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Strong Principles, Experienced Leadership
Former Congressman Joseph Cao is running to become Louisiana's next Attorney General, offering his reputation as a tough lawyer, proven reformer, a principled legislator. Cao received national attention for becoming the first Vietnamese-American elected to the United States Congress, and for being the first Republican to represent Louisiana's 2nd Congressional district since reconstruction. While in Congress, Joseph Cao fought for Louisiana, leading investigations into FEMA, speaking out against BP oil executives, and always putting principled leadership before political expediency.
Meet Joseph Cao
Joseph Cao grew up in Vietnam during the most turbulent years of the Vietnam War, the son of an officer in the South Vietnamese Army who fought alongside U.S. servicemen. After the fall of Saigon in 1975, Joseph's father was imprisoned by the Communists, leaving his mother to single-handedly raise her eight children.
At the age of eight, Joseph and two of his seven siblings fled Vietnam and arrived in the United States. He quickly learned English and fell in love with American culture. Having settled in Texas, Joseph would go on to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in physics from Baylor University in Waco, Texas. After graduation, Joseph dedicated himself to his Christian faith, becoming a seminarian within the Society of Jesus and studying theology and philosophy. He attended Fordham University in New York, where he earned his Master of Arts degree in philosophy in May 1995. He then moved to New Orleans to teach philosophy and ethics at Loyola University. The following year, Joseph left the Society of Jesus to become a school teacher at a parochial school in Virginia.
In September of 1997, Joseph returned to New Orleans to study law at Loyola School of Law. In May of 2000, he obtained his Juris Doctorate from Loyola and began his legal career as an associate at the Waltzer Law Firm. He later left Waltzer & Associates to become in-house counsel for Boat People SOS, opening a New Orleans office seeking to aid the social and cultural assimilation for poor immigrants. He opened his private law practice in 2002, which he continues to operate. Also in 2002, he was selected by Archbishop Alfred Hughes of the Archdiocese of New Orleans to be a member of the National Advisory Council to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Joseph married Kate Hoang; whom he met in church, and they now have two daughters, Sophia and Betsy.
Like many residents of New Orleans, Joseph lost his home and business to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. Determined to remain in Louisiana, he began rebuilding his house and law office. The rebuilding process brought struggles against insurance companies and local politicians, and Joseph took an active role in the community assisting residents in their successful fight against the relocation of a hazardous landfill, and representing their interests before energy and telecommunication companies.
Joseph Cao was appointed by Governor Bobby Jindal to the Board of Elections for Orleans Parish. He was also elected to the Republican Parish Executive Committee and the State Republican Executive Committee where he continues to serve. In 2008 Joseph was elected as an at-large delegate to the Republican National Convention. In December of 2008, Joseph was elected to represent the 2nd Congressional District of Louisiana as the first Vietnamese American in the U. S. House of Representatives and the first Republican to hold the seat since 1891.
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