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Joseph Cao

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Ánh Quang "Joseph" Cao ( GOW; Vietnamese: Cao Quang Ánh; born March 13, 1967) is a Vietnamese-American politician who was the U.S. representative for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district from 2009 to 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he is the first Vietnamese American and first native of Vietnam to serve in Congress. Cao was the only Republican congressman to vote for the draft Obamacare, known as Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, in November 2009. In April 2011, Cao announced his candidacy for the office of Attorney General of Louisiana, but in September 2011 he pulled out of the race. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Joseph Cao is the 19,063rd most popular politician (down from 18,860th in 2024), the 121st most popular biography from Vietnam (up from 124th in 2019) and the 68th most popular Vietnamese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Joseph Cao ranks 19,063 out of 19,576Before him are Angela Rayner, Kristina Schröder, Aki Takayama, Ville Niinistö, Theyazin bin Haitham, and Jacob Rees-Mogg. After him are Christine Todd Whitman, Mihai Fifor, Todd Akin, Kees van der Staaij, Drest Gurthinmoch, and Sylvi Listhaug.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Joseph Cao ranks 918Before him are Krisztina Tóth, Thorsten Weidner, Gabriele Mehl, Wolfgang Perner, Frederique van der Wal, and Derrick Coleman. After him are Gary Anderson, Christian Miniussi, Theresa Luke, Isabela Garcia, Jarkko Oikarinen, and Derek Porter.

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In Vietnam

Among people born in Vietnam, Joseph Cao ranks 121 out of 136Before him are Thuy Trang (1973), Stephanie Murphy (1978), Hoàng Xuân Vinh (1974), Lê Công Vinh (1985), Hiep Thi Le (1971), and Viet Thanh Nguyen (1971). After him are Trần Hiếu Ngân (1974), Scotty Nguyen (1962), Johnny Trí Nguyễn (1974), Lana Condor (1997), Hoang Thanh Trang (1980), and Nguyễn Quang Hải (1997).

Among POLITICIANS In Vietnam

Among politicians born in Vietnam, Joseph Cao ranks 68Before him are Võ Thị Ánh Xuân (1970), Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum (1905), Võ Văn Thưởng (1970), Philipp Rösler (1973), Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân (1954), and Stephanie Murphy (1978). After him are Trần Hiếu Ngân (1974).