Joseph Cao

Quick Facts

Full Name	Joseph Cao
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Mar 13, 1967(1967-03-13)
Age	57
Country	Vietnam
Horoscope	Pisces

Joseph Cao Biography

Joseph Cao is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on March 13, 1967 in Vietnam. American Republican politician, who was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 2009 until 2011. He was a candidate as Attorney General for Louisiana in 2011, but later removed himself from the race.

He was the sole Republican who voted for the draft version of the Affordable Health Act, which was proposed by Obama’s administration He was the only Republican to vote for the early draft of the Affordable Healthcare Act proposed by the administration of Barack Obama in November 2009. in November 2009.

On November 30, the New Orleans Times-Picayune endorsed Cao in an editorial, while on its op-ed page columnist James Gill stated that Jefferson’s reelection “is not going to happen”. The prospect of a serious general election in the heavily African-American and Democratic 2nd district was startling, as the last Republican to represent the district was Hamilton D. Coleman, who left office in 1891.

He is the first Vietnamese American and first native of Vietnam to serve in Congress. He is the first Republican since 1891 to be elected from his New Orleans-based district, due to the racial history of the state and shifting demographics. In December 2015, he announced that he would run for the open U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring fellow Republican David Vitter in

2016. As Cao finished eleventh in the jungle primary, he did not place high enough to advance to the general election.

His wife had 2 daughters, Hieu Hoang.

Joseph Cao Net Worth

Joseph Cao is one of the richest Politician from Vietnam. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Joseph Cao 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He immigrated from America. United States with his uncle and two siblings when he turned eight. He was a physics student in Baylor University and got his master’s degree in philosophy from Fordham University and J.D. in law from Loyola University School of Law.

Before his political career in the first place, he established his own law firm that dealt with immigration law and other issues.

Cao is the first Vietnamese American, as well as the first native of Vietnam, to serve in US Congress. He is the first Republican to serve in his district since 1890. He defeated a congressman who had been indicted. His district has historically voted overwhelmingly Democratic, based on two different ethnic majorities during this period.

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With the support of congressional Republicans who collectively had an entitlement to 40 percent of earmarks for federal projects, Cao worked to “bring home the bacon” for his district. His requested projects totaled $1.2 billion, approximately three times the average for the other six members of Louisiana’s U.S. House delegation. With the support of Louisiana’s Democratic United States Senator Mary Landrieu and lobbyist and former United States Representative Bob Livingston, several of these projects were approved by Congress. Livingston represented the adjoining 1st Congressional District from 1977 to 1998.

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Joseph Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Vietnam. Joseph Cao celebrates birthday on March 13 of every year.

Cao used his legal training and experience in immigration issues. For a period he taught at a parochial school in Virginia. He volunteered at Boat People SOS (BPSOS) to assist Vietnamese refugees and immigrants and help organize Vietnamese-American communities in the state toward self-sufficiency. He served as a board member of BPSOS from September 1996 to March 2002. After working with Waltzer & Associates, Cao opened his own law practice in New Orleans specializing in immigration law.