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Candidate Profile: Hung Cao (U.S. Senate, Virginia)

Hung Cao is a candidate for the U.S. Senate from Virginia. His name will appear on the ballot on November 5, 2024.

Cao is the Republican candidate challenging Democratic incumbent Sen. Tim Kaine for the seat he has held since 2013.

The first day of in-person early voting at your local registrar’s office for this election is Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. Click here to see who is on your ballot.

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Name: Hung Cao

Race: U.S. Senate, Virginia

Party: Republican

Website: hungforva.com

Information from hungforva.com:

Retired Navy Captain Hung Cao came to the United States as a refugee from Vietnam in 1975. After a few years in West Africa, Hung moved to Virginia as a child and is a proud member of the inaugural graduating class of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria. He was commissioned as a Special Operations Officer (Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Deep Sea Diving) from the United States Naval Academy, and served with special operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Somalia. Hung’s non-combat assignments included balancing the Navy’s $140 billion budget at the Pentagon, working with Homeland Security, and the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force. Hung received his Masters degree in physics from the Naval Postgraduate School, and fellowships at MIT and Harvard. He and his wife April are the parents of five beautiful children. After their thirteenth move across the United States, and around the world, Hung and April moved their family home to Purcellville, Virginia where they have been active in their community and church.