Anh "Joseph" Quang Cao (Vietnamese: Cao Quang Ánh pronounced /gaʊ/; Gow[3]) (born March 13, 1967) is a New Orleans lawyer and a U.S. Representative from Louisiana's 2nd congressional district. He is a member of the Republican Party. On December 6, 2008, Cao defeated nine-term Democratic U.S. Representative William Jefferson with 49.6 percent of the vote to Jefferson's 46.8 percent. Cao is the first Vietnamese-American as well as the first native of Vietnam to serve in Congress. He won in a district that usually votes overwhelmingly Democratic. Cao previously ran unsuccessfully as an independent for District 103 of the Louisiana House of Representatives.[4] He was a delegate to the 2008 Republican National Convention.[5] Cao is a member of the Orleans Parish Board of Election Supervisors.[6] A devout Roman Catholic, he is a board member for Mary Queen of Vietnam Catholic Church's Community Development Corporation[7] which assists Vietnamese-Americans with hurricane relief,[8] and is a member of the National Advisory Council of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.[9] Xem tiếp... |