Hung Cao
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| Hung Cao | |
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 Hung Cao 2015.jpg Cao in 2015 | |
| Born | 1971/1972 (age 52–53) Vietnam |
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| 🏛️ Political party | Republican |
| 👶 Children | 5 |
Hung Cao (born 1971/1972)[1] is a Vietnamese-born American retired Navy Captain and politician. He was the Republican nominee in the 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia for Virginia's 10th congressional district, but lost the election to incumbent Democrat Jennifer Wexton.
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Cao was born in Vietnam in 1971 or 1972.[1] His family immigrated to Reston, Virginia after the Fall of Saigon in 1975.[2] After moving to Niger for some time, Cao moved back to the United States with his mother and sisters when he was 12.[2] In 1989, he graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Virginia.[1][3] He earned a bachelor's degree from the U.S. Naval Academy and a master's degree from the Naval Postgraduate School.[2] He served 25 years as a commissioned navy officer.[1] Trained in the navy's Special Operations program, Cao salvaged planes and ships around the world from 1997 to 2013.[4][5] As operations officer on the USS Grasp, he oversaw the naval recovery operation following the John F. Kennedy Jr. plane crash and personally dived to rig up the plane for retrieval.[4] He deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan, and Somalia.[4] As a navy commander, he commanded the Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center from 2013 to 2016.[5][3] He was promoted to captain in 2017.[5] Before his separation from the navy in 2021, he worked at the programming division of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations and as a division chief at the Defense Threat Reduction Agency.
Political career[edit]
Cao's first political campaign was his campaign in the 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia for Virginia's 10th congressional district.[1] In the Republican primary election, which took place on May 21, 2022,[1] and used a ranked choice system, he defeated ten other candidates and won roughly 52% of the vote in the ninth round.[6] He faced incumbent Democrat Jennifer Wexton in the general election on November 8, 2022,[1] and lost to her, 47.1% to 52.9%.[7]
Political views[edit]
Cao opposes abortion and supported the overturn of Roe v. Wade.[8] He opposes gun control.[9]
Personal life[edit]
Cao is a resident of Purcellville, Virginia.[10] He and his wife April have five children, who are homeschooled.[10][1]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Flynn, Meagan (May 22, 2022). "He beat the best-funded GOP candidate in Virginia's 10th. Meet Hung Cao". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Cao, Hung (April 21, 2022). "Opinion | The erosion of excellence at Thomas Jefferson High School". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Collin Breaux. "'Sir, it's time': Command changes hands at Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center." Panama City News Herald. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Diana Glebova. "Congressional Candidate Hung Cao Salvaged John F. Kennedy Jr.’s Plane." National Review. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Trần Anh. "Hải Quân Trung Tá Cao Hùng được đề cử thăng cấp Đại Tá." Saigon Broadcasting Television Network. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2022. Script error: The function "in_lang" does not exist.
- ↑ "GOP Ranked Choice Results in CD10". vpap.org. Virginia Public Access Project. May 22, 2022.
- ↑ Dean Mirshahi. "Democrat Jennifer Wexton wins Virginia’s 10th Congressional District race." WRIC ABC News 8. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ↑ Flynn, Meagan (July 29, 2022). "On abortion, Dems begin offensive in Va. as GOP renews old attacks". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
- ↑ Flynn, Meagan (May 28, 2022). "Gun debate looms again in Va. congressional district miles from NRA". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Nathaniel Cline. "Retired veteran wins Republican nomination for 10th Congressional District race." Loudoun Times-Mirror. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
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