,

By Nancy Phung

/ October 2, 2014

Party Labels Will Not Define Dem v. Dem Race in Calif. Senate District 26

Calif. Congressional Candidate Tony Strickland: I'm Running to Represent Everyone

In an interview for IVN, Tony Strickland (R), candidate for Congressional District 25, discussed his views on the nonpartisan, top-two open primary and the race against fellow Republican, State Senator

By Nancy Phung

/ September 30, 2014

Calif. Congressional Candidate Tony Strickland: I'm Running to Represent Everyone

Republicans Try to Convince Dems and Independents to Vote in Calif. Congressional Race

The race in California's 25th Congressional District between Tony Strickland, who has served in the state Assembly and the California Senate, and State Senator Steve Knight (District 21)

By Nancy Phung

/ September 23, 2014

Republicans Try to Convince Dems and Independents to Vote in Calif. Congressional Race

Calif. U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren Says It's Important to Listen to All Voters

U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren (D) has served in Congress since 1994. She knows as well as anyone what a polarized political environment has done to the Legislative Branch and

By Nancy Phung

/ September 16, 2014

Calif. U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren Says It's Important to Listen to All Voters