About Richard

Richard Nguyen is committed to ensuring all students receive a high quality education. Please support our campaign to improve our schools and create better opportunities for all students.

Richard Nguyen delivers the student commencement speech at UC Davis School of Law graduation ceremony.

Quick Glance

A proud alumnus of the Campbell Union School District (CUSD), Richard believes every student in our district deserves a 21st century education. Committed to student success, Richard has been volunteering for 10+ years as an attorney coach for a high school mock trial team and serves as a college admissions advisor. With a law degree from UC Davis and a master's degree in public policy from the University of Michigan, Richard works with parents, teachers, administrators and community leaders as CUSD President to find solutions that benefit our students.

Full Biography

Growing up with limited financial resources in the district, Richard Nguyen wants to ensure that all our students receive an excellent education by working with parents, teachers, administrators, and community members to make it happen.

Attending K-12 public schools in San Jose and Campbell, Richard's passion for improving our educational system started when he was in the 3rd grade. Realizing that the school library had worn-out books, he wrote a letter - with a picture of an apple tree - to his local City Councilwoman asking for help. The Councilwoman graciously mailed a check to the Principal to purchase new books.

Since then, Richard has spent his life advocating for public education. He served on the School Site Council (the budgetary committee) in middle and high school. Richard led two undergraduate classes to lobby the state legislature to make higher education more accessible. He was a graduate student instructor at the University of Michigan. While in law school, he provided research for a lawsuit arguing the state's inadequate funding of K-12 public education violated the state constitution.

Richard Nguyen coaches students in the classroom

An attorney, Richard coaches a high school mock trial team in his spare time, teaching students critical thinking and advocacy skills. He is also a college admissions advisor. As a Governing Board Member and President of CUSD, Richard works with parents, teachers, administrators and community leaders to find solutions that help our students succeed.

 A champion for public education

, Richard is a needed voice on the Campbell Union school board.