Patrick Phat Bui
Candidate for City Council Member, Garden Grove, District 4 · Businessowner/Nonprofit Chairman
Patrick Phat Bui is a Garden Grove business owner and former Garden Grove councilmember and Mayor Pro Tem. He has lived in Garden Grove for over 40 years and, with his wife Mai, established his business there about 30 years ago. His 2024 candidate statement cites expertise in Enterprise Resource Planning technology, which he used to manage modernization of the city's financial and business systems, and his role in bringing a Home2 Suites hotel to Harbor Boulevard. He came to the U.S. as a refugee.
Positions below come from his 2024 Garden Grove mayoral candidate statement (his own words, T1); no 2026 statement found. Ballot designation: Businessowner/Nonprofit Chairman.
On the issues
- Public Safety & Policing
In 2024 he said he focused on improving public safety and opposed calls to defund the police and cut the department by half; as mayor he pledged to seek funding to hire 20 more sworn officers.
“I have placed a strong focus on improving public safety for all neighborhoods.”
Source → - Economy & Jobs
In 2024 he said he devoted effort to fostering small-business growth across the city and helped bring a hotel to Harbor Boulevard.
“fostering the growth of small businesses in all districts”
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